Sigur Rós’ Jónsi Announces Final American Tour for Go– 7/28/2010

Following his incredible North American spring tour for his album, Go, Sigur Rós front man Jónsi has announced his second and final set of U.S. dates for this album. With an exclusive pre-sale on jonsi.com from now to Friday, July 30, this is the last chance for American fans to see what the Boston Globe has described as "nothing short of a revelation from start to stop."

Jónsi’s recent North American tour was met with an outpouring of enthusiastic praise from media and fans alike. He played material from his gorgeous recent release, Go (out now on XL Recordings), which received glowing reviews upon its release earlier this year. Jónsi’s collaboration with 59 Productions, a London-based design team known for their incredible stage shows for theatre and opera, has created a live experience that is truly like no other, complementing the album’s innate beauty and complexity. The combination of lighting, animation and set elements transform Jónsi’s music, making the live experience truly unique for the audience. The show is full of nature motifs, ranging from animals and insects to fire and rain, all of which serve to intensify the show’s emotional resonance.

Check out the list of dates below to see what everyone is talking about. Presale is going on now!

Tour Dates:

10/15/10 San Diego, CA @ 4th and b

10/17/10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

10/19/10 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater

10/21/10 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

10/22/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

10/23/10 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee

10/25/10 Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre

10/26/10 Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall

10/27/10 Houston, TX @ Verizon Music Theater

10/29/10 New Orleans, LA @ The Voodoo Festival

10/30/10 Asheville, North Carolina @ Moogfest

10/31/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

11/2/10 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

11/3/10 Chicago, IL @ the Vic Theatre

11/4/10 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore

11/6/10 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

11/8/10 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club

11/10/10 New York City, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom

www.jonsi.com // www.twitter.com/iamJonsi

For more on Jónsi, please contact: Press Here Jen Appel // Genna Cappellini jen@pressherepublicity.com // genna@pressherepublicity.com. 212-246-2640

DOLOREAN Releases THE UNFAZED (Partisan Records; October 26, 2010)– 7/26/2010

Fans of Al James (aka “Dolorean”) rejoice: the band has returned to writing and recording and will release their first album in nearly 4 years, The Unfazed, on October 26 on Brooklyn’s Partisan Records (Deer Tick, Mountain Man, Holy Sons). The album was engineered by Rob Oberdorfer and mixed by Tony Lash (The Dandy Warhols, Death Cab For Cutie, Elliott Smith). You can stream two new album tracks, "The Unfazed" and "Hard Working Dogs,” at the band’s website: www.doloreanmusic.com.

For nearly a decade Al James’ alter-ego, Dolorean, has been writing and recording music in Portland, OR, starting with 2003’s Not Exotic, which landed the young poet/songwriter on the review page of the Sunday New York Times review section for its beautiful, thought-provoking songs and James’ elegantly sparse vocals (early comparisons were Will Oldham, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake and Sam Beam). The band’s ‘70s folk feel, embellished with tasteful string and keyboard parts, enveloped listeners in a seductive world of warm melancholy and haunting songs. People lucky enough to see the band or discover their music shared it with friends.

Their two next albums, Violence In The Snowy Fields and You Can’t Win, earned the band both critical acclaim and the respect of their musical peers, including tours with Damien Jurado, Eric Bachmann, Richard Buckner and Willy Vlautin which also brought them to Europe, Scandinavia and the UK. The title track to “Violence in the Snowy Fields” is one of those songs capable of raising goosebumps – the hushed vocals, the stark, snowy scene laid out in the song and the loneliness and emotion is palpable.

By his next release, 2007’s You Can’t Win, James was disillusioned both with the business of music as well as his personal relationships. Inspired by everyone from albums by JJ Cale to Bill Fay, and encouraging his longtime bandmates Jay Clarke(keyboards), Benny Nugent (drums) and James Adair (bass) to follow their instincts (wherever they led) in the studio, James made the rawest album of the band’s career and in the process found a “renewed appreciation of hard work, a belief in the complexity of love, and a newfound joy in creating music.”

It was Partisan Records founder Tim Putnam that invited Dolorean to tour on a Partisan bill in the fall of 2009 along with Deer Tick, Holy Sons, Paleo, and Chris Denny and the Natives, where they premiered some of their newer material. Dolorean was a natural fit and after the tour and hearing demos of James' new songs, Dolorean was invited to join the label’s roster. Dolorean’s debut release for Partisan, aptly titled, The Unfazed, is a nod to the newfound spiritual strength of James and re-introduces a veteran band with a fresh sense of identity and a confidence forged in the shared belief in their music and the love of what they do.

Like their three previous albums, Dolorean worked closely with an artist to collaborate on another one-of-a-kind album cover. For this release, Magnum photographer Alec Soth (Sleeping by the Mississippi) contributes three unpublished photos from his personal collection. As its title, The Unfazed, suggests, James and his band-mates continue doggedly down the path of greatest resistance. Unfazed and unwavering, Dolorean continue to dig deeply into the fertile soils that have rewarded and informed their previous discography—namely, undeniably authentic, true songs arranged, played, and recorded by this incredible team of musicians. v

Dolorean’s songs find acceptance without despair, and disappointment without resignation.

They are the unfazed, and these songs are their journey.

The band is playing festival dates this summer and will announce a national fall tour soon. For tour dates, music and more go to www.doloreanmusic.com

For more information or to be serviced with the album, contact Press Here: Angie Carlson: 212.246.2640; angie@pressherepublicity.com Jamie Sherman: 212.246.2640; Jamie@pressherepublicity.com

THE GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER Releases Acoustic Sessions (Chimera Music; October 26th, 2010)– 7/21/2010

The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger will be releasing their debut album, Acoustic Sessions on October 26th, 2010. The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger is comprised of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl; the duo, who played, recorded and mixed Acoustic Sessions in their living room recording studio, will be the 4th album on their own record label, Chimera Music, run from their apartment kitchen.

Like a chimera itself – a mythical two-headed creature – GOASTT work from one heart despite having two separate minds. Each are children of unique circumstances – he is the son of two artistic icons; she is the daughter of a Southern military family and was plucked into the world of modeling and globe-trotting in her early teenage years – GOASTT draw from a scope of influence like no other. Their life experiences have sewn together their collective thinking, often filling in each other's sentences. Their talents and passions seem almost limitless. Musically, they’ve been experimenting with various forms, from wild psych and prog rock to acoustic folk to tongue-in-cheek hip hop meets French pop. After playing a number of small shows around New York City over the past year, on July 6 they released a Mark Ronson-produced 7” single “Jardin du Luxembourg,” backed with a cover of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot’s “Comic Strip,” en français. At the same time, they tucked themselves away in their studio to record two full albums. The first of these is the gorgeous Acoustic Sessions.

Acoustic Sessions shows their love of quirky and whimsical '60s folk pop, reminiscent at times of Syd Barrett, Incredible String Band and Simon & Garfunkel. Though stripped-down to spotlight their idiom juggling and intriguing wordplay, the sparse arrangements are adventurous and playful, anchored by the beautiful blend of Sean and Charlotte’s voices, acoustic guitar and a smattering of other instruments – a vibraphone here, a banjo there. GOASTT weaves narratives around a metaphysical geography of their own devising, finding a surrealist beauty in the mundane. Their songs are like Dali's imaginary landscapes: lavender roads, oil slicks radiating rainbows, ballerinas tipping off tightropes, sweating snowmen, black and white films beamed from the future, Schroedinger’s cat meets Pavlov's dog… Curiouser and curiouser, GOASTT’s world is a beguiling Wonderland and one stunning debut.

The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger will be playing select shows with Beth Orton this August. The dates, as well as the album’s track listing, are below.

Acoustic Sessions track listing:

1. Lavender Road

2. Jardin du Luxembourg

3. Candy Necklace

4. Schroedinger’s Cat

5. Rainbows in Gasoline

6. Dark Matter, White Noise

7. Robot Boy

8. The World Was Made For Men

9. Song For James

All songs written by Sean Lennon (Usagi Music, BMI) and Charlotte Kemp Muhl (BMI) © 2010

The tour dates:

8/9/10 New York, NY @ Other Music (free in-store!)

8/13/10 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café

8/16/10 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse

8/17/10 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s

8/18/10 Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head

8/19/10 New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub

8/21/10 Woodstock, NY @ Woodstock Animal Sanctuary

For more information on The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, please contact: Jen Appel // Linda Carbone – 212-246-2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com // linda@pressherepublicity.com

BRANDON FLOWERS ANNOUNCES FIRST SOLO SHOWS OF 2010– 7/20/2010

Brandon Flowers will be playing his first shows of 2010 in support of his forthcoming solo album, Flamingo, released on September 14th on Island Records. These dates will give fans the opportunity to preview Flamingo’s incredible songs a month ahead of its release. A pre-sale for tickets will begin on July 21st through The Killers’ Victims fanclub (http://www.TheKillersVictims.com). Tickets will go on-sale to the general public on July 23rd.

Produced by Stuart Price, Daniel Lanois, and Brendan O’Brien, Flamingo is a brilliant 10-song collection from an artist whose voice and songwriting prowess have left an indelible mark on the music world. The record is simply a classic American rock album, full of extraordinary choruses, vast instrumentation and Flowers’ unbelievable voice, sounding richer and more diverse than ever before. Inextricably tied to Vegas in both presentation and ideology, Flamingo is packed full of sparkling, stadium-ready songs that run the gamut from expert pop executions and forlorn electro dirges to gospel tunes and even blues-tinged rock. First single “Crossfire” is currently heating up on the Alternative and Triple A charts, and is available through all digital service providers now.

Known for his impressive showmanship, Brandon Flowers is one of the music world’s most engaging performers. His band The Killers have received countless accolades for their dazzling live show. As such, these shows promise to be nothing short of spectacular.

The dates are:

8/15/10 Las Vegas, NV @ Shimmer Room

8/17/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

8/19/10 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

8/23/10 Chicago, IL @ Park West

8/26/10 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom

http://www.brandonflowersmusic.com

For more information on Brandon Flowers, please contact: Press Here Publicity Linda Carbone // Chloe Walsh // Jen Appel 212-246-2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com

Tricky Releases ‘Mixed Race’ October 5th 2010 on Domino Records– 7/20/2010

New York, NY – July 20, 2010 – Acclaimed musician and producer Tricky is pleased to announce the arrival of his ninth studio album, Mixed Race, on October 5th, 2010 on Domino Records. Mixed Race is his second collection released through Domino after 2008’s Knowle West Boy.

“Murder Weapon,” will be album’s debut single and is slated for release this fall. Tricky has given fans a chance to snag a sneak peak of the new song which can be heard HERE. The track is a reworking of the classic dancehall hit from Jamaican-born Echo Minott. After falling in love with the song, Tricky was determined to hear how it would sound with a female vocalist, in a similar fashion to his reworking of Black Steel with Martina Topley-Bird. Tricky here enrols Irish-Italian Frankey Riley, who has toured as Tricky’s vocalist for two years and makes her recording debut on this album.

Recorded in Paris, where Tricky has been residing for the past two years, Mixed Race is his most passionate album to date. Musically his production work takes influences from UK, Jamaican, US, North African and French music. He sets out on his music mantra with the album’s lead off track, “Every Day,” and then proceeds through a lyrical journey with temptation, reflection, mischief and misbehavior.

Tricky titled the album Mixed Race as being of mixed race is what he believes has been the single biggest influence on his music. He said of his new collection “You sat down at the table in my house and you saw every color. It’s made me much more open-minded than I could’ve been. I come from both worlds. I’ve been blessed because no-one can put my music in a box – it’s not black, it’s not white, it’s not female, it’s not male. I’ve spent my life going between cultures; Mixed Race is about that, and in a very direct way.”

The album was produced by the artist himself and features as always an array of talented singers and collaborators. Mixed Race introduces Irish-Italian Frankey Riley, as well as guest appearances from Jamaican singer Terry Lynn, Primal Scream front man Bobby Gillespie, lutist/vocalist Hakim Hamadouche, London-based vocalist Blackman and Tricky’s brother Marlon Thaws, who is the thirteenth of his fourteen siblings.

The album’s tracklisting is as follows:

1. Every Day

2. Kingston Logic

3. Early Bird

4. Ghetto Stars

5. Hakim

6. Come To Me

7. Murder Weapon

8. Time To Dance

9. Really Real

10. Bristol To London

In support of his new release, Tricky will be performing at the following festivals in the UK:

Saturday, August 21st: V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford (Union Arena, 7.30pm)

Sunday, August 22nd: V Festival, Weston Park, Stafford (Union Arena, 7.30pm)

Friday, September 10th: Bestival, Newport, Isle Of Wight (Big Top Stage, 10.30pm)

U.S. Dates Are Scheduled To Be Announced This Fall

CONTACT: Press Here Publicity Carleen Donovan 212-246-2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com Rachel Gomez rachel@pressherepublicity.com

¡MAYDAY! Stuck on an Island (October 12th; ¡MAYDAY! Music )– 7/19/2010

October 12 marks the latest release from Miami-based hip-hop collective ¡MAYDAY! entitled Stuck on an Island (¡MAYDAY! Music). Stuck on an Island is the follow-up to 2009’s teaser EP Technology, both of which blaze with an upbeat, tightly wound energy that keeps the listener grooving with its slick production and singing along with its ultra-catchy hooks. The album’s title pays homage to the trials and tribulations the band has faced trying to "escape" Miami. Producer/guitarist Plex Luthor explains: “Miami is paradise, but at the same time the geography has always made us feel like outsiders in the larger pond. We want to get our music to the masses, but sometimes the walls around the port of Miami make it difficult to break out. We want to make sure the world knows musicians from this city can compete culturally with the best of them.”

While Stuck on an Island is only ¡MAYDAY!’s second full-length album, the band has consistently turned out addictive urban alternative tracks that have permeated the local Miami music scene and beyond, grabbing the ear of hip-hip impresario Lil’ Wayne who used the group as his personal band in the videos “Get a Life,” “Da Da Da” and “On Fire.” ¡MAYDAY! also collaborated with Cee-Lo on the hit song "Groundhog Day" from their self-titled debut of which mtvU said, “Like Gorillaz covering Gnarls Barkley, the gospel funk-hop assault of the ¡MAYDAY! single “Groundhog Day” would be enough for most to base a career on.” The music video logged over 2 million hits on YouTube in its first two days and made the band a breakout success story, garnering attention from the New York Times, MTV and URB Magazine. They went on to share stages with Daft Punk, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Method Man, winning over audiences around the country with their high-octane live show.

The dynamic songs Stuck on an Island call to mind a who’s who of alt-hip-hop’s most cutting edge and creative stars like Gnarls Barkley, N*E*R*D or Lupe Fiasco. Tracks like “I’ll Be Gone,” “Picture Perfect,” “No 1’s Looking,” “Worse Case Scenario,” and “Make a Living” form the backbone of an album of diverse styles that always manages to surprise and never ceases to get your head bobbing and your body moving.

The stunning cover art for Stuck on an Island was rendered by Jeff Dekal with creative input from all the members of the band. Using several types of media to give the image a lifelike quality, the scene is meant to depict the band’s feeling of isolation, and the small details - the guitar inputs plugged into Plex Luthor’s arm, and the futuristic shades they all wear - highlight that the band’s distinctive style.

¡MAYDAY! is: guitarist/producer Plex Luthor, MCs Wrekonize (you might remember him from MTV Battles) and BernBiz, bassist/keyboardist Gianni Ca$h, drummer L.T. Hopkins and percussionist Nonymous.

www.maydayonline.com / www.myspace.com/FirstDayofMay / www.twitter.com/maydaymusic

Track listing for Stuck on an Island:

01. I’ll Be Gone

02. Stuck on an Island feat. 7King

03. No 1’s Lookin

04. Lost Highway

05. Broads & Freqs

06. Transparent feat. Snave Nair

07. Freak Show

08. Smoke & Mirrors

09. On 2 Somethn feat. Jovi Rockwell

10. Worst Case Scenario feat. The Money Making Jam Boys

11. Padded Walks

12. Fire

13. Spare Change

14. Sell Your Soul feat. Casely

15. Make a Living

16. Pass the 45

17. Technology

18. Picture Perfect

19. Part 3 (They Told Me)

For a review copy of Stuck on an Island or a digital download please contact: Press Here Publicity Sam Orlando / Inge Colsen 212-246-2640 sam@pressherepublicity.com / inge@pressherepublicity.com

KELE POSTPONES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR– 7/19/2010

Kele Okereke’s (of Bloc Party) U.S. tour has been postponed due to visa issues. The tour, which was scheduled to kick off July 23rd in Chicago, will now begin on September 2nd in Washington, DC. See below for the rescheduled tour routing to date. The tour, in support of Kele’s solo debut The Boxer, is presented by NYLON Magazine as part of their annual NYLON Music Tour series. Kele will be joined by co-headlining band Does It Offend You, Yeah? on all dates. All tickets, with the exception of the Los Angeles show, can either be transferred to the rescheduled date or refunded at the point of purchase. Los Angeles tickets cannot be transferred but can be fully refunded at the point of purchase.

The Boxer was released on June 22nd, 2010 on Glassnote Records.

Praise for The Boxer:

“Okereke brings his love of electronic music to the fore on his debut solo album, ‘The Boxer’” – Billboard

“The Boxer is grounded in sharp-edged electronic music—hard house, jungle, 2-step garage—but finds plenty of room to roam.” – NYLON

“Like a sanguine traveler desperate to test his limits, Kele doesn’t rest on his laurels, instead forging ahead into strange new territory.” – Blackbook

Rescheduled Tour Dates:

9/2/10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

9/3/10 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club

9/4/10 Montreal, QC @ Belmont

9/7/10 Boston, MA @ Royale

9/8/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

9/11/10 Chicago, IL @ Double Door

9/12/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

9/13/10 Omaha, NE @ Slow Down

9/14/10 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

9/16/10 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey

9/18/10 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine

/21/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box

For more information about Kele, please contact: Press Here Publicity: Jen Appel 212.246.2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com

YOUNG THE GIANT Premieres “My Body” on AOL Spinner; Announce California Residencies– 7/16/2010

California 5-piece, Young The Giant have been very busy. Garnering a fervent and loyal fan base from their electric live shows, the release of their 2008 debut EP Shake My Hand, their recent tour with Minus The Bear, and opening up for the likes of Kings of Leon, The Whigs, Ghostland Observatory, it is clear their hard work has paid off. Their first piece of newly released music since 2008 comes in the form of “My Body,” the first track from their upcoming debut album. AOL’s Spinner premiered the track exclusively here: http://www.spinner.com/2010/07/16/young-the-giant-my-body-song-premiere/. Starting Monday July 19th, you can get “My Body” as a free download on the band's official site http://www.youngthegiant.com.

“My Body” is a rousing first impression from the young rock band. Rollicking guitars compliment lead singer Sameer Gadhia’s perfect pitched vocals, while the infectious chorus swings with intensity and hard-hitting, toe-tapping drum rhythms. Produced by Joe Chicarelli (The Shins, My Morning Jacket, The White Stripes), and mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, My Morning Jacket), “My Body” is a true testament that this band’s bound for big things. Band members, Sameer Gadhia (vocals), Jacob Tilley (guitar), Eric Cannata (guitar/vocals), Payam Doostzadeh (Bass), Francois Comtois (drums/vocals) share diverse backgrounds such as Indian, Persian, British, and French- Canadian. At such a young age (all 21 or younger) their music reflects cultural influences and the bands inherent talent to write a beautiful melody with an arena-ready delivery.

Be sure not to miss your opportunity to see Young The Giant live during their California residencies in August when they are playing in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco.

August California residencies:

8/01 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

8/02 The Casbah San Diego, CA

8/04 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA

8/07 Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, CA

8/08 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

8/11 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA

8/15 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

8/16 The Casbah San Diego, CA

8/18 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA

8/22 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

8/23 The Casbah San Diego, CA

8/29 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

8/30 The Casbah San Diego, CA

More album details to be announced shortly.

http://www.youngthegiant.com http://www.twitter.com/YoungTheGiant http://www.facebook.com/youngthegiant http://www.myspace.com/youngthegiant

For more information on Young The Giant, contact: Press Here Publicity Gina Schulman * gina@pressherepublicity.com ** Carla Senft * carla@pressherepublicity.com New Media: Inge Colsen* Inge@pressherepublicity.com Tel.212.246.2640

LUKE DOUCET & The White Falcon Releases STEEL CITY TRAWLER Sept. 21– 7/15/2010

Juno-nominated, Canadian Folk Music Award-winning Luke Doucet’s hard-playing, hard-touring efforts have won praise from critics in his native Canada, the States and abroad. With Steel City Trawler, out on Canadian indie Six Shooter Records (Elliott Brood) on September 21, 2010, Doucet returns to the basics of rock and roll, where simple parts make for complex and memorable wholes.

With Steel City Trawler, Doucet delivers a group of songs that come from the heart of the post-industrial landscape and mindset, with traces of rock eras past and present aligning with his signature guitar chops. The result is a gritty, roll over rock terrain. The album was produced by Andrew Scott of Sloan, who also guests on the album. The packaging includes an accompanying comic book created by renowned Hamilton, Ontario-based graphic artist, David Collier, who has been published alongside the late Harvey Pekar, among other comic legends, and includes Doucet as a character/narrator.

The album's first single, “The Ballad of Ian Curtis,” finds Doucet dissecting and reassembling elements of classic ‘80s Brit rock as requiem and homage to Ian Curtis (Joy Division), while also featuring vocals unexpectedly reminiscent of Curtis’ successor, Bernard Summer (New Order). The track is now streaming at www.lukedoucet.com. Undercurrents of melancholic melody are buoyed by catchy, effortless piano, drum and bass arrangements steered by Canadian rock stalwart Scott.

Known as one of Canada's finest guitarists, Doucet was handpicked by Sarah McLachlan as her primary guitarist while still in his teens, and his playing is instantly recognizable on her albums and as a driving force in her live shows. Born in the Maritimes and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Doucet's solo releases have explored pop, roots and "Canadiana."

His last release, Blood's Too Rich, drew inspiration from Doucet’s move to Nashville and features a grittier sound and sharp, country-rock guitar playing. Author/critic Nick Hornby wrote of Blood's Too Rich: "Doucet’s album sounds to me as if it comes straight out of 1977 — not the Ramones/Talking Heads/ Clash take on that year, but the Graham Parker/Dire Straits/Tom Petty version of it. Somehow, punk managed to reinvent rock music too, made it sound fresher and less pompous.” NPR singled out the track “Long Haul Driver,” a song that explores the similarities between the lives of touring musicians and truckers, and declared that “Doucet gets it just right.” On Steel City Trawler, Doucet plumbs the heart of town on the verge of being abandoned to industry with a riveting, timeless set of tunes. With the inclusion of David Collier Traces’ comic book, Steel City Trawler captures the sounds and sights of a stagnant Northern town caught in an era where blue collar industry matters less and less and the “working class hero” is a dying breed. It's a story that's universal for many parts of North America, and Doucet sets it to music with a sensitivity and empathy that rings true from the first listen.

Look for fall UK and North American tour dates to be announced soon! For press requests, contact:

Angie Carlson Press Here Angie@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

Azure Ray Announce A Cross Country US Tour!– 7/13/2010

The beguiling, talented and beautiful duo of Azure Ray are set to zigzag across the country this fall playing a set of highly anticipated shows in support of their gorgeous upcoming release, Drawing Down the Moon, set to drop September 14 on Saddle Creek. The tour, which is the duos first major cross country outing in more than six years, will kick off in Orlando at The Social on October 10 and take Azure Ray’s Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink through major markets across the country before wrapping in Birmingham, AL on November 20 at Bottletree. Tickets will be available starting July 17.

Don’t miss your opportunity to catch Azure Ray’s breathtaking live show in a city near you!

Fall Tour Dates:

Sun-Oct-10 Orlando, FL The Social

Mon-Oct-11 Tallahasse, FL Engine Room

Fri-Oct-15 Houston, TX Walters

Sat-Oct-16 Dallas, TX The Loft

Sun-Oct-17 Austin, TX Mohawk

Wed-Oct-20 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room

Thu-Oct-21 San Diego, CA The Loft

Fri-Oct-22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour

Sat-Oct-23 Pomona, CA Glasshouse

Sun-Oct-24 San Francisco, CA The Independent

Tue-Oct-26 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios

Wed-Oct-27 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern

Fri-Oct-29 Boise, ID Neurolux

Sat-Oct-30 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room

Mon-Nov-01 Denver, CO Hi-Dive

Wed-Nov-03 Omaha, NE Slowdown

Thu-Nov-04 Iowa City, IA The Mill

Fri-Nov-05 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center

Sat-Nov-06 Chicago, IL Schubas

Mon-Nov-08 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

Tue-Nov-09 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop

Wed-Nov-10 Toronto, ONT Horseshoe Tavern

Fri-Nov-12 Boston, MA Harpers Ferry

Sat-Nov-13 New York, NY Mercury Lounge

Sun-Nov-14 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory

Tue-Nov-16 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's

Wed-Nov-17 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel

Thu-Nov-18 Carrboro, NC Arts Center

Fri-Nov-19 Athens, GA 40 Watt

Sat-Nov-20 Birmingham, AL Bottletree

For More Information: Press Here Cara Wodnicki // Chloe Walsh cara@pressherepublicity.com // chloe@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 LINEUP– 7/12/2010

San Francisco, CA - July 12, 2010 – The gorgeous, panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay will serve as the backdrop for LCD Soundsystem and Belle & Sebastian when they headline The 2010 Treasure Island Music Festival presented by Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment. The fourth annual festival, which takes place on Treasure Island over two days - October 16th and 17th – will carry on the tradition of featuring some of the music world’s most exciting artists. This year’s stellar lineup, in addition to LCD Soundsystem and Belle & Sebastian (making their first Bay Area appearance in four years), is a who’s who of the dance/electronic and indie rock worlds, including The National, Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Deadmau5, Kruder & Dorfmeister (live) (with one of their first U.S. performances since 2001), Miike Snow, !!!, Superchunk, Surfer Blood, Die Antwoord, Little Dragon, Four Tet, Rogue Wave, Ra Ra Riot, Monotonix, Phantogram, The Sea & Cake, Phosphorescent, Holy Fuck, Jamaica, Wallpaper, Papercuts, Maus Haus and The Mumlers. (See full list below.)

Two day and VIP tickets go on sale tomorrow at 1pm EST/10am PST via the Treasure Island website: http://www.treasureislandfestival.com. Single day tickets will be made available on Friday, July 16th at 1pm EST/10am PST. A limited amount of reduced price early bird tickets will be available. Full ticketing details are as follows:

Single Day - GA $67.50

Two-Day - Early $99.99

Two-Day - GA $119.50

Single Day VIP Two Pack $249.50

Two-Day VIP Two Packs $475.00

Selected for its stunning, picturesque views, Treasure Island lays just off the coast of Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay. When the festival of the same name began in 2007, it quickly became one of the premiere music events of the fall concert season thanks to its consistently fresh and exciting lineups (the festival has never repeated an act) and its intimate feel. A sellout crowd of just over 12,000 music fans per day descended on the decommissioned naval base last year to see headliners MGMT and The Flaming Lips. By splitting each day into genre-specific artists – the first day features dance/electronic artists, while the second features indie rock bands – the festival has previously hosted a wide range of acclaimed artists since its inception, including M.I.A., Modest Mouse, The Raconteurs, Justice, Spoon, Thievery Corporation, Vampire Weekend, Girl Talk, MSTRKRFT, The Decemberists and many more.

In addition to providing music lovers with the coolest artists and an incredible setting, Treasure Island Music Festival ensures that attendees never miss a note of music. With two stages that alternate between bands, rather than having them play simultaneously, concert-goers have the chance to literally hear every note of every artist for the entire weekend. When not watching bands, festival attendees can hop over to the Treasure Chest, the festival’s interactive village full of games, a live mural wall, a photo booth, local craft vendors and more. This,combined with a 60 ft. Ferris Wheel, gourmet food vendors from local San Francisco businesses, a refillable water program, and buses to and from the festival loaded with Wi-Fi make the Treasure Island Music Festival one of the most amazing and unique music experiences of the year.

This year’s logo for the Treasure Island Music Festival was designed by local San Franciscan Jeff Canham (http://www.jeffcanham.com/). Previous years logos have been supplied by Shepard Fairey, Jason Munn (of Small Stakes) and Josh Cochran.

http://www.treasureislandfestival.com/

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Chief premiere video for “Night And Day”; Announce live shows for August – 7/12/2010

Californian 4-piece Chief premiere their debut video, for the single “Night And Day” on mtvU.com today – Monday July 12th. The song has been setting the blogs alight for several weeks and hit the #2 spot on the specialty radio charts upon its release last month. The track is currently enjoying widespread radio support across the country and the video – filmed in New York City by director Matt Creed – sees Chief performing in a world of what can only be described as decadence and murderous passion. Watch it here: http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/chief-night-day/

Chief’s hotly anticipated debut album Modern Rituals, will be released by Domino Records on August 17th. After forming whilst studying at NYU, Evan Koga (vocals/guitar), brothers Danny and Michael Fujikawa (on vocals/ guitar and drums, respectively) and Mike Moonves (bass) were signed to the label last summer. The album was recorded in their hometown of Los Angeles with Grammy-winner Emery Dobyns as producer earlier this year. In May they completed their first coast-to-coast tour, winning accolades from the press along the way. Last month they headed across the Atlantic to play for a rapidly expanding European audience, including a stop at the Glastonbury Festival. With UK radio already offering huge support, Chief have found themselves in the enviable position of being one of the summer’s most buzzed about bands.

As they approach release date Chief will return stateside to play shows on both coasts, including two FREE shows in New York City: Governor’s Island with Dr. Dog and a JellyNYC Pool Party in Brooklyn, as well as the Sunset Junction Festival in Los Angeles.

Upcoming US Live Shows:

Aug 14 New York, NY JellyNYC Pool Party (Free show!)

Aug 15 New York, NY Governor’s Island w/ Dr. Dog (Free show!)

Aug 17 New York, NY Joe’s Pub

Aug 20 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theatre

Aug 21 Los Angeles, CA Sunset Junction Street Fair

www.myspace.com/chieftheband

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DELPHIC ANNOUNCE FALL U.S. TOUR!!– 7/9/2010

Hot on the heels of the U.S. release of their mesmerizing debut album, Acolyte, Manchester trio Delphic have announced plans for a full U.S. tour this fall. The band will join The Temper Trap on the road for a coast to coast tour that will kick off on September 26th in Philadelphia and wrap on October 23rd in Los Angeles.

This is Delphic’s first ever full length U.S. tour. The band gave us a taste of the live show that fans and critics in the UK, Europe and Australia have been raving about for months with three special U.S. shows in June. Released stateside on June 29th via Dangerbird Records, Acolyte has already been making a splash abroad with accolades such as Top 3 placing in both the BBC “Sound of 2010” poll and the Critics Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards as well as debuting at #8 on the UK album chart. Delphic’s glorious hard-wired gene pool of anthemic indie and stadium techno comes into its own on the live stage, driving along like a perfectly pitched DJ set that slips in hypnotic driving techno interludes that turn any gigs into a rave. These shows are not to be missed!

Delphic Tour Dates (w. The Temper Trap):

9/26 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero

9/29 Boston, MA @ House of Blues

9/30 Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater

10/1 New York, NY @ Terminal 5

10/2 Montreal, QC @ Le National

10/3 Ottawa, ON @ Capital Muisc Hall

10/5 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater

10/11 Detroit, MI @ St Andrews Hall

10/13 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall

10/14 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

10/22 Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater

10/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia

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Land of Talk Announce Extensive Headlining Tour!– 7/8/2010

Montreal’s Land of Talk will blaze a trail across North America this fall on their most extensive headlining tour to date. The shows will follow the release of their radiant sophomore album, Cloak and Cipher, which lands on shelves August 24th via Saddle Creek. The band will reach more fans than ever before during this two month tour, with dates slated across the country throughout September, October and November.

You may have last caught Land of Talk on the road opening for fellow Canadians Broken Social Scene on their late 2008 tour. Vocalist and songwriter Elizabeth Powell commanded the stage and joined BSS nightly, leaving fans and critic’s taking note, including The New York Times who raved “[Powell] proved herself a strong guitarist and a calmly arresting lead singer…She made a virtue of directness and brevity, letting small details speak for themselves.” Cloak and Cipher is poised to cement Powell’s status as one of Canada’s most exciting new music voices. Recorded in Montreal’s Breakglass Studios in the Fall of 2009 with producer Jace Lasek (Besnard Lakes, Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown), the album is a who’s who of the Montreal music scene with special guests including Patrick Watson, Jeremy Gara of Arcade Fire, and members of Stars, Wintersleep, Besnard Lakes, and Esmerine.

Tickets for the tour dates are available now in a special bundle with a pre-order of Cloak and Cipher: http://landoftalkstore.bigcartel.com/category/live-show-tickets-cloak-and-cipher-pre-order-bundle

Click here for a preview of Cloak and Cipher track “Quarry Hymn” performed on La Blogotheque’s Take Away Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx_G_ECIgro

Land of Talk Fall 2010 Tour Dates:

9/16 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace*

9/19 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern*

9/21 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*

9/22 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*

9/23 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*

9/25 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*

9/26 Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court*

9/29 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room*

9/30 Calgary, AB @ Dicken’s Pub*

10/2 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar*

10/3 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore*

10/4 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile # *

10/5 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios # *

10/7 San Francisco, CA @ Independent # *

10/8 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Plex (Culture Collide Festival) # *

10/9 Costa Mesa @ Detroit Bar # *

10/10 San Diego, CA @ Casbah # *

10/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room # *

10/15 Austin, TX @ The Parish*

10/16 Dallas, TX @ The Nightmare*

11/2 Portland, ME @ Space Gallery

11/3 Boston, MA @ TT the Bear’s

11/5 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas

11/6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

11/7 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

11/9 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

11/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

11/11 Nashville, TN @ The End

* w/ Suuns

# w/ Besnard Lakes

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BRANDON FLOWERS UNVEILS “CROSSFIRE” VIDEO FEATURING CHARLIZE THERON– 7/8/2010

The video for the song “Crossfire,” the first single from Brandon Flowers’ forthcoming solo album, Flamingo, premieres today on VEVO, including VEVO.com and VEVO on YouTube. Featuring Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, the video was shot by Nash Edgerton, a famed director and stuntman who has risked life and limb to create incredible scenes in The Matrix and Star Wars, as well as previously directing music videos for artists such as Bob Dylan.

A rousing, epic rocker, “Crossfire” is one of many infectious tracks on Flamingo, due to be released on September 14th on Island Records. Produced by Stuart Price, Daniel Lanois, and Brendan O’Brien, Flamingo is a brilliant 10-song collection from an artist whose voice and songwriting prowess have left an indelible mark on the music world. “Crossfire” is currently heating up on the Alternative and Triple A charts, and is available through all digital service providers now.

Brandon Flowers will be playing select live shows upon Flamingo’s release this September. More info soon.

http://www.brandonflowersmusic.com

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Clinic Release – 7/6/2010

Domino is proud to announce the arrival of Clinic's new album Bubblegum, set for release on Tuesday October 5, 2010. 'Bubblegum', is something of a rewiring of the Liverpool quintet’s trade mark frenetic sound. Fans of their previous albums - from 2002’s breakout Walking With Thee to 2008’s Do It - will recognize the swagger and vigor that gives every Clinic album its impressive punch, but Bubblegum replaces the churning riffs and wired vocals with a dream state of dulcimers, strings and tack piano. Melody and softness combine with the band's unique internal logic to produce a record of immense beauty. Produced by John Congleton (Bill Callahan, St Vincent) and recorded at Elevator Studios in Liverpool, Bubblegum is a high water mark in Clinic's career to date.

Point your browser to http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/clinic-bubblegum-medley for a listen to a unique and stunning megamix of Bubblegum. A rich, immediate and epic-sounding album, it’s also Clinic throwing us a curveball. Alternating between lost soundtracks to exploitation films: 'Liontamer', 'Un Astronauta En Cielo', watery pop-psych: 'Bubblegum', 'Linda', 'Forever (Demis' Blues)' and ping-pong symphonies: 'Milk & Honey' and 'Another Way Of Giving', this is a very different and very singular Clinic.

Pete Fowler, known for his incredible ‘monster’ illustrations has come on board to direct the video for the band’s first single, ‘I’m Aware’. To follow the progress and video developments make sure to friend Clinic (@clinicvoot) and Pete (@themonsterist) on Twitter. You can also check out sneak peeks at Pete and Clinic’s web sites.

Clinic return to the USA in August!

Mon 16th August - Bell House, Brooklyn

Thu 19th August - Joe's Pub, NYC

Sat 21st August - Maxwell's, Hoboken

Bubblegum Tracklist:

1. I'm Aware

2. Bubblegum

3. Baby

4. Lion Tamer

5. Linda

6. Milk And Honey

7. Radiostory

8. Forever (Demis' Blues)

9. Another Way Of Giving

10. Evelyn

11. Un Astronauta En Cielo

12. Freemason Waltz

13. Orangutan

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MTVu Exclusive Video premiere for The Young Veins single “Change” – 6/30/2010

Tune into MTVu or go over to http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/the-young-veins-change/ for the exclusive premiere of The Young Veins’ single “Change”, which shows the 60s rock influenced track performed on a stage that is true to the style of The Ed Sullivan Show.

The Young Veins’ debut album, Take a Vacation!, was released on June 8th via http://www.OneHavenMusic.com. The Young Veins are currently on a coast to coast tour with Rooney. Lead single “Change” can be downloaded now at the band’s website http://www.theyoungveins.com.

Following closely in the verve of pop-tunesmiths of yesteryear, the California-based 5 piece consists of Ryan Ross on vocals and guitar (Panic! at the Disco), Jon Walker on vocals and guitar (Panic! at the Disco), Andy Soukal on bass, Nick White (Bright Eyes, Tilly and The Wall) on keyboards and Nick Murray on drums. Primarily the writing project of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, The Young Veins was created when the two members of the wildly popular Las Vegas band Panic! at the Disco exhibited a writing progression that began to fall increasingly outside the lines of the band’s context. After their last world tour for Pretty. Odd, Ross and Walker took their new material to Castle Oak Studios and Sunset Sound in LA, teaming up with producers Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet) and Rob Mathes (Panic!, Carly Simon, Loud Reed). The result, Take A Vacation!, features guest vocals and instrumentation by fellow Angelenos Chief , Alex Greenwald, The Like and Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley). The LP embraces archetypal styles of the 60’s with inflected elements of surf rock, psychedelia, and brit-pop, all of which translate effortlessly into the live setting.

The Young Veins On Tour with Rooney:

7/1/10 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note

7/2/10 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom

7/3/10 Shreveport, LA @ The Collective

7/5/10 New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans

7/6/10 Pensacola, FL @ Seville Quarter

7/7/10 Orlando, FL @ The Social

7/8/10 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds

7/9/10 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar

7/10/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft

7/11/10 Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend

7/12/10 Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar

7/14/10 New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza

7/15/10 Dewey Beach, DE @ Bottle & Cork

7/16/10 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club

7/17/10 S. Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock

7/18/10 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place

7/19/10 Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey

7/22/10 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

www.theyoungveins.com

www.myspace.com/theyoungveins

www.twitter.com/theyoungveins

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MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND Releases Limited Edition Spilt with DAYNA KURTZ– 6/29/2010

My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden will release a split 7” with Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Dayna Kurtz on July 20th on Kismet Records. Side A shows Worden covering Kurtz’s “Postcards from Downtown,” while Side B shows Kurtz covering Worden’s “Gone Away” from her acclaimed debut Bring Me the Workhorse. Each artist brings her distinct musical sensibilities to the song she is covering, making the tune both new and familiar. But let’s have the ladies tell you about it in their own words…

Dayna says: I first saw Shara play at the Living Room, in NYC. I was feeling a little cynical about music - my husband works in the music business and I just really wasn’t digging most of the hundreds of records he was bringing home, which as a musician/writer becomes depressing. Everything was too pretentious, precious, underthought or overwrought. So when he said there was someone he wanted me to see play live that night, I was a little wary, and in a foul mood. But I was desperate for input so I went - and Shara just blew that foul mood away. She was, literally, physically stunning - her voice is a jaw dropper. Her songs were just gorgeous. And ‘Gone Away’ made me cry. I hadn’t cried listening to music in ages. It felt great. Jeff introduced us and we’ve been friends ever since. I was a little scared to cover “Gone Away,” as her version is so powerful and so perfect. So I tried to take its mournfulness to a different part of the melancholy spectrum with the banjo. I hope it worked.

Shara says: In 2002 I first heard Dayna singing “Postcards from Downtown” at the old Living Room in New York’s Lower East Side only to find that I had tears on my face. I was overwhelmed by Dayna’s incredible voice, lyrical imagery, soulfulness and expressive playing. When I did finally meet her years later, I was so nervous because I was such a big fan. Thankfully she laughed at my jokes. Here, she renders my heart into pieces with her stripped down version of “Gone Away.”

With beautiful cover art by artist DM Stith, this hand numbered 7” is available from select record stores (via Revolver Distribution), as well as all digital service providers, on July 20th.

http://www.myspace.com/kismetrecords

For copies of the 7”, or more information about My Brightest Diamond, please contact:

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Matisyahu Announces North American Summer Tour Dates!– 6/28/2010

Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu will be hitting the road this summer for a coast-to-coast North American tour behind his critically acclaimed album Light, which debuted inside the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 Chart. The international reggae star will be joining Sublime with Rome and The Dirty Heads this July for a run of shows that kicks off July 10 at Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and will include stops in Chicago, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wantagh, Atlanta, Boca Raton, Dallas and Las Vegas. The upcoming tour will also include select headlining stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Seattle and Vancouver. Stay tuned to www.matisyahuworld.com for additional show announcements.

Since the release of Light last year – the album that spawned the 2010 NBC Olympics campaign theme song and crossover radio hit “One Day” – Matisyahu has been touring around the globe, playing to sold-out crowds in Australia, South America and North America. He recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform his brand new song “Circle of Life” from the recently released Disney Reggae Club Album (Walt Disney Records), a new collection of classic Disney songs brilliantly reinterpreted by some of today’s most talented reggae artists.

With prolific lyrics, anthemic choruses and powerful vocals, Matisyahu brings an unmatched live music experience to each and every audience that sees him. Drawing inspiration from reggae-soul, ska-inflected new wave, pop-rock and acoustic folk, he is a singular voice that has unified millions of fans around the world with his music and message of peace, hope and understanding. With a magnetic energy and a vibrant presence, Matisyahu is one of the most dynamic and captivating live performers in music today. Be sure to catch him on tour this summer when his live show soars to new heights!

Matisyahu Announces North American Summer Tour Dates!– 6/28/2010

Matisyahu Tour Dates:

# - with Sublime with Rome and Dirty Heads

^ - headline show

* - with The Dirty Heads

July 10 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre #

July 11 Kansas City, MO City Market #

July 13 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion #

July 14 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club (The Rave) #

July 15 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection ^

July 17 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing #

July 18 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion #

July 20 Wantagh, NY Nikon Theater @ Jones Beach #

July 21 Glen Allen, VA Innsbrook Pavilion #

July 22 Charlotte, NC Amos' Southend ^

July 23 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Park #

July 25 Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheatre #

July 27 Houston, TX House of Blues ^

July 28 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center #

July 30 Las Vegas, NV The Beach @ Mandalay Bay ^ (early show)

August 1 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort ^

August 2 Anaheim, CA House of Blues ^

August 3 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom ^

August 5 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom ^

August 7 Seattle, WA Moore Theater ^

August 8 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom ^

August 10 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre ^

August 11 Boise, ID Knitting Factory ^

August 12 Salt Lake City, UT Twilight Concert Series- Pioneer Park ^

August 14 Del Mar, CA Del Mar Summer Concert Series - Reggae and Beer Fest feat.Matisyahu and Jimmy Cliff - Del Mar Racetrack ^

August 15 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia ^

August 16 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre ^

August 24 Norfolk, VA The Norva ^

August 25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club ^

August 26 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom ^

August 28 Northhampton, MA Calvin Theatre ^

August 29 Burlington, VT Higher Ground ^

September 19 Laytonville, CA Earthdance 2010 Peace Festival - Black Oak Ranch ^

www.matisyahuworld.com / www.myspace.com/matisyahu

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The Dead Weather Video Premiere On Teamcoco.com!– 6/25/2010

Head over to TeamCoco.com to check out the newly-edited live version of The Dead Weather’s “Blue Blood Blues.” The video for the buzzing, blues rocker, available now, comes on the heels of 2 weeks of Conan O’Brien and Jack White creative collaboration, including an introduction by the funnyman for the band’s blistering Bonnarooo set, the live-vinyl recording from O’Brien’s raucous, rock and roll performance with his Legally Prohibited Band at Third Man Records, and his 7” spoken word recording for Third Man’s Green Series.

Sea of Cowards is a robust and vigorous second act by the Nashville four piece of Alison Mosshart (vocals/ guitar), Jack White (vocals/drums), Jack Lawrence (bass/drums) and Dean Fertita (guitar/organ) - filled with primal, bone quaking rock rhythms and the same stellar urban blues and throbbing sleaze as its predecessor Horehound; but this time The Dead Weather push their sound even further, brilliantly building upon their raw chemistry to create the most vital sounding album you’ll hear all year.

Up next, the band have a floor shaking run of tour dates stateside, kicking off on July 13th in Washington, DC:

07-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

07-14 Boston, MA - House of Blues

07-15 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy

07-17 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

07-19 San Diego, CA - House of Blues

07-21 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium

07-22 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre

07-24 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom

07-25 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party

07-26 Billings, MT - Babcock Theatre

07-28 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

07-29 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave

07-30 Chicago, IL - The Congress Theater

07-31 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore

08-02 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live!

08-03 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park

For more information on The Dead Weather please contact:

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BRANDON FLOWERS Releases FLAMINGO (September 14th; Island Records)– 6/24/2010

The Killers’ Brandon Flowers will release his debut solo album, entitled Flamingo, on September 14th, 2010 on Island Records. Produced by Stuart Price, Daniel Lanois, and Brendan O’Brien, Flamingo is a brilliant collection of songs from an artist whose voice and songwriting prowess have left an indelible mark on the music world. The album’s infectious first single, “Crossfire,” is a rousing, epic rocker, and is available to hear now on Flowers’ website – http://www.brandonflowersmusic.com. The song is also available for sale via iTunes now.

While writing on the road during eighteen months of touring for Day & Age, Flowers originally intended for the songs on Flamingo to be the start of a new Killers album. When the band returned to their hometown of Vegas, however, they collectively decided to take an extended break, the result of having spent nearly seven years straight touring the globe. Not ready to put the songs he had written on hold, Flowers retreated to the band’s studio, Battle Born, ready to commit the songs to tape. He started working with producer Stuart Price, who had helmed the production on The Killers’ acclaimed third studio album Day & Age, and eventually decided to invite his dream team of collaborators into the studio as well. This list included producers Daniel Lanois and Brendan O’Brien, both of whom immediately joined the project, as well as musician Jenny Lewis, who contributes backing vocals to two of the album’s tracks. With additional musical contributions by the producers themselves, Flamingo began to take shape.

The resulting album is exactly what fans have come to expect from Flowers and then some. The record is simply a classic American rock album, full of extraordinary choruses, vast instrumentation and Flowers’ incredible voice, sounding richer and more diverse than ever before. Inextricably tied to Vegas in both showmanship and ideology, Flamingo is packed full of sparkling, stadium-ready songs that run the gamut from expert pop executions and forlorn electro dirges to gospel tunes and even blues-tinged rock. "Jilted Lovers and Broken Hearts," an upbeat arena rocker with the heartbeat of a dancefloor classic, employs gambling as an epic metaphor, while "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" doesn't make Las Vegas sound very fabulous at all. Indeed, there’s also denial, perfidy, absolution, spirituality and the limits of faith, each of which is explored in the album's other 10 tracks. Flowers transforms intellectual concepts into adrenaline overdrive on first single "Crossfire"; channels Roy Orbison's luminous falsetto to unnerving effect in the slide guitar-strewn "Playing With Fire"; and looks for second chances on "Only the Young," in which he offers the following haunting prayer: "Redemption, keep my covers clean tonight."

Brandon Flowers will be playing select live shows upon Flamingo’s release this September. More information about these dates will be announced soon.

http://www.brandonflowersmusic.com

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SQUEEZE Live at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday, July 13– 6/23/2010

UK pop legends Squeeze will kick off the first leg of their US Tour July 9, pairing the band with pop legends Cheap Trick, and will be appearing in NYC on Tuesday, July 13 at Radio City Music Hall.

As teenagers on the South London Scene in the 1970s, teenage friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook formed Squeeze, the pioneering UK band that saw them dubbed ‘The New Lennon and McCartney.” Along with Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, Squeeze was one of the UK New Wave scene’s few US success stories, with a string of UK and US hit singles.

On August 3, Squeeze will release Spot the Difference (Anchor and Hope Records), an album of all their classic hits re-recorded in a way so painstakingly faithful to the originals that they challenge you to “spot the difference.” Songs include “Tempted” (with Paul Carrick reprising his vocal), “Pulling Mussels from a Shell,” “If I Didn't Love You,” “Black Coffee In Bed,” “Up The Junction,” “Goodbye Girl” and others. The quality of these “new” tracks cements the band’s legacy, not only serving as a reminder of how great those songs were but how compelling they sound today.

Chris Difford’s lyrics and Glenn Tilbrook’s music have survived everything over the years, from the ever-changing musical landscape to their own internal reshuffles and acrimonious breakups - but Squeeze is here to stay, still going strong and still loving every moment.

Squeeze will be kicking off the US Tour in July with Cheap Trick, followed by dates with the English Beat. Call for press or interview requests, or to be serviced with the album.

Media Inquiries for Squeeze, please contact Press Here: Angie Carlson, angie@pressherepublicity.com; 212.246.2640

SOMI Premieres New Music Video on ESSENCE.COM!– 6/23/2010

Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Somi is proud to unveil her new music video for “Prayer to the Saint of the Brokenhearted” TODAY on Essence.com! The track is from her widely adored new album, If the Rains Come First, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard World Music Chart.

Click here to check out the video and read an exclusive interview with Somi: http://www.essence.com/entertainment/music/somi_prayer_to_the_saint.php

The video for “Prayer to the Saint of the Brokenhearted” was directed by Mr. Boyd and Matthew Furman who beautifully capture the vibrant sights and sounds of Harlem, where the video was filmed. Somi shines in this lively and striking video.

Be sure to catch Somi LIVE at select dates in July:

7/2/10 Brooklyn, NY @ International African Arts Festival

7/16/10 Albuquerque, NM @ New Mexico Jazz Festival

7/17/10 Denver, CO @ Dazzles Jazz Club

7/19/10 Seattle, WA @ Blues Alley

7/21/10 New York, NY @ Madison Square Park

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Harper Simon’s “Wishes and Stars” Video Available Now!– 6/22/2010

Singer-songwriter Harper Simon has unveiled the first video from his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album (Vagrant/Tulsi Records). The video for the song “Wishes and Stars" , which recently premiered on IFC.com, was directed by actor/director Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project, Humpday and Hung) and can now be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d82Dz1DW2BM

Marked by an accessible intelligence and impressive musical range, "Wishes and Stars" is certainly not “simple as a bee/as a melody in C” as the lyric reads. Co-written by acclaimed novelist Ben Okri, the song is a strong statement of Harper's considerable musical ambition. The song’s eloquent and evocative chorus “there are more wishes than stars” points to Harper’s seriousness of purpose as an emerging songwriter as well as his curiosity about the world.

The “Wishes and Stars” video features an array of captivating special guests, played by notable musicians, actors and artists, including Money Mark (Beastie Boys), lyricist/essayist John Perry Barlow (Grateful Dead), actress Angela Featherstone (The Wedding Singer, The Soloist), Alison Sudol (A Fine Frenzy), producer Laila Nabulsi (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), model/writer Jessica Joffee, and LA poet/painter/musician E.E. Johnston.

For more information on Harper Simon, please contact: Praise for Harper Simon: “…a gorgeous collection of vintage-sounding country-folk tunes….his well crafted, breezily pretty melodies keep you coming back.” – Rolling Stone “Like a photograph held in solution, the many charms of this lovely record slowly but definitely develop…Harper Simon’s debut tantalizes…a real star in the making.” - American Songwriter “…a cohesive album of interlocking songs…it’s Simon’s blithe alto and buoyant melodies that give the music a fresh feel.” – USA Today http://www.myspace.com/harpersimon * http://www.harpersimon.com Praise for Harper Simon: “…a gorgeous collection of vintage-sounding country-folk tunes….his well crafted, breezily pretty melodies keep you coming back.” – Rolling Stone “Like a photograph held in solution, the many charms of this lovely record slowly but definitely develop…Harper Simon’s debut tantalizes…a real star in the making.” - American Songwriter “…a cohesive album of interlocking songs…it’s Simon’s blithe alto and buoyant melodies that give the music a fresh feel.” – USA Today http://www.myspace.com/harpersimon * http://www.harpersimon.com

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Maroon 5 Releases Debut Single “Misery” – 6/22/2010

Maroon 5 has unveiled the first single from their upcoming album, Hands All Over, today, June 22nd via iTunes. Entitled “Misery,” the track will thrill long-time fans with its funky guitars and high-stepping melody. The release of the single marks the beginning of a series of events and appearances, including a nationwide tour, leading up to the official release of Hands All Over on September 21st. The summer concert tour is set to Saratoga Springs, NY kick off on July 30th in and will feature a rotating group of special guests including Owl City, Guster, Kris Allen, VV Brown and Ry Cuming (For full routing and to purchase tickets, please visit www.Maroon5.com). Produced by rock studio legend Robert John "Mutt" Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard, The Cars), Hands All Over is a killer hybrid of rock, pop, funk and R&B. Recorded at Lange’s Switzerland studio, the members of Maroon 5 locked themselves in the mountains to patiently craft their latest effort. Starting with the hard-rocking title track, the album’s 15 tracks take several intoxicating twists and turns including such compositions as “Out of Goodbyes,” a stunning country ballad infused with musical and vocal contributions from Nashville chart-toppers Lady Antebellum. Long-time fans will get a thrill out of the propulsive “Stutter,” melody rich “Give A Little More” and “Don’t Know Much About That,” which professes a classic soulful vibe.

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Jenny And Johnny Announce US Tour Dates!– 6/21/2010

For a free track download visit: www.jennyandjohnnymusic.com

Upcoming Live Shows for Jenny And Johnny:

9/1 Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theater (on sale Sat 6/26 @ 10a)

9/2 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (on sale Sun 6/28 @ 10a)

9/3 Oakland, CA @ The New Parish (on sale Sat 6/26 @ 10a)

9/5 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (on sale Sat 6/26 @ 10a)

9/6 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival (on sale now)

9/8 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room (on sale Fri 6/25 @ 10a)

9/11 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room (on sale Sat 6/26 @ 10a)

9/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center (on sale Fri 6/25 @ Noon)

9/13 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (on sale Fri 6/25 @ Noon)

9/14 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom (on sale Fri 6/25 @ 10a)

9/16 Washington, DC @ Black Cat (on sale Fri 6/25 @ Noon)

9/18 Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena (opening for Pavement – on sale now)

9/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront (opening for Pavement – on sale now)

9/21 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s (on sale Sat 6/26 @ Noon)

9/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theater (w/ Superchunk – on sale now)

9/23 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle (on sale Sat 6/26 @ 10a)

9/24 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (on sale Sat 6/26 @ 10a)

9/25 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge (on sale Sat 6/26 @ 10a)

10/3 LA, CA @ Palladium (opening for Belle & Sebastian – on sale now)

www.jennyandjohnnymusic.com

SQUEEZE’s Chris Difford’s New Solo Album – 6/18/2010

While UK New Wave legends SQUEEZE ready themselves for their summer US tour and new studio release Spot the Difference, Squeeze co-founder Chris Difford is also quietly releasing his new solo album, Cashmere If You Can. The album is the inaugural offering by an innovative new digital distribution platform titled “Saturday Morning Music Club,” which kicks off on Saturday, June 19. The music has already receiving rave reviews, with Uncut magazine giving an early review copy of the album a 4-star review.

Saturday Morning Music Club is a big step forward in how artists can connect with and reward their fans. Subscribers will receive one “chapter” a week every Saturday morning for the duration - in this case 11 instalments, from the Introduction through to Chapter 10. Info is at www.saturdaymorningmusicclub.com. As well as the week’s lead track from the album, each chapter comes complete with a “cluster” of media: 2 extra tracks (b-sides), a video, photos, lyrics and song notes, gradually building up a whole library of music and content.

All the content is delivered straight to a single desktop application, which will allow users instant access to the music and other media. This in turn can be saved to the subscriber’s computer and transferred to portable devices. Media content will not be DRM-protected. Latecomers to the Saturday Morning Music Club need not worry about missing out on previous weeks’ releases as once material is made available it stays that way.

As well as the week’s lead track from the album, each chapter comes complete with a “cluster” of media: 2 extra tracks (b-sides), a video, photos, lyrics and song notes, gradually building up a whole library of music and content.

The Introduction Chapter includes:

• ‘1975’ – the album’s lead single

• ‘Funky Dory’ (Trip Hop session track)

• ‘Polestar’ (‘The Last Temptation of Chris’ session track)

• ‘Battersea Boys’ (original Geoff Martyn Demo)

• ‘Cowboys Are My Weakness’ – Live Video

• All lyrics

• Unseen photos from Difford’s private collection

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THE ‘BIG FOUR’ OF HEAVY METAL GLOBAL “CINEMA EVENT” BEAMED TO 31 COUNTRIES– 6/15/2010

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, ENCORE PRESENTATION ADDED THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2010 IN SELECT U.S. MOVIE THEATERS BY NCM FATHOM

WHAT: Heavy metal’s “Big Four,” Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax broadcast their historic performance from the Sonisphere tour date in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday, June 22nd to movie theaters around the world. Twelve HD cameras will capture the performances, which will be beamed via satellite to over 975 cinemas in 31 countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and 21 others across Europe and Latin America. Ticket sales for the June 22nd event are brisk, with many venues sold out, including the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City with over 6,000 attendees. In the United States, a special encore presentation of the concert has been added by popular demand in select cinemas on Thursday, June 24th allowing even more fans to participate in the historic night of ear-shattering heavy metal. Tickets are on sale now at participating theater box offices and at www.thebigfourlive.com, where fans can also view the event cinema trailer. In the U.S. tickets for both the June 22nd event and June 24th encore presentation are also available at www.FathomEvents.com.

“THE BIG FOUR: METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX” digital cinema event is distributed globally by New York-based BY Experience and presented in the U.S. by NCM Fathom.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010; U.S. encore presentation Thursday, June 24th, 2010

WHERE: Over 450 U.S. movie theatres and over 525 movie theatres internationally.

For a full list of participating theatres please go to www.thebigfourlive.com.

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BAABA MAAL Live Performance and Chat on Livestream.com June 15 @ 4pm EST– 6/14/2010

Be sure to tune in to Baaba Maal’s Livestream.com session on Tuesday June 15 at 4pm EST. You’ll hear Baaba play songs from his critically acclaimed 2009 album Television (Palm Pictures) and answer questions via a live web chat. You can access the Livestream session here: http://www.livestream.com/baabamaal

Baaba recently played two incredible sets at Bonnaroo this past weekend and is wrapping select June tour dates this week with special shows at Newport Music Hall June 16, the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival on June 18 and the Hollywood Bowl on June 20.

For more information on Baaba Maal, please contact:

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Sleigh Bells Announce First Headlining Tour!– 6/11/2010

After touring the US with Yeasayer and Major Lazer as well as playing to packed houses all across Europe, Sleigh Bells will be returning to North America in July for their first ever headlining tour. The Brooklyn duo’s unorthodox combination of heavy, low-end distortion and gorgeous pop vocals has garnered attention from a wide range of music fans, all craving something entirely new. In addition to headlining dates, this upcoming tour features an appearance at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago and performances at the Hard Summer Music Festival in both LA and NYC.

Sleigh Bells just released their critically-lauded debut, Treats on Mom + Pop in a special partnership with N.E.E.T. Recordings. The record is filled with buzzing guitars, massive, head-nodding beats and sweet-as-sugar vocals on top. Already being heralded as one of the year’s most exciting debut albums, the songs on Treats explode from your speakers.

Live, they’re a maelstrom of pure energy; following incredible sets at Coachella and Primavera Festival, Sleigh Bells’ live show should not be missed.

Tour Dates:

07/01 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

07/02 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

07/03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox

07/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time - 4th of July Party @ Bamboo Bar

07/06 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle

07/08 West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable Street Cafe

07/09 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits

07/10 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl

07/11 Nashville, TN @ The End

07/12 Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio

07/13 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

07/14 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar

07/15 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

07/17 Los Angeles, CA @ LA State Historic Park - Cornfields

07/18 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival

07/20 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

07/21 Montreal, QC @ The National

07/22 Allston, MA @ Royale Night Club

07/24 New York, NY @ Governors Island

For more on Sleigh Bells, please contact:

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Azure Ray Release Drawing Down the Moon (Saddle Creek, September 14)– 6/11/2010

It’s been six years since celebrated female duo Azure Ray released their critically acclaimed album Hold On Love. It’s been a long wait for music fans, but thankfully that wait is about to come to an end. The highly anticipated full length from Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor is a sublime future classic titled Drawing Down the Moon, set for release on Saddle Creek in September. The record was produced by Eric Bachmann at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, North Carolina, mixed by Michael Patterson in Los Angeles, CA and features guest appearances by Andy LeMaster and Liz Durrett. With their three prior full lengths and the November EP the duo drew fans from around the globe with their transcendent songwriting and stunning vocals, Drawing Down the Moon is an even more impressive and beguiling delight. Their undeniable talents lie in balladry so breathtakingly visceral that it soars straight through the ears into the veins until it pumps firmly into the heart.

Drawing Down the Moon opens to drops of harp wrapped loosely in luscious vocals that wind through a fairytale melody; “Wake Up, Sleepyhead” is a perfect introduction to the record, a lullaby to stir the senses. “Signs in the Leaves” is haunting, a devastating tale of giving up someone you love and then longing for them with your entire being: “cause the birds don’t sing,/ and the trees don’t speak to me/ and I don’t see signs in the leaves anymore/ I’m a little worried/ I’m a little worried that I killed something inside of me when I let you go.” If heartbreak has ever sounded more beautiful, we have never heard it. The record closes with “Walking in Circles”, a track which embraces and envelopes the listener. Subtle but striking guitar finds itself laced through pointed, poignant lyrics on time and emotion, “we lament with the passing of time/ hoping we never show it.” Azure Ray are famed for their bitter sweet melancholy and Drawing Down the Moon is a perfect ode to their harmonious musical gifts. Twelve flawless songs worth waiting every second of those six years for.

Drawing Down the Moon Tracklist:

1. Wake Up, Sleepyhead

2. Don’t Leave My Mind

3. In the Fog

4. Larraine

5. On and On Again

6. Make Your Heart

7. Silver Sorrow

8. Signs in the Leaves

9. Love and Permanence

10. Shouldn’t Have Loved

11. Dancing Ghosts

12. Walking in Circles

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AUTOLUX Announces U.S. Headlining Tour– 6/11/2010

On the heels of announcing their new album, Transit Transit, out on TBD Records on August 3rd, Autolux will be returning to the road for a headlining tour across the U.S. The tour, which starts in San Francisco on August 11th, sees the band being supported by This Will Destroy You and Gold Panda. Tickets for these shows are available now.

Since they stopped touring in support of Future Perfect in 2006, Autolux has been steadily crafting the songs that make up Transit Transit, as well as continuing to play sold out shows to an ever-growing fan base and opening for a who’s who of the music world - including PJ Harvey on her first solo tour of Russia, and more recently, Thom Yorke, with his latest project, Atoms For Peace. In September 2009, Autolux went on their first headlining US tour, which included an appearance at the Flaming Lips’-curated All Tomorrow's Parties.

Live, an Autolux show is a study in brilliant dynamics --- perched center stage is drummer/vocalist Carla Azar, playing as if she is in a trance while being completely barefoot; on either side, she is flanked by guitarist/vocalist Greg Edwards and bassist/vocalist Eugene Goreshter, each playing their instruments with grand intensity. Whether playing songs from their acclaimed debut, Future Perfect, or premiering new songs from Transit Transit, an Autolux show is an experience, and these shows promise to be nothing short of amazing.

The dates:

8/11/10 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *

8/13/10 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *

8/14/10 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s *

8/15/10 Vancouver, BC @ Venue *

8/18/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *

8/19/10 Madison, WI @ The Annex *

8/20/10 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *

8/21/10 Newport, KY @ Southgate House *

8/22/10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *

8/24/10 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *

8/25/10 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa *

8/26/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *

8/27/10 Boston, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs *

8/28/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *

8/29/10 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s *

8/31/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *

9/1/10 Washington, DC @ Black Cat +

9/3/10 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle +

9/4/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade +

9/5/10 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks

9/7/10 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live +

9/9/10 Austin, TX @ Emo’s +

9/10/10 Dallas, TX @ The Loft +

9/11/10 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck +

9/12/10 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater +

9/13/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge +

9/15/10 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse +

9/16/10 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern +

9/17/10 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse +

9/18/10 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre +

* - with This Will Destroy You

+ - with Gold Panda

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For more information on Autolux, please contact Jen Appel or Kelly Vallon at Press Here – 212 246 2640/ jen@pressherepublicity.com / kelly@pressherepublicity.com

MOON TAXI Announce Summer Tour!– 6/10/2010

Nashville road warriors Moon Taxi have been steadily picking up steam across the country, building a loyal following of music fans dedicated to the band’s relentless energy, inspired songwriting, and instrumental prowess. Having opened for the likes of Gov’t Mule, Umphrey’s Mcgee, Matisyahu, and DJ Logic, the five-piece are hitting the road for an extensive summer headlining tour.

Formed three years ago in Nashville, TN, Moon Taxi hit the ground running and hasn’t slowed down, beginning by pounding the Southeast club circuit and soon selling out venues in their hometown. Honing their skills on the road and developing a unique sound that joins together a multitude of rock sub-genres into an explosion of red hot rock n’ roll, the band has found its home on the live stage. Vocalist and guitarist Trevor Terndrup commands his position as a frontman-to-watch with his high-flying vocals and magnetic personality that combine with his band mate’s technical skill and complex sonic structures to create a joyous force of nature. Drummer Tyler Ritter anchors the group with propulsive and evolving beats while bassist Tommy Putnam delivers lines that groove between soul and rock, laying a textured foundation that’s both unyielding and unrestricted. Some of the most explosive moments are sparked by Wes Bailey on keys and guitarist Spencer Thomson, whose dizzying solos are met with instant gratification from their audience. The band’s tenacity on stage and on the road has led to securing coveted slots at festivals such as 10,000 Lakes Festival, Moe’s Summer Camp and Birmingham’s City Stages and is captured on the vibrant and explosive live album, Live Ride, released in 2009. Be sure to catch Moon Taxi at these intimate gigs before they catapult into the rock n’ roll stratosphere.

Moon Taxi is Trevor Terndrup (Vocals, Guitar), Spencer Thomson (Guitar), Tommy Putnam (Bass), Wes Bailey (Keys) and Tyler Ritter (Drums)

www.ridethemoontaxi.com / www.myspace.com/moontaxi

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Press Here Ashley Bryan 212 246 2640 ashley@pressherepublicity.com

Squeeze set to perform on ‘LIVE! with Regis and Kelly; Tour Kicks off July 9, 2010!– 6/9/2010

UK pop legends Squeeze will kick off their US Tour with a performance on ‘Live! with Regis and Kelly’ on Thursday, July 8 to perform one of their classic hits which they’ve painstakingly re-recorded for their August 3 studio album release, Spot the Difference (Anchor and Hope Music). ‘Live! with Regis and Kelly’ airs every weekday in national syndication, check local listings for time and station: http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/local_listings.html.

The US tour will start the next evening, Friday, July 9, in Columbus, OH with Cheap Trick. The second leg of the tour will pair Squeeze with the English Beat, starting with their Milwaukee show on July 21.

Along with Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, Squeeze was one of the UK New Wave scene’s few US success stories. Chris Difford’s lyrics and Glenn Tilbrook’s music have survived everything over the years, from the ever-changing musical landscape to their own internal reshuffles and acrimonious breakups - but Squeeze is here to stay, still going strong and still loving every moment.

Spot the Difference is an album of all their classic hits, re-recorded in a way so painstakingly faithful to the originals that they challenge you to spot the difference. Songs include “Tempted” (with Paul Carrick reprising his vocal), “Pulling Mussels from a Shell,” “If I Didn't Love You,” “Black Coffee In Bed,” “Up The Junction,” “Goodbye Girl” and others. The quality of these “new” tracks cements the band’s legacy, not only serving as a reminder of how great those songs were but how compelling they sound today.

For more info: http://www.squeezeofficial.com

Catch SQUEEZE on tour this summer!

Squeeze US Tour 2010 - with Cheap Trick

JULY

Fri 9th Columbus, OH @ LC Outdoor Amphitheatre,

Sat 10th Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival

Tue 13th New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall

Wed 14th Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion

Fri 16th Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center

Sat 17th Guilford, NH @ Meadowbrook Pavilion

Sun 18th New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theater

Squeeze US Tour 2010 - with the English Beat

JULY

Wed 21st Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater

Thurs 22nd Minneapolis, MN @ Zoo Amphitheatre

Sun 25th Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater

Tue 27th Las Vegas, NV @ Crown Theater

Wed 28th Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Fri 30th Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery

Sat 31st Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre

*stay tuned for additional dates

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Spiritualized: Unique Performance of Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space At Radio City Music Hall, July 30th 2010– 6/9/2010

Spiritualized have announced plans to stage a one-off performance of their seminal 1997 album Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on July 30th. The performance, which follows similar shows in the UK, will feature the Spiritualized live band plus a choir, 8 piece string section and horns. This will be the only North American show and the last performance of its kind.

Ladies & Gentlemen… was critically lauded around the globe upon its release and remains one of the most fiercely loved British albums of the past 20 years. It catapulted Spiritualized onto the world stage, landed at #4 on the UK’s Album Charts and was named Album Of The Year by the NME. Songs such as “Come Together”, “I Think I’m In Love”, “Electricity” and “Broken Heart” have been live favorites for over a decade but the album has never been performed in the US in its entirety and in all of its multi-instrumental and gospel-chorused glory.

Pitchfork Media gave a recently reissued collectors edition of Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space a perfect score of 10.0 saying, “Ladies and Gentlemen is one of the great triumphs of the 70-plus-minute CD era. Alternately chaotic and meticulous, thundering and quivering, Ladies and Gentlemen finds power in conflict — between restraint and excess, addiction and isolation, and ultimately, love and hate.” Spin Magazine called the staging of the album at the UK’s recent All Tomorrow’s Parties as “a space-rock masterpiece”, while the Independent newspaper raved “Spiritualized are an event…It's massive: a wall of devotional sound blowing a capacity crowd practically off its feet.”

Led by enigmatic frontman Jason Spaceman, Spiritualized are one of Britain’s most revered and influential rock bands. Founded in 1990 their catalog includes Lazer Guided Melodies, Pure Phase, Let It Come Down, Amazing Grace and Songs In A&E. J.Spaceman is currently in the studio recording the follow up to Songs In A&E.

This unique performance of Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space at Radio City is in conjunction with Spin Magazine as part of their SPIN 25th Anniversary celebrations.

Tickets are available from 6/14: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D0044BBABF049D5

For a limited time some ticket purchases will include a limited edition Ladies & Gentlemen... t-shirt pill box set.

For more information on Spiritualized and the Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space live performance at Radio City Music Hall or to speak to J Spaceman for a preview piece please contact Chloe Walsh or Angie Carlson at Press Here. 212 246 2640. angie@pressherepublicity.com

Jakob Dylan and Three Legs Extends Acclaimed US Tour– 6/8/2010

LOS ANGELES, CA, June 8, 2010 – Jakob Dylan has announced plans to extend his current nation-wide tour into the summer with this band Jakob Dylan and Three Legs. The band, which will feature new member Nora O’Connor as well as veteran Kelly Hogan on vocals, will be back on the road starting June 19th in Morton, IL with dates running through July.

Dylan’s US tour kicked off in April and is happening in support of his critically acclaimed sophomore album Women and Country. The album debuted at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, marking his highest chart debut to date. Striking and ripe with sublime beauty, Jakob reaches new majestic heights on this release with his distinct voice and unparalleled songwriting. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, Women and Country finds Jakob reuniting with acclaimed Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winning producer T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Crazy Heart), who produced the Wallflowers' 1996 breakthrough album Bringing Down the Horse. Jakob is also joined by Neko Case and Kelly Hogan on the release, who provide back-up vocals on 8 of the album’s 11 tracks.

Confirmed Jakob Dylan Tour Dates:

6/19 Morton, IL The Morton Arboretum

6/21 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

6/22 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

6/23 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot

6/25 Denver, CO The Bluebird

6/26 Taos, NM Taos Solar Music Festival

6/27 Aspen, CO Belly Up

7/2 Oxford, ME Oxford County Fairgrounds

7/8 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues

7/9 Bearsville, NY The Bearsville Theatre

7/10 Pleasantville, NY Parkway Field

CONTACT:

Carleen Donovan

Press Here Publicity

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Tour press Inquiries:

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DAVID GRAY Set to Release New Studio Album – 6/7/2010

Less than a year after releasing his critically acclaimed seventh album Draw the Line, David Gray has announced the release of a new studio album, Foundling, out on August 17, 2010 on Mercer Street Records/ Downtown Music. This 2-disc set will feature the full length album and a 9-song bonus disc featuring never before released material including the first single “A Moment Everything Changes.”

Currently preparing to kick-off of a co-headlining summer tour with Ray LaMontagne, David Gray will be making special appearances on the CBS’s The Early Show (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT), where he will perform an outdoor concert for fans on the network’s plaza on August 20th, and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on September 9th. David will also be featured in the second season of the acclaimed, innovative music series, Live from the Artists Den, with Gray’s January 5th concert taping at New York's Broad Street Ballroom to air on public television the week of July 19th.

Recorded in London and produced by himself, Foundling picks up where Draw the Line leaves off, creating a new chapter of lush, soulful songs that finds Gray returning to his folk music roots. The first single, “A Moment Everything Changes” is an upbeat driving force, while songs such as the album opener “Only The Wine” and the bluesy title track “Foundling” show David Gray’s understated artistry and hauntingly beautiful vocals that have garnered him fans across the globe.

David Gray has established himself as one of the UK’s leading music artists both at home and overseas. With a career now spanning over fifteen years and nearly 12 million album sales, David’s commercial success is also backed up by a critical consensus and countless accolades, including a BAFTA nomination (for his soundtrack work on Amma Assante’s 2004 film A Way Of Life), two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting, a Q Award for “Best Single,” two Brit nominations for “Best Male, “a GRAMMY nomination for “Best New Artist.” His 2009 release Draw The Line was met with critical praise and garnered the artist a series of high profile television appearances, as well as two sold out tours of the US.

Foundling Track listing

Disc 1

1. Only The Wine

2. Foundling

3. Forgetting

4. Gossamer Thread

5. The Old Chair

6. In God’s Name

7. We Could Fall In Love Again Tonight

8. Holding On

9. When I Was In Your Heart

10. A New Day At Midnight

Disc 2 - BONUS DISC

1. Fixative

2. Morning theme

3. The Dotted line

4. A Million Years

5. Who's Singing Now

6. Old Father Time

7. Indeed I Will

8. A Moment Changes Everything

9. More to me now

11. Dave Jones’ Locker

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KELE EXPANDS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR FOR THE BOXER!– 6/4/2010

Kele Okereke of Bloc Party will be expanding his first U.S. tour in support of his solo debut, The Boxer, out on June 22nd on Glassnote Records. The tour will be presented by NYLON Magazine, as part of their annual NYLON Music Tour series, and will take Kele and his live band – including a keyboardist, a drummer, and a multi-instrumentalist – across the entire U.S. Live, The Boxer becomes an entirely new experience, anchored by Kele’s inimitable voice. Tickets for these shows will go on sale Saturday, June 5th.

The album’s first single, “Tenderoni,” which has been one of the spring’s most talked-about songs, is also now available exclusively for sale via Verizon’s digital sales store and phones until June 14th. “Tenderoni” is a template for The Boxer’s eclectic electronic euphoria --- its driving percussion, squealing synths and bold, infectious chorus show us just how at home Kele sounds within a completely new sonic context.

Produced by XXXchange (Spank Rock), with additional mixing by Philippe Zdar (Phoenix), The Boxer sees the talented frontman pushing the boundaries of his own melodic sensibilities, boldly stepping out as a solo artist in his own right. With the release of their debut, Silent Alarm, in 2005, Bloc Party were one of the most important bands of 00’s, driven by Kele’s amazing voice and incredible songwriting. When the band decided to take a hiatus after five straight years of touring, Kele pushed on, finding himself drawn to an entirely new way of making music. The resulting album, The Boxer, is set to be one of the finest debuts of 2010.

Kele’s first American shows will be absolutely incredible and are not to be missed!

The dates are:

7/23/10 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

7/24/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre

7/25/10 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall

7/27/10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

7/29/10 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club

7/30/10 Ottawa, ON @ Capitol Music Hall

7/31/10 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival

8/2/10 Boston, MA @ Middle East

8/3/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

8/6/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time at Voyeur

8/7/10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

8/9/10 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine

8/10/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

8/12/10 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir

8/13/10 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey

For more information about Kele, please contact:

Press Here Publicity:

Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon

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jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com

Baaba Maal: Tweet for A Track!– 6/4/2010

Tweet for a download of the exclusive Mikey J Remix of "Tindo" from Baaba’s acclaimed album Television

Legendary Sengelese singer Baaba Maal is inviting his fans on Twitter to tweet for a free download of Mikey J’s remix of “Tindo”, a track from Baaba’s 2009 acclaimed album Television (Palm Pictures). Twitter users can visit Baaba Maal’s Facebook or Twitter page (www.facebook.com/baabamaal / http://twitter.com/baabamaal) to access the download link.

Baaba Maal’s most recent album, Television, is a collaboration primarily with singer Sabina Sciubba and keyboardist Didi Gutman, both members of New York’s Brazilian Girls. The result is a stunningly beautiful and diverse record that subtlety blends electronic dance elements and timeless West African musical tradition to produce an eclectic and romantic sound. Baaba Maal brought audiences across the country to their feet with these beloved songs during his recent North American spring tour, his first stateside shows in four years. Baaba is now ready to embark on select June tour dates that include a set at Bonnaroo (TN) and the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (CA) as well as special shows at Newport Music Hall (OH), Hollywood Bowl (CA) and Central Park Summerstage (NY).

June 2010 Tour Dates:

6/12/10 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival

6/14/10 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage

6/16/10 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

6/18/10 Sierra Nevada, CA @ Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

6/20/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

www.baabamaal.tv

For more information contact:

Gina Schulman/ Carla Senft - Press Here Publicity

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carla@pressherepublicity.com

Karen Elson Adds NYC Show To Upcoming Tour– 6/2/2010

Karen Elson, who just released her debut album The Ghost Who Walks last week, has announced that she will be adding another NYC show to her upcoming tour – a stop at the Studio at Webster Hall on June 19th. Tickets for this special show will be available starting today. Karen will also be appearing with Grizzly Bear & Band of Horses at the Williamsburg Waterfront on June 20th.

Recorded at Third Man Studios in Tennessee with Jack White as producer, The Ghost Who Walks marks Karen’s solo debut; a culmination of her storied musical background - which has included 6 years as a founding member of New York City-based political cabaret The Citizens Band and involvement in several musical projects over the past few years, including adding her vocals to tracks for Robert Plant and recording a duet with Cat Power for a Serge Gainsbourg tribute album ("Je Taime Moi Non Plus”) – and her vast musical interests.

Some Praise for Karen Elson:

“With a voice that can go from retro-breathy chanteuse to rootsy belter in a few notes…Ms Elson is ore than just a pretty face, or even a pretty voice, but an artist in her own right...Her album leans toward dark, spare Americana in instrumentation and themes. Onstage, eyes closed, she weaves like a 1960s folkie.” – New York Times

“Within the first minute of The Ghost Who walks, Karen Elson puts to rest any concerns that she’s just another pretty face. Elson’s wistful voice effortlessly dances across a retro-chic landscape populated by characters likely to pull double duty in works by Nick Cave or Flannery O’Connor.” – Under The Radar

“Her fiery locks and porcelain-pale skin made her a supermodel but Karen Elson was fated for a career in music. Her debut album The Ghost Who Walks is a haunting triumph.” – Marie Claire

Tour Dates In Full:

6/8/10 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord

6/9/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland

6/13/10 Denver, CO @ Walnut Room

6/15/10 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

6/16/10 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo

6/17/10 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi

6/19/10 New York, NY @ Studio at Webster Hall

6/20/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront (WRXP radio show with Grizzly Bear & Band of Horses)

To find out more, check out www.karenelson.com.

For more information on Karen Elson contact Chloe Walsh or Sarah Usher at Press Here Publicity. 212 246 2640. chloe@pressherepublicity.com/sarah@pressherepublicity.com

JOHN BUTLER TRIO Exclusive Webcast from Red Rocks Friday, June 4 – 6/2/2010

Multi-platinum power trio JOHN BUTLER TRIO will webcast their largest North American headlining show to date for fans worldwide on Friday, June 4. JBT, on tour for April Uprising, is partnering with Livestream to broadcast a 2 hour-plus concert from the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado. The free broadcast will air live June 4 starting at 8 p.m. PST, 11pm EST and will be available at www.livestream.com/johnbutlertrio. This special show will open with a short performance and blessing from indigenous Plains Indians, followed by John Butler Trio.

The Fremantle, Australia trio are currently touring North America, including appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and shows at Candlestick Park, Central Park Summerstage, Bonnaroo Main Stage and more. Watch a clip of their hit AAA single "One Way Road" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5f3gfFtHY8.

Relix magazine, the webcast's official media sponsor, has a multi-page feature on the Butler in its forthcoming July issue due to street in late June. As Butler tells Relix of his live performances and music, "I’m part of a very sacred and very special ritual. I’m part of that and I use it to change lives.” Relix will also be hosting the webcast on its website at www.relix.com/jbtlive.

With Livestream as the exclusive streaming provider, the player widget for the webcast can be embedded anywhere. Integration with Facebook and Twitter allows viewers to engage in an online conversation with other fans.

Check out JBT on one of the tour dates below:

TOUR DATES:

JUNE

Friday 4 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater *

Saturday 5 Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads **

Sunday 6 Ozark, AR @ Wakarusa Festival **

Wednesday 9 Des Moines, IA @ Simon Estes Amphitheater **

Thursday 10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue **

Friday 11 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater **

Sunday 13 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo

Tuesday 15 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage **

Wednesday 16 Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap **

Thursday 17 Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing **

Friday 18 Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion ***

*6/4 with Medeski Martin & Wood and State Radio

**6/15, 6/17-18 co-bill with State Radio

***6/18 ¬ State Radio closes the concert

www.johnbutlertrio.com

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www.facebook.com/JohnButlerTrio

MEDIA ENQUIRIES FOR JOHN BUTLER TRIO, please contact PRESS HERE: PUBLICITY: Angie Carlson Tel: 212.246.2640; Email: angie@pressherepublicity.com Jamie Sherman; Tel: 212.246.2640; Email: jamie@pressherepublicity.com

SOMI ANNOUNCES JUNE SHOWS!– 6/1/2010

Installment of New Africa Live with Meklit Hadero on June 1st at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge

“If the Rains Come First unites the familiar with the exotic and reveals the universal qualities that can be found in individual experience. These intimate ruminations need no larger-than-life sonic padding – they’re a potent brew from the first sip to the last drop.” – NPR All Things Considered

“Superb! – Vogue

“All elegance and awe…utterly captivating!” – Billboard

Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Somi has announced three festival shows this June. Somi and her band will be taking the stage at the Rochester Jazz Festival, the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, and Make Music New York.

Originally from Uganda and Rwanda, Somi grew up between Illinois and Zambia, but currently resides in Harlem. Her third full length album, If the Rains Come First (ObliqSound) debuted at #2 on the Billboard World Music Charts and secured Somi’s position on the front lines of a new generation of emerging African artists.

Before Somi hits the road, her non-profit organization New Africa Live will present a very special show with Meklit Hadero at Le Poisson Rouge TONIGHT, June 1st. New Africa Live was founded by Somi in 2008 as with the aim of carving out a cultural space of belonging for contemporary African artists through multi-disciplinary events and performances. Over the past two years, New Africa Live have presented acclaimed and influential artist such as Somali folk hip-hop emcee K’NAAN, South African superstar Zolani Mahola of Freshly Ground, the electro-soul project of the Ghanaian lead singer of Fela! Abena Koomson, South African art rock collective BlkJks and Grammy winning jazz artist Lionel Loueke of Benin.

Somi recently appeared on WNYC’s Soundcheck, which you can listen to here: http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/2010/may/04/somi/

Catch Somi LIVE in June:

June 1 New Africa Live presents Meklit Hadero New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

June 12 Rochester, NY @ Rochester Jazz Festival

June 19 East Lansing, MI @ Summer Solstice Jazz Festival

June 21 New York, NY @ Make Music New York at Joe’s Pub

www.somimusic.com

For more information on Somi, reach out! Press Here 212 246 2640 Ashley Bryan / ashley@pressherepublicity.com Gina Schulman / gina@pressherepublicity.com

KNAAN Scores Global Number One Hit for Coca-Cola with Wavin' Flag– 5/27/2010

Curates and Contributes Audio Blogs to “Coca-Cola Celebration Radio”

Performs at Various Coca-Cola Sponsored Events and Fan Fests During the 2010 FIFA World Cup™

“Wavin’ Flag – Coca-Cola Celebration Mix,” the uplifting anthem recorded by internationally acclaimed hip-hop star K’NAAN for Coca-Cola and its sponsorship of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, is a certified number one hit the world over in countries including China, Mexico, Germany, Canada, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. To build on the success of this collaboration, Coca-Cola has debuted a digital radio station, “Coca-Cola Celebration Radio.” As official programmer K’NAAN personally selected many of the tracks played on the station based on their upbeat tempo, celebratory style and inclusion of African artists. Listeners will also hear K’NAAN’s daily audio blogs which will recount his experience from South Africa during the FIFA World Cup™. The radio station, believed to be the first digital radio station entirely supported by a single brand, can be downloaded as a widget and placed on social media sites, blogs and websites and is available at http://celebrations.coca-cola.com.

The song, a remix of his ‘Wavin Flag’, which originally appeared on K’NAAN’s acclaimed 2009 album Troubadour has been reworked for the Coca-Cola campaign which invites football fans to express their optimism and passion for football through dance celebrations in the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa.

K’NAAN will also perform the song at Coca-Cola sponsored events in South Africa during the FIFA World Cup including Trophy Tour events and appearances at official “Fan Fests” where people will gather for public viewing of matches. Fans will also hear the song’s memorable five-note chorus in the stadium before each game and at half-time and be prompted to chant along to the “Oh, oh, oh-oh, ohhh” refrain and wave their flags via video board messages.

CONTACT: K’NAAN Carleen Donovan/Sam Orlando Press Here Publicity 212-246-2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com / sam@pressherepublicity.com

Harper Simon’s “Wishes and Stars” Video Debuts on IFC.com!– 5/26/2010

The first video from singer-songwriter Harper Simon's critically acclaimed self-titled debut album (Vagrant/Tulsi Records) premiered on IFC.com this week. The video, for the song “Wishes and Stars," was directed by actor/director Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project, Humpday and Hung). The video can now be viewed here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d82Dz1DW2BM

Marked by an accessible intelligence and impressive musical range, "Wishes and Stars" is certainly not “simple as a bee/as a melody in C” as the lyric reads. Co-written by acclaimed novelist Ben Okri, the song is a strong statement of Harper's considerable musical ambition. The song’s eloquent and evocative chorus “there are more wishes than stars” points to Harper’s seriousness of purpose as an emerging songwriter as well as his curiosity about the world.

The “Wishes and Stars” video features an array of captivating special guests, played by notable musicians, actors and artists, including Money Mark (Beastie Boys), lyricist/essayist John Perry Barlow (Grateful Dead), actress Angela Featherstone (The Wedding Singer, The Soloist), Alison Sudol (A Fine Frenzy), producer Laila Nabulsi (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), model/writer Jessica Joffee, and LA poet/painter/musician E.E. Johnston.

Across the pond, Harper just completed an incredibly successful tour that saw him playing to packed venues across the UK, France, Belgium and Germany. His album recently received rave reviews from premiere media outlets overseas, where he has upcoming opening slots slated with Marianne Faithfull in Dublin, Tori Amos in London and Kris Kristofferson in Vigevano, Italy. He will also play the UK’s Cambridge Folk Festival and Leicester Summer Sundae. Stateside, Harper is set to hit the road with Langhorne Slim for a June U.S. tour kicking off June 8th in Alexandria, VA.

Praise for Harper Simon:

“…a gorgeous collection of vintage-sounding country-folk tunes….his well crafted, breezily pretty melodies keep you coming back.” – Rolling Stone

“Like a photograph held in solution, the many charms of this lovely record lowly but definitely develop…Harper Simon’s debut tantalizes…a real star in the making.” - American Songwriter

“…a cohesive album of interlocking songs…it’s Simon’s blithe alto and buoyant melodies that give the music a fresh feel.” – USA Today

“…witty and revealing….this is a loveable record, infused with a powerful, entirely openhearted romanticism…” – The Daily Telegraph (UK)

Upcoming US Tour Dates:

* w/ Langhorne Slim

6/08 Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere *

6/09 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle *

6/10 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Pourhouse *

6/12 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival

6/13 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival

6/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Radiodown*

6/15 Columbus, OH @ Skullys *

6/17 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club *

6/18 Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar*

Upcoming Overseas Tour Dates:

6/23 Dublin, IE @ Grand Canal Theatre (with Marianne Faithfull)

7/18 London, UK @ Apollo Victoria Theatre (with Tori Amos)

7/22 Vigevano, IT @ Vigevano Castle (with Kris Kristofferson)

8/1 Cambridge, UK @ Cambridge Folk Festival

8/14 Leicester, UK @ Leicester Summer Sundae

www.myspace.com/harpersimon * www.harpersimon.com

For more information on Harper Simon, please contact: Gina Schulman // Carla Senft Press Here 212-246-2640 gina@pressherepublicity.com carla@pressherepublicity.com

Gruff Rhys Announces Premiere of South American Documentary; Limited Edition Collaborative Album– 5/26/2010

Gruff Rhys, enigmatic lead singer and songwriter for celebrated Welsh space rock outfit Super Furry Animals, solo artist and one half of trans-Atlantic electronic duo Neon Neon, has spent the past five years crafting his first documentary, “Separado!” Directed by Dylan Goch & Gruff Rhys, “Separado!” takes us on a pan continental road trip in search of Rhys’ long lost Patagonian uncle, the poncho wearing guitarist Rene Griffiths. Dylan Goch follows Gruff Rhys on a tour that takes in the theatres, nightclubs and desert tea houses of Wales, Brazil and the Argentine Andes as he discovers what became of his family, the Welsh Diaspora and its musical legacy.

The documentary will have its U.S. premiere next month at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The screening will take place on June 24th and 26th, tickets go on sale June 1st. The Mexican premiere will then take place at the Distrital Film Festival in Mexico City on June 3rd accompanied by a short live set by Gruff Rhys, with British distribution also occurring this summer.

In conjunction with “Separado!” comes the July 26th, limited edition, digital release of The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness via OVNI/Turnstile records. This collaborative album between Gruff Rhys and Brazilian industrial legend Tony Da Gatorra was recorded in Sao Paulo and moments of the recording process are captured in “Separado!”.

For Tickets/Info on LA Film Festival: http://www.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2010/xslguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=424

For Tickets/Info on Distrital Film Festival: www.distrital.mx

www.gruffrhys.com www.turnstilemusic.net www.separado.co.uk

For more information on Gruff Rhys, Separado!, The Terror Of Cosmic Loneliness please contact: Chloe Walsh or Perri Cohen at Press Here. 212 246 2640. Chloe(at)pressherepublicity.com Perri(at)pressherepublicity.com

Lana Mir Releases Debut LP August 24th (Unfiltered Records)– 5/26/2010

The Ukranian born Lana Mir, New York based singer-songwriter will be releasing her infectiously charming self-titled debut album on August 24th via Unfiltered Records (The Postmarks, Ivy). The album is a breezy and disarming collection of songs that wholly reflects Lana’s unconventional journey. Recorded at Stratosphere Sound in New York City and produced by Andy Chase (Ivy, Brookville) and Bruce Driscoll (Blondefire), the album is a promising beginning for the enchanting chanteuse.

Growing up in Kiev, Lana’s creative options were limited, albeit her love of music was insatiable. Over time, Lana became exposed to western musicians such as Björk, Air, Marianne Faithful, Joni Mitchell and Portishead via friends who were travelling in Europe and America. Discouraged with the artificialness of the Ukrainian recording industry, where she was quickly becoming popular, Lana swiftly left home and headed for New York where the gentle and earnest songwriting she penned would have a proper home.

Lana got her chance when producer Andy Chase fell under her spell upon hearing a few songs she recorded in a home studio. A year later, the LP was complete. Lana Mir is bursting with airy pop songs such as “Tears Are Not Enough,” while the Tracey Thorn-esque “Return” takes its cues from Lana’s appreciation of jazz. Lana’s passion for Brazilian music from artist’s such as Astrud Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim, and her years of experience playing the jazz circuit in New York shines beautifully on the bossa nova-tinged, “Goodbye Girl.” On songs like “Summertime” and “Say You Need Me,” Lana’s sultry voice and subdued sensuality combined with Chase’s warm, gauzy production creates a fitting home for Lana’s organic blend of contemporary and vintage 60s-style pop – much like Serge Gainsbourg achieved in the songs of Françoise Hardy. Lana pours herself into the hushed minimalism of “These Days” and her wistful voice floats on the shimmering “We Started Something.”

The album’s songs flow with unassuming emotion. Lana Mir is an album both worldly and timeless, establishing her as an undeniably gorgeous new voice to American ears.

Venus Magazine premiered the video for a new album track ““Summertime”, which Lana shot in New York’s Central Park. You can view the video here: http://www.venuszine.com/clips/video/music/115/Exclusive_Premiere_from_Lana_Mir

Watch the video for “I Wanna Be Adored” (Stone Roses cover): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zsjltIhb3s

MP3 to post freely of Lana Mir’s “I Wanna Be Adored” (Stone Roses cover): http://www.mediafire.com/?jmy3lwoyyfi

Lana Mir tracklisting:

1. Say You Need Me

2. Beautiful Day

3. To Be Wrong

4. Summertime

5. I Wanna Be Adored

6. Tears are Not Enough

7. These Days

8. We Started Something

9. Believe in Me

10. Goodbye Girl

11. Return

www.myspace.com/lanamir www.twitter.com/lanamir

For more on Lana Mir, please reach out!

Press Here Publicity Gina Schulman//Inge Colsen//Sarah Usher gina@pressherepublicity.com inge@pressherepublicity.com sarah@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

MAJOR LAZER Joins Forces With LA ROUX to Present LAZERPROOF MIXTAPE!– 5/25/2010

AVAILABLE FOR FREE, WEDNESDAY MAY 26th ON MADDECENT.COM

www.maddecent.com

Electro-dancehall duo Major Lazer has partnered with English synthpop outfit La Roux to create Lazerproof, a mixtape to be released for free on Wednesday, May 26th from Mad Decent!

On their self-titled debut from Cherrytree Records, La Roux front-woman Elly Jackson channels her new wave and pop influences and projects them onto a backdrop of intricate electronic musings co-produced by Ben Langmaid. Major Lazer’s brain-trust (Diplo and Switch), partner with them to bring the newest mixtape that was put together while on a recent trip to Jamaica.

Lazerproof plays on both groups’ styles and the result is a project that is only vaguely recognizable as the sum of its parts- ska, dubstep, hip-hop and pop stars aligning to create a synth-Britania meets dubstep dancehall gem. Guest appearances from Gucci Mane, Drake, Gyptian, Rusko and Amanda Blank add the infamous Mad Decent touch.

The mixtape is free to those who register this Wednesday, May 26th on Mad Decent’s website: www.maddecent.com

LAZERPROOF TRACKLISTING

1. Bulletproof (Nacey Remix ft. Matt Hemerlein)

2. Colourless Artibella

3. I'm Not Your Lemonade + Heroes ‘N‘ Villains Remix ft. Gucci Mane

4. Independent Kill ft. Candi Redd

5. Keep It Fascinating

6. Magic (Falling Soldiers Dub)

7. In 4 The Kill Pon De Skream ft. Drake

8. Houstatlantavegas Pains

9. Tigerlily (DYWHAP Blend) ft. Rusko

10. Can't Stop Now (Armor Love Remix)

11. Quicksand (Mad Decent 2010 Rerub) ft. Amanda Blank

12. Cover My Eyes (Costra Nostra Edit)

13. I Said It (Major Lazer Dubplate) ft. Opal

14. Hold Yuh (Double Dubplate) ft. Gyptian

MAJOR LAZER / MAD DECENT PRESS INQUIRIES: Biz 3 / Dana Meyerson dana@biz3.net

www.myspace.com/majorlazer

www.twitter.com/majorlazer

www.maddecent.com

www.twitter.com/maddecent

LA ROUX PRESS INQUIRIES:

Press Here Publicity Linda Carbone (linda@pressherepublicity.com) & Cara Wodnicki (cara@pressherepublicity.com) www.myspace.com/larouxuk www.twitter.com/larouxuk

AUTOLUX Release Transit Transit (TBD Records; August 3rd, 2010)– 5/24/2010

We’re very excited to announce the much-anticipated release of Transit Transit, by Autolux. This enigmatic, Los Angeles-based trio whose debut, Future Perfect, was released to critical acclaim in 2004, has continued to captivate fans anxious for the evolution of their unique sonic aesthetic. Autolux’s sophomore album, Transit Transit, will be released this summer, August 3rd, 2010 – on TBD Records (Radiohead, White Rabbits) in North America and Japan, and ATP Recordings (Built to Spill, Spiritualized) for the rest of the world.

Since they stopped touring in support of Future Perfect in 2006, Autolux has been steadily crafting the songs that make up Transit Transit, as well as continuing to play sold out shows to an ever-growing fan base and opening for a who’s who of the music world - including PJ Harvey on her first solo tour of Russia, and more recently, Thom Yorke, with his latest project, Atoms For Peace. In September 2009, Autolux went on their first headlining US tour, which included an appearance at the Flaming Lips’-curated All Tomorrow's Parties.

Autolux (Carla Azar: vocals/drums, Greg Edwards: vocals/guitar. and Eugene Goreshter: vocals/bass) produced Transit Transit themselves with Edwards serving as engineer. It was recorded in the band’s studio, Space 23, located near downtown Los Angeles. The album begins with its title track, an utterly unique concussion of rhythm, created from a looped sample of an old freezer slamming shut and a simple round of chords from an upright piano. The hypnotic density of the vocals and organic futurism of the instrumentation instantly rearranges any preconceptions about the 'autolux sound'. “Census” and “Supertoys” play like the logical evolution and refinement of Future Perfect, delivering propulsive grooves and atmospheric chord changes, while “Highchair” combines a simple, yet effective drum machine beat with tympani-esque tom overdubs to create an orchestral lo-fi dance track. There is a notable sonic progression throughout Transit Transit: vintage synthesizers and manipulated ambience glue central song components together, several tracks are built around piano, all three members take turns with lead vocals, harmonies are abundant, and there is even a bit of trumpet. Ultimately, Transit Transit is propelled by its individual members’ strengths, coalescing into beautiful, complex songs. Goreshter continues to innovate his bass style, effortlessly modernizing the instrument's melodic role, while still providing an on-edge rawness and groove-filled momentum. Edwards' guitars serve to modulate the moods throughout the record, constantly evoking feelings found in the space between emotions. And Azar's sturdy, creative drumming (a phenomenon to behold on stage) continues on record with plenty of hook beats - ferocious and delicate, at once.

Whether Autolux is a band you are just discovering, or if you are already a frantic fan, Transit Transit provides a deep and profound world in which to immerse yourself.

Autolux will be touring across the US and Canada this fall. Dates will be announced soon.

Transit Transit track listing:

1. Transit Transit

2. Census

3. Highchair

4. Supertoys

5. Spots

6. The Bouncing Wall

7. Audience No. 2

8. Kissproof

9. Headless Sky

10. The Science of Imaginary Solutions

www.autolux.net / www.myspace.com/autolux

For more information on Autolux, please contact Jen Appel or Kelly Vallon at Press Here – 212 246 2640/ jen@pressherepublicity.com / kelly@pressherepublicity.com

Land of Talk Release Cloak and Cipher (August 24, 2010; Saddle Creek)– 5/21/2010

Montreal trio Land of Talk, spearheaded by vocalist and songwriter Elizabeth Powell, have announced the release of their sophomore full-length album, Cloak and Cipher, out August 24th, 2010 on Saddle Creek. Joining Powell on the album are Eoin O Laoghaire (bass) and Andrew Barr (drums) and special guests drawn from the Montreal music scene and beyond including Patrick Watson as well as members of Stars, Silver Mount Zion Band, Wintersleep, Besnard Lakes, Arcade Fire and Esmerine.

The follow up to 2008’s critically adored debut LP Some Are Lakes, Cloak and Cipher’s ten tracks mark an electric step forward for the band musically and sonically, establishing Land of Talk as one of Canada’s most exciting new musical voices. Recorded in Montreal’s Breakglass Studios in the Fall of 2009 with producer Jace Lasek (Besnard Lakes, Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown), the return to the studio was a homecoming of sorts after nearly two years of life on the road that was punctuated by the release of 2009’s Fun and Laughter EP. Following the release of Some Are Lakes, Land of Talk joined Broken Social Scene on a North American tour where in addition to opening the show, Powell joined the collective on stage nightly and left critics taking note, including the New York Times raving in their live review, “[Powell] proved herself a strong guitarist and a calmly arresting lead singer…She made a virtue of directness and brevity, letting small details speak for themselves.” While the buzz around Some Are Lakes was steadily growing, these staggering live sets brought attention to Powell’s stand-out voice and undeniable presence as a front-woman to watch.

With the release of Cloak and Cipher, it’s clear that Powell and company took the power of these live shows and focused them into a more complex, textured and sophisticated musical composition. This record is the document of Powell’s past and future, cleaved together. In those teenage years, an analog child, her recordings were strictly to 4-track tape. Cloak and Cipher’s songs were roughed out in the digital Garageband software, a first for Powell. It afforded her the space to return to her old process – isolated, quiet, layered construction. Realized in the studio, these songs became vast yet intricate: expansive arrangements anchored by taut instrumentation. The lyrics are borrowed newspaper headlines, veiled confessions, and passages from books, annihilated and morphed into song. Tracks like “Hamburg, Noon” swing tensely between acrobatic vocals and rumbling guitars while “Swift Coin” roars to the fore like an eviscerating siren; exploding into a rollicking and joyous guitar anthem. The halfway point, “The Hate I Won’t Commit,” featuring a piano solo from Patrick Watson, weaves between abrasive and gentle, expanding through choral backing vocals and distressed, emotive pleas from Powell. “Quarry Hymns” is the sweetest and saddest Land of Talk you will hear, insistently driven by Arcade Fire’s Jeremy Gara on drums. The record concludes with the dreamy and ethereal “Better and Closer” gently rocking you asunder.

Land of Talk hit the road later this month with Besnard Lakes. The touring band for the May dates will be Elizabeth Powell (vocals/guitar), Joe Yarmush (bass/guitars/vocals), Andrew Barr (drums/percussion) and Eoin O Laoghaire (bass).

Cloak and Ciper tracklisting in full:

1. Cloak and Cipher

2. Goaltime Exposure

3. Quarry Hymns

4. Swift Coin

5. Color Me Badd

6. The Hate I Won’t Commit

7. Hamburg, Noon

8. Blangee Blee

9. Playita

10. Better and Closer

For more information, contact:

Press Here 212 246 2640 Jen Appel / jen@pressherepublicity.com Ashley Bryan / ashley@pressherepublicity.com

Grizzly Bear To Perform At Governor’s Island, NY & Hollywood Bowl– 5/21/2010

Celebrated Brooklyn 4-piece add two US shows to a summer festival schedule that includes Primavera in Spain, Glastonbury in England and Lollapalooza in Chicago

Grizzly Bear have added two US shows to their impressive summer festival schedule. The band, whose critically lauded Veckatimest (Warp) was an international hit last year, have lined up some of the world’s biggest festivals for 2010 and on August 12th they’ll be performing at Governor’s Island in New York City with Gang Gang Dance and The Walkmen. They’re also appearing at The Hollywood Bowl on September 18th with Phoenix and Girls.

Tickets for Governor’s Island are available here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/000044B18D6CA325

Grizzly Bear’s Summer Tour Dates In Full:

May 26 - Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseu dos Recreios w/ Cibelle

May 27 - Porto, Portugal - Coliseu do Porto w/ Cibelle

May 29 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound

June 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Williasburg Waterfront w/ Band of Horses

June 25 - Cork, Ireland - Live at the Marquee w/ Midlake, Camera Obscura

June 27 - Pilton, UK - Glastonbury

June 28 - London, UK - Serpentine Sessions @ Hyde Park

June 29 - Paris, France - L'Olympia w/ Dirty Projectors

July 3 - Oxford, ME - The Nateva Music Festival @ The Oxford Fairgrounds

July 18 - Southwold (Suffolk), UK - Latitude Festival

July 25 - Sydney, Australia - Enmore

July 27 - Melbourne, Australia - Palais

July 30 - Woodford, Australia - Splendour in the Grass (Queensland)

Aug 7 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza

Aug 12 - New York, NY - Governor's Island w/ Gang Gang Dance & The Walkmen

Sept 18 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl w/ Phoenix & Girls

http://grizzly-bear.net

For more information contact Chloe Walsh @ Press Here 212 246 2640

Karen Elson’s Debut Release Out May 25th!; “Cruel Summer” video premiere on Style.com– 5/21/2010

Karen Elson has announced the debut video release for the lonesome, traditional folk/country inspired ballad “Cruel Summer,” available exclusively on Style.com on Monday, May 24th. This latest video release is another stunning track off her highly-anticipated, first-ever solo album, The Ghost Who Walks, out just one day later via Third Man/XL Recordings on May 25th.

Karen has also revealed plans for a free all-ages live performance with her band at Nashville's Third Man Records on May 24th at 6 p.m. CST, where fans will be able to pick up the album the day before its release. This special performance will available to watch via www.karenelson.com, www.thirdmanrecords.com and www.youtube.com/xlrecordings on Wednesday starting at 12 pm CST. Additionally on Wednesday, May 26th, Karen will be making an appearance at renowned local music store Grimey’s for acoustic in-store performance at 6 p.m. CST with autograph session to follow.

Recorded at Third Man Studios with Jack White as producer, Karen’s solo debut features 11 original compositions which were all written following her 2005 relocation from New York City to the city of country music, Nashville, TN. From tormented blues laments to hauntingly beautiful folk-infused melodies with a traditional country twang, The Ghost Who Walks is a striking combination of Elson’s storied musical background, coupled with her newly found Nashville roots – and all greatly exemplified in this newest video release for “Cruel Summer.”

Also, in celebration of The Ghost Who Walks, Third Man Records have announced an exclusive limited edition sale of peach colored, peach scented vinyl copies of the album, only available for members of their subscription service, The Vault. Only 300 copies have been made, and will be available for subscribers to purchase on May 25th.

Third Man Records 623 7th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 www.thirdmanrecords.com

Grimey’s 1604 8th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 www.grimeys.com

Karen Elson Tour Dates:

6/8/10 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord

6/9/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland

6/13/10 Denver, CO @ Walnut Room

6/15/10 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

6/16/10 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo

6/17/10 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi

6/20/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront (WRXP radio show with Grizzly Bear & Band of Horses)

To find out more, check out www.karenelson.com.

For more information on Karen Elson contact Chloe Walsh or Sarah Usher at Press Here Publicity. 212 246 2640. chloe@pressherepublicity.com/sarah@pressherepublicity.com

AU REVOIR SIMONE Announce Remix Album, Tour Dates!– 5/20/2010

Brooklyn’s Au Revoir Simone – Annie Hart, Heather D’Angelo and Erika Forster – will be releasing a remix album based on their acclaimed 2009 release, Still Night Still Light, out now on the band’s own label, Our Secret Record Company. The album, entitled Night Light, will be released on July 6th, 2010, and features the remixing talents of artists such as Neon Indian, Jens Lekman, The Dirty Projectors’ Angel Deradoorian, Tanlines and more. The album’s track listing is below.

On June 15th, Au Revoir Simone will be making their debut television appearance on IFC’s hit show Dinner with the Band. In addition to cooking up a tasty dish with the show’s host Sam Mason, the girls will be playing lots of their incredible songs from Still Night, Still Light and their brilliant debut, The Bird of Music.

This spring will also see Au Revoir Simone returning to the road, playing in Europe for the first time in 2010, after shows all over the globe in 2009, including stops in China, Korea and more. The tour will see the band sharing the stage with acclaimed duo Air in Paris on June 1st for a very special co-headlining show, playing songs from both of their catalogues together. They will then do a special run of shows across North America in July. The tour dates are below.

Night Light track listing…

1. Another Likely Story (Neon Indian Remix)

2. Shadows (Jens Lekman Remix)

3. All Or Nothing (Jensen Sportag Remix)

4. Knight Of Wands (Dam Mantle Remix)

5. The Last One (Mack Winston Dub Remix)

6. Trace A Line (Montag Remix)

7. Only You Can Make You Happy (Deradoorian remix)

8. Take Me As I Am (Max Cooper Remix)

9. Anywhere You Looked (Your Twenties Remix)

10. Organized Scenery (Bass Clef Remix)

11. We Are Here (Silver Columns Remix)

12. Tell Me (Clock Opera remix)

13. Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix)

Bonus Track: Only You Can Make You Happy (PUNCHES Remix)

Bonus Track: Shadows (Tanlines Remix)

TOUR DATES:

5/20/10 Sintra, Portugal @ Olga Cadaval

5/21/10 Alcobaca, Portugal @ Cine Teatro

5/22/10 Guimarães, Portugal @ CAE Sao Marmede

5/23/10 Estarreja, Portgual @ Cine Teatro

5/24/10 Madrid, Spain @ Ramdall

5/25/10 Barcelona, Spain @ Bikini

6/1/10 Paris, France @ Cite de la Musique with AIR

6/5/10 Antwerp, Belgium @ Petrol

6/8/10 Athens, Greece @ Bios

6/10/10 London, UK @ Scala

6/24/10 Brooklyn NY @ Warsaw (Northside Festival)

7/8/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex

7/9/10 Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones

7/10/10 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

7/15/10 Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall

7/16/10 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa

7/17/10 Boston, MA @ TT the Bears

For more on Au Revoir Simone, please drop a line:

Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon – 212-246-2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com

SQUEEZE Release Spot the Difference August 3, 2010 (Anchor and Hope Music), Announce Tour Dates– 5/20/2010

As teenagers on the South London Scene in the 1970s, teenage friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook formed Squeeze, the pioneering UK band that saw them dubbed ‘The New Lennon and McCartney.” Championed early on by the Velvet Underground’s John Cale, who produced their debut EP, Packet Of Three,” Squeeze established their position as one of Britain’s most beloved bands with 1979’s Cool For Cats, setting off a career that would spawn decades and produce hits in the UK and abroad.

Now, some 35 years later, Squeeze have re-recorded 14 of their classic tracks for Spot the Difference, an album of all their classic hits re-recorded in a way so painstakingly faithful to the originals that they challenge you to spot the difference. There will also be two bonus tracks available digitally. The album will be released August 3 in the US through Anchor and Hope Music. The quality of these “new” tracks cements the band’s legacy, not only serving as a reminder of how great those songs were but how compelling they sound today.

Along with Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, Squeeze was one of the UK New Wave scene’s few US success stories, with “Tempted” (which appears on Spot The Difference, with Paul Carrick reprising his vocal) becoming a massive hit in the States. Albums like Argybargy and the Elvis Costello-produced East Side Story led to a spate of UK hit singles which made their way to discerning music fans in the States: “Pulling Mussels from a Shell,” “If I Didn't Love You,” “Black Coffee In Bed,” “Up The Junction,” “Goodbye Girl” and others.

As befits one of the UK’s most beloved acts, their witty, kitchen-sink lyricism and clever takes on modern relationships continue to influence current artists such as Mark Ronson, Kasabian, Lily Allen and Razorlight, to name just a few. Squeeze’s impressive catalog, with its evergreen, universal appeal, sounds as vibrant as ever on Spot the Difference, with new fans and old flocking to the band’s live shows.

Chris Difford’s lyrics and Glenn Tilbrook’s music have survived everything over the years, from the ever-changing musical landscape to their own internal reshuffles and acrimonious breakups - but Squeeze is here to stay, still going strong and still loving every moment.

Squeeze will be kicking off the US Tour in July with Cheap Trick, followed by dates with the English Beat. Call for press or interview requests, or to be serviced with the album.

Spot the Difference

Track listing (order subject to change)

Goodbye Girl

Slap & Tickle

Take Me I'm Yours

Some Fantastic Place

Up The Junction

Labelled With Love

Another Nail In My Heart

Cool For Cats

Is That Love

Pulling Mussels From A Shell

Tempted

Loving You Tonight

Hourglass

Black Coffee In Bed

Squeeze US Tour 2010 - with Cheap Trick

JULY

Fri 9th Columbus, OH @ LC Outdoor Amphitheatre

Sat 10th Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival

Tue 13th New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall

Wed 14th Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion

Fri 16th Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center

Sat 17th Guilford, NH @ Meadowbrook Pavilion

Sun 18th New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theater

Squeeze US Tour 2010 - with the English Beat

JULY

Wed 21st Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater

Thurs 22nd Minneapolis, MN @ Zoo Amphitheatre

Sun 25th Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater

Tue 27th Las Vegas, NV @ Crown Theater

Wed 28th Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre

Fri 30th Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery

Sat 31st Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre

*stay tuned for additional dates

Media Inquiries for Squeeze, please contact Press Here: Angie Carlson, angie@pressherepublicity.com; 212.246.2640

Jack White & Third Man Records Auction White Stripes Marimba To Benefit Nashville Flood Victims – 5/18/2010

Nashville, TN - May 18, 2010 – Jack White and Third Man Records are continuing in their efforts to help the thousands of people in the Nashville area who’ve lost so much in the recent floods by auctioning a genuine, one-of-a-kind red and white Ludwig Musser marimba which was custom-made for The White Stripes and used live on their 2005-06 worldwide tour for Get Behind Me Satan. All of the proceeds from this auction will be going to benefit The Red Cross - Nashville Chapter.

The marimba made its live debut on May 11th 2005 at the Fundidora Amphitheater de Coca Cola in Monterrey, Mexico and was subsequently used in concert in Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Latvia, Poland, Russia, New Zealand, Japan and every other country the White Stripes played in 2005-2006. The marimba itself was unceremoniously flipped over by Jack White at the last show of the tour in Osaka, Japan on March 9th, 2006, and has since been safely stored in Nashville in its custom red white and black flight case, which is also included in the auction.

Bids are currently being accepted, now through May 24th at: http://cgi.ebay.com/White-Stripes-Marimba-RARE-/190397806169?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5497f659.

In addition to this latest show of support to the Nashville community, Jack and Third Man Records donated all sales made on May 8th from their Nashville-based record store to flood relief, while also joining Hands On Nashville last week to aid in clean-up.

For more information please visit: www.thirdmanrecords.com

Delphic Announce June U.S. Shows– 5/18/2010

On the brink of releasing their luminous debut album, Acolyte, Manchester sensations Delphic have announced long-awaited U.S. dates in June that will bring the band to New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Previously scheduled to make their U.S. live debut at Coachella, the band was grounded due to the volcanic ash from Iceland and unable to make the performance. With one of the most intense and euphoric live sets on the international festival circuit this year, Delphic are ready to show us what fans and critics in the UK, Europe and Australia have been raving about for the last few months. Acolyte is due out June 29th via Dangerbird Records and is available pre-order now at dangerbirdrecords.com/Delphic, where you can also download the single “Doubt” for free.

Acolyte was released in the UK at the start of this year and debuted at #8 on the UK album charts. The months leading up to the release saw UK critics buzzing with praise and soon found publications like NME, Q, and The Times of London declaring Acolyte one of 2010’s best debut records, amazing praise given that the record was released just a few weeks into the new year. Delphic secured Top 3 placing in both the BBC “Sound of 2010” poll and the Critics Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards.

On stage, Delphic’s glorious hard-wired gene pool of anthemic indie and stadium techno comes into its own, driving along like a perfectly pitched DJ set that slips in hypnotic driving techno interludes that turn any gigs into a rave. This string of shows is not to be missed!

Delphic U.S. tour dates:

6/14/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

6/16/10 San Francisco, CA@ Rickshaw Stop (Popscene presents)

6/18/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo

For more on Delphic, contact:

Press Here

212 246 2640

Jen Appel / jen@pressherepublicity.com Ashley Bryan / ashley@pressherepublicity.com

CHIEF Announce US Tour Dates!– 5/17/2010

Californian 4-piece Chief recently announced details of their debut album, Modern Rituals, to be released on Domino Records on August 17th, 2010. Having already won a fervent live following in both NY and LA, it is with great excitement that we can announce a tour of major US cities for the band, kicking off in Philadelphia on May 28th.

Chief’s Evan Koga (vocals/guitar), brothers Danny and Michael Fujikawa (on vocals/ guitar and drums, respectively) and Mike Moonves (bass) evoke a grand sense of nostalgia with their heartfelt melancholy, and stunning freewheeling melodic rock. Written and recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Grammy winner Emery Dobyns, Modern Rituals has sunshine seeping through every note.

Prior to the album’s August release date, Chief will release a 3 song 10” on June 22nd both digitally and on vinyl. The tracks include “Night & Day”, b/w “Your Direction” and “My Love Is Gone.”

Prepare to swoon:

May 28th – Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live (downstairs)

May 31st – Cambridge, MA T.T. The Bears

June 2nd - New York, NY Mercury Lounge

June 8th - San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah

June 10th – Seattle, WA The Crocodile

June 11th – Portland, OR Doug Fir

June 13th – Santa Barbara, CA Muddy Waters

June 14th - Los Angeles, CA Troubadour

June 15th - San Diego, CA House Of Blues (Salvation Alley Stage)

www.myspace.com/chieftheband

For more information on Chief contact Chloe Walsh or Gina Schulman at Press Here – 212 246 2640/ chloe@pressherepublicity.com/ gina@pressherepublciity.com

INDIGO GIRLS: Staring Down the Brilliant Dream live double album– 5/14/2010

New York, NY: Folk rock icons Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, celebrate their long-standing passion for live performance on their upcoming release, Staring Down the Brilliant Dream, out June 29 on IG Recordings/Vanguard Records. Capturing the Indigo Girls’ concert experience, the long-awaited follow-up to their landmark 1995 platinum live album, 1200 Curfews, is a two-disc package featuring 31 songs, each hand-selected by the Grammy-winning duo to capture the most memorable moments of their 2006-2009 shows.

For each track, Saliers and Ray have penned personal notes on how they wrote each song, what they remember about that specific show, and why – from among the thousands of performances they had to select from - these particular performances made the cut. The Girls also personally chose the photos, which were submitted by fans, for the special commemorative booklet included with the package.

This collection reflects the spontaneity of a typical Indigos’ concert and includes a mix of solo performances as well as numbers backed by their full band, plus vocal collaborations with such guest artists as Brandi Carlile and Jill Hennessey. It’s also a testament to what incredible musicians these women are and why they’re respected by their musicals peers as well as fans: Saliers’ lead guitar playing is spot-on and Ray proves her rock roots with her driving rhythm guitar work. Staring Down the Brilliant Dream encapsulates the wide range of emotions that fill their shows, from the Saliers' anthemic, soul-searching classic, "Closer to Fine," to the socially conscious combustion of Ray’s "Go."

Through a career spanning two decades and countless concerts and tours, these CDs prove that the Girls’ commitment to excellence and to their fans – now spanning generations, genders and nationalities – remains as strong as ever. Staring Down The Brilliant Dream is a landmark release and labor of love by a duo who prove - tour after tour - that every show is special and every audience deserves their best. For fans, it’s a reminder of all the concerts they were lucky enough to catch, and a consolation for the ones they missed.

Please call for press or interview requests, or to be serviced with the album. Indigo Girls tour dates, including a week of Lilith Fair appearances, are below:

TOUR DATES:

* with Coyote Grace

# Lilith Fair dates

May 26 Fayetteville, AR @ Arkansas Music Pavilion

May 28 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues w/ Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines

May 29 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa w/ Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines

May 30 Kerrville, TX @ Kerrville Folk Festival

Jul 8 Dahlonega, GA @ The Crimson Moon Cafe

July 11 - 13 Seaside, FL @ The Rep Theater (7pm & 9:30pm)

Jul 21 Richmond, VA @ The National *

Jul 22 Lexington, KY The Kentucky Theatre *

Jul 24 Chicago, IL @ Morton Arboretum *

Jul 25 Grand Rapids, MI @ Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park *

Jul 27 Highland Heights, KY @ Greaves Concert Hall *

Jul 29 Newport, RI @ Newport Sunset Music Festival *

Jul 30 Lowell, MA @ Lowell Summer Music Series Boarding House Park *

Jul 31 New York, NY @ PNC Bank Arts Center #

Aug 1 Hartford, CT @ Comcast Centre #v

Aug 3 Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion#

Aug 4 Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Pavilion at Walnut Creek #

Aug 6 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre #

Aug 7 Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #

Aug 8 Atlanta, GA @ Aaron's Amphitheatre #

http://www.indigogirls.com

http://www.myspace.com/indigogirlsmusic

MEDIA ENQUIRIES FOR INDIGO GIRLS please contact PRESS HERE: Angie Carlson/Jamie Sherman Tel: 212.246.2640; Email: angie@pressherepublicity.com/ jamie@pressherepublicity.com

BAABA MAAL Commemorated as U.N. MDG Envoy, Plays at FIFA World Cup Final– 5/14/2010

Johannesburg, South Africa-May 14, 2010-- We are proud to announce that Baaba Maal has been awarded a position as a UN envoy for their Millennium Development Goals advocacy program. This coincides with the launch of a new song written by Eric Wainaina, produced by Arthur Baker entitled “8 Goals for Africa” which will be launched tonight, Friday, May 14th, at a special event in Alexandra Township in Johannesburg. The track is intended as the UN campaign song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and is performed by eight African artists including Eric Wainaina, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Angelique Kidjo and Oliver Mtukudzi, as well as Baaba Maal. It encourages commitment to the achievement of the MDGs, eight internationally-agreed goals to alleviate poverty, and is part of the global UN MDGs campaign in preparation for the world leaders' MDGs New York summit in September. All the artists involved in the track have been invited to perform the song live in Soweto on the afternoon of the FIFA World Cup final on June 12th. Baaba had this to say about it: "I am so happy to be involved in the UN's MDG campaign and to share this honor with all the other musicians in this project. It's great that the United Nations has recognized the roll that music and culture can play in promoting positive change in society and to place this trust in us. I am sure it will be a great success and that the song will touch many people."

FOR MORE INFO:

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

Additionally, Baaba Maal’s track, “International” from his most recent album Television, is featured on the new official FIFA World Cup South Africa video game which is available now. The game also features tracks by artists such as K'Naan, Basement Jaxx featuring Santigold, Buraka Som Sistema, Nas and Damian Marley, The Very Best and Florence and The Machine, amongst others. The game is currently No. 1 in the UK Gaming Charts, No. 2 in Europe and No. 8 worldwide.

FOR MORE INFO:

http://fifa.easports.com/home.action

For more information on Baaba Maal, please contact: Press Here Gina Schulman//Carla Senft gina@pressherepublicity.com//carla@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

Cage The Elephant Extends U.S. Tour with Additional June Dates!– 5/13/2010

Cage the Elephant has announced additional tour dates throughout June that will take the band across the Mid-West and West Coast for headlining shows and some of this summer’s most exciting festivals, including KROQ’s Weenie Roast in Irvine, CA, Live 105 BFD in Shoreline, CA, KJEE Summer Roundup in Santa Barbara, CA and Milwaukee’s Summerfest. These June dates extend the band’s current U.S. tour, which kicked off in early May behind their 2009 critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. “In One Ear”, the album’s third hit single, is now #16 at alternative radio and climbing.

With 292,000 copies of Cage the Elephant sold to date, the band marks a dual milestone this week with their 1-year presence on the Billboard 200 chart and digital track sales of radio hits “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked”, “Back Against the Wall” and “In One Ear” reaching the 1 million mark.

Bowling Green, KY’s Cage the Elephant - Matt Shultz (vocals), Brad Shultz (guitar), Daniel Tichenor (bass), Lincoln Parish (guitar) and Jared Champion (drums) – have been bringing their high octane live show to packed houses across the country. With honest songwriting that illustrates stories and observations of societal flaws and their intersection with human nature, Cage the Elephant retains a frenetic, youthful energy, infusing a fresh and distinctive presence in rock music today.

The tour dates are:

5/12 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

5/14 St. Petersburg, FL@ State Theatre

5/15 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

5/16 Orlando, FL @ Club Firestone

5/18 Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird Live

5/20 Johnson City, TN @ Capone's

5/21 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

5/22 Washington DC @ DC101 Chili Cook-Off - RFK Stadium

5/29 Noblesville, IN @ X103’s May Day Festival - Verizon Wireless Music Center

6/3 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Cal Poly State University (private show)

6/5 Irvine, CA @ KROQ Weenie Roast - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

6/6 Shoreline, CA @ Live 105 BFD - Shoreline Amphitheatre

6/8 Las Vegas, NV @ Wasted Space

6/9 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

6/10 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater

6/12 Santa Barbara, CA @ KJEE Summer Roundup – Santa Barbara Bowl

6/13 San Jose, CA @ Blank Club

6/14 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

6/16 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

6/17 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market

6/18 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

6/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

6/21 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

6/22 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep

6/24 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club

6/25 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

6/26 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest - Henry Maier Festival Park’s Marcus Amphitheatre

6/28 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

6/29 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

6/30 Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court

“…the band is among this year’s breakout rookie rock acts…” – Rolling Stone

“…Slide guitars provide sizzle and grease on the Kentucky quintet's sassy, sneering, uncomplicated blues-rock.” – USA Today

“…a refreshing blast of head-banging guitar grooves and sweltering vocals… raucous, fist-pumping live shows.” – Austin American Statesman

www.myspace.com/cagetheelephant / www.cagetheelephant.com

For more information on Cage the Elephant, please contact: PRESS HERE Gina Schulman // Jen Appel // Carla Senft 212-246-2640

gina@pressherepublicity.com ** jen@pressherepublicity.com ** carla@pressherepublicity.com

Melissa Auf der Maur Announces 'Out Of Our Minds' event at NYC– 5/12/2010

Melissa Auf der Maur (MAdM) has teamed up with community-based AIDS service organization Housing Works Bookstore Café, located in downtown New York City, to host an evening in celebration of her newest solo multimedia project Out of Our Minds (OOOM) on Monday, May 24th at 7:00pm. With Melissa showcasing the project in its entirety, fans will start with an essential component of OOOM, a screening of the 28-minute, HD film starring and conceived by MAdM under the direction of Tony Stone. Following the screening will be an exciting Q&A with Melissa, Tony and members of the cast and crew. The evening will also feature an interactive presentation of the project’s comic book component as well as a stripped down set with Melissa performing songs from the OOOM album.

Dynamic, multilayered and independently produced, OOOM, is a 21st century concept project that includes a solo album, short film, comic book, live performances, gallery presentations and several viral components. The OOOM album consists of 12 powerful tracks produced and mixed by top-flight creative collaborators including Jordon Zadorozny (Sam Roberts), Chris Goss (QOTSA, UNKLE), Alan Molder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins), and Mike Frazer (Franz Ferdinand, ACDC). The album features a notable special duet with legendary Goth rocker Glenn Danzig on “Father’s Grave.” Other standout tracks are "Meet Me On The Dark Side" and “22 Below,” which highlights MAdM’s ability to fuse her bass rifts with captivating melodies. Stay connected on all details of the OOOM adventure via www.xmadmx.com

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SLEIGH BELLS RELEASE TREATS DIGITALLY TODAY– 5/11/2010

Brooklyn Duo’s Debut Album Exclusively Available on the iTunes Store

Hear a Full Album Stream NOW at NPR.org!

Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells – comprised of Derek Miller (guitars/production) and Alexis Krauss (vocals) – see the release of their debut album, Treats, today exclusively through the iTunes Store. Treats was produced by Derek Miller, with additional engineering by Shane Stoneback, and recorded at Treefort Studios in Brooklyn, NY in January/February 2010. Treats will be released by Mom + Pop Music in special partnership with M.I.A.’s NEET Recordings. The album will be physically released on June 1st, 2010.

Treats is also currently streaming on NPR’s website and can be heard here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126667481

Sleigh Bells have become one of 2010’s most exciting new discoveries, releasing what is already one of the year’s most highly-anticipated debuts. After incredible shows at SXSW, packing a tent to the gills at Coachella, and knocking people out night after night on tours with Major Lazer and Yeasayer, the band’s live show is also making an indelible mark on music lovers. With buzzing guitars, massive, head-nodding beats and sweet-as-sugar vocals on top, a Sleigh Bells song simply explodes from the speakers, sounding like nothing you’ve heard before.

Some praise for Sleigh Bells…

“After three shows, I’ve heard audience members compare them to T. Rex, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Run-DMC; Miller’s songs are models of elemental spritz, short on filigree and moody bits. Onstage, he lets Krauss take over. She’s part Bettie Page, part M.I.A., hair unbound and voice unchecked. Right now, Sleigh Bells’ shows involve one iPod, one loud guitar, and two people. It is hard to imagine anything stopping them…” – The New Yorker

“Miller pushes all the levels into the red, so the duo’s fun synth rave-ups become way blurrier and more intense than you’d expect, while Krauss grounds everything with cool sass.” – Pitchfork

“The duo proffers tracks that reference everything from Bmore club (“A/B Machines”) to soul (“Ring Ring”), and are built on stabbing guitars and booming drum machines, frequently at ear-ringing intensity.” – NYLON “Dance-synth duo Sleigh Bells is basically the biggest thing to happen to the music scene since sliced bread.” – Paper

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HARPER BLYNN Release "Loneliest Generation," CD Release Show at Brooklyn Bown - May 21– 5/11/2010

Loneliest Generation is the debut record from Harper Blynn, a Brooklyn, NY-based based four piece named for its two principle songwriters, Pete Harper and J.Blynn. Produced by David Kahne (The Strokes, Regina Spektor, Paul McCartney), this is a stunning first album that presents a young band with a timeless sound that melds dead-on, glorious four-part harmonies with a finely honed sense of songcraft. It’s an album about something, as the title suggests. The album was recorded over 10 days in New York City and represents the band’s knack for writing catchy, hook-filled tunes with an impressive live show. Featuring drummer Sarab Singh and a Dutch bass player who goes by the name “Whynot,” the group's seemingly effortless four-part harmonies and dead-on live shows have a confidence and rock-solid feel that’s impressive for a band releasing their debut.

Both Harper and Blynn play guitar, with Harper switching off on keyboards on some numbers, such as soulful “Centrifugal Motion” and “Steal Your Love.” The album opens with “25 Years,” a reflection on life that raises doubts about direction and making choices that mean something, with its lingering refrain “25 years and nothing to show.”).” “The Doubt” starts with a deceptively minimal arrangement, allowing the emotional lyrics and unadorned vocal performance to draw the listener in as the song builds to a powerful, gorgeously layered ending. Harper Blynn’s songs seem instantly familiar, but you realize that you’re hearing an original new voice that just sounds right.

The band’s musicianship and dead-on perfect harmonies make their live shows must-see events. National tour dates will be announced shortly. In the meantime, check out these new live tracks from the band recorded recently at The Gothamist House: Harper Blynn “The Doubt” live @ Gothamist House - http://vimeo.com/11075899 Harper Blynn “25 Years” live @ The Gothamist House - http://vimeo.com/11081621

Media Inquiries for HARPER BLYNN, please contact Press Here:

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Maroon 5 Release Highly Anticipated Third Album September 21st, 2010– 5/10/2010

Los Angeles, CA, May 10th, 2010- GRAMMY winning recording artist Maroon 5 is back with their highly anticipated third studio album, Hands All Over (A&M/Octone), set for release on September 21st. Produced by rock studio legend Robert John "Mutt" Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard, The Cars), Hands All Over is a killer hybrid of rock, pop, funk and R&B. In addition, the album’s first single will impact radio on June 28th. Following the release of the single, Maroon 5 has announced plans for a summer concert tour that will encompass nearly 30 dates by the end of the summer. The tour is set to kick off on July 30th and will feature a rotating group of special guests including Owl City, Guster, Kris Allen, VV Brown and Ry Cuming (please see routing below). Tickets for select dates of the tour will go on sale Friday, May 14th.

Maroon 5 began writing the songs that appear on Hands All Over after winding down from a world tour in support of their 2007 studio release It Won’t Be Soon Before Long. Several months later, the band received a phone call from Lange, who had heard that the band were beginning to write a new album, and expressed an interest in producing it.

“We didn’t even talk to anyone else,” Adam Levine, Maroon 5’s frontman says. “Mutt is undeniably one of the most successful producers who’s ever lived.”

Jesse Carmichael, the band’s keyboardist, added, “Mutt really helped us play to the best of our ability. And it drove us to be bigger and better than ever.”

The result is Hands All Over, a monumental record chock full of buoyant, unforgettable melodies. Recorded at Lange’s Switzerland studio, the members of Maroon 5 locked themselves in the mountains to patiently craft their latest effort. Starting with the hard-rocking title track, the album’s 15 tracks take several intoxicating twists and turns including such compositions as “Out of Goodbyes,” a stunning country ballad infused with musical and vocal contributions from Nashville chart-toppers Lady Antebellum. Long-time fans will get a thrill out of “Misery,” with its funky guitars and high-stepping melody, as well as the propulsive “Stutter,” melody rich “Give A Little More” and “Don’t Know Much About That,” which professes a classic soulful vibe.

Contact: Carleen Donovan 212-246-2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com

Maroon 5 Annouce Summer Tour– 5/10/2010

Maroon 5 has announced plans for a summer concert tour that will encompass nearly 30 dates by the end of the summer. The tour is set to kick off on July 30th and will feature a rotating group of special guests including Owl City, Guster, Kris Allen, VV Brown and Ry Cuming (please see routing below). Tickets for select dates of the tour will go on sale Friday, May 14th.

Tour dates for Maroon 5’s 2010 concert tour are as follows:

July 30th Saratoga Springs NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center (w/ Guster, Ry Cuming)

July 31st Gilford NH Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion (w/ Guster, Ry Cuming)

August 1st Uncasville CT Mohegan Sun Arena (w/ Guster, Ry Cuming)

August 4th Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (w/Owl City, Ry Cuming)

August 5th Clarkston (Detroit) MI DTE Energy Music Theatre (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 6th Noblesville IN Verizon Wireless Music Center (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 7th Canandaigua NY Constellation Brands Performing Arts Cnt. (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 10th Mansfield MA Comcast Center (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 11th Wantagh NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 13th Bristow VA Jiffy Lube Live (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 14th Camden NJ Susquehanna Bank Center (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 15th Holmdel NJ PNC Bank Arts Center (w/Owl City, VV Brown)

August 19th Miami, FL Bayfront Amphitheater (w/Kris Allen, VV Brown)

August 21st Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park (w/Kris Allen, VV Brown)

August 24th Davidson, NC Belk Arena (w/Kris Allen, VV Brown)

August 29th Pittsburgh, PA Trib Total Media Amphitheater at Station Square (w/Kris Allen, VV Brown)

CONTACT: Press Here Publicity Carleen Donovan 212-246-2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com Tour Press Inquiries: Rachel Gomez rachel@pressherepublicity.com

Broken Social Scene Announces Full North American Tour! – 5/10/2010

After playing a series of sold out shows around the release of their new album, Forgiveness Rock Record, Canadian collective Broken Social Scene will be heading out on a North American tour. The band will be playing select festivals this summer, including Sasquatch in George, WA and the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago, as well as a highly anticipated show at Rumsey Playfield in New York City’s Central Park. The band’s recent shows have been remarkable and the new songs sound amazing live.

Over the course of its decade-long existence, Broken Social Scene has become one of the most vital voices in independent music with an extensive, fluctuating lineup and exceptionally talented comprising members. Forgiveness Rock Record is the group’s fourth full-band album and was born out of a desire to try something new. The band pared down its sprawling lineup to a more succinct roster including Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg and Lisa Lobsinger and recorded for the first time in Chicago with the guidance of producer John McEntire of Tortoise. The resulting collection of songs is more cohesive and melody driven than previous BSS output but it still maintains the collective’s signature, expansive quality. Broken Social Scene’s live shows are always outstanding and these upcoming dates should not be missed.

Tour Dates:

05/29 George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival

07/16 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival

08/28 St. Louis, MO @ Lou Fest

09/08 Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theater

09/09 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel

09/10 Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Festival

09/11 Richmond, VA @ The National

09/13 Washington, DC @ The Warner Theatre

09/14 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA

09/17 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues

09/18 New York, NY @ Central Park, Rumsey Playfield

09/20 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place

09/21 Northhampton, MA @ Calvin Theater

09/22 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

09/24 Ithaca, NY @ State Theater

09/25 Buffalo, NY @ Town Hall

10/01 Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater

10/03 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater

10/04 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

10/06 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre

10/07 Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon

10/08 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall

10/09 Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre

10/10 Kelowna, BC @ Community Theatre

10/12 Victoria, BC @ Element

10/13 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore

10/15 Seattle, WA @ Paramount

10/16 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

10/19 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

For more information on Broken Social Scene, please contact: Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon Press Here Publicity jen@pressherepublicity.com kelly@pressherepublicity.com 212-246-2640

Bombay Bicycle Club Release I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose– 5/10/2010

“Music so precociously intelligent and artful that it seems to have been beamed down from another planet.” NME, Best Albums of 2009

“One of the debuts of the year” Artrocker, # 2 best albums of 2009

“A debut of spiky, song-filled intensity” The Fly, # 6 best albums of 2009 “Fabulous” The Times

“Impeccably post-punk” MOJO

“Soft shuffling loveliness” The Observer

“Thrilling, jerky guitar pop” Word

“Fizzing tunes…beautiful harmonies”” The Guardian

Bombay Bicycle Club, the unexpected break-out band who took the UK by storm this year, have announced plans for the US release of their acclaimed debut album I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose. The album will be released in the states on July 27th via Portland-based label Arena Rock Recording Company. This US release will finally give American music fans an opportunity discover what critics and fans in the UK have been touting as one of the most exciting new bands for the past year, even awarding Bombay Bicycle Club the crown of “Best New Band” at the 2010 NME Awards, beating out The xx, La Roux, The Big Pink, and Mumford and Sons. The US version of I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose will feature three exclusive bonus tracks not available on the UK release.

Bombay Bicycle Club’s skyrocketing journey to indie rock notoriety started in 2007 when the band, made up of Jack Steadman (vocals, guitars), Jamie MacColl (guitars), Suren De Saram (drums), and Ed Nash (bass), from North London self-released their debut EP, 2007’s The Boy I Used To Be followed by 2008’s Indie Chart-topping EP How We Are. After the success of both releases, Bombay Bicycle Club took to the studio to record their debut full length with studio veteran Jim Abbiss, the producer of landmark debut albums by Arctic Monkeys, UNKLE, Kasabian, and Adele. The record encompasses a garagey and intimate feel punctuated with sonically epic and soaring moments. From the dizzying swoops and morning-after ruefulness of opener “Emergency Contraception Blues” to the ambitious, open-tuned, Appalachian folk feel of “The Giantess,” the album thrums with subtle invention and quiet emotional intensity. It’s an outstanding debut, brimming with youthful urgency, honesty and romance. Like its bashful creators, I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose doesn’t feel the need to shout, scream, or bluster to be heard. Instead, its chiming chords and sighed melodies blaze proudly like flushed cheeks on a cold day.

US Tracklisting for I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose in full:

1. Emergency Contraception Blues

2. Lamplight

3. Evening Morning

4. Dust On The Ground

5. Ghost

6. Always Like This

7. Magnet

8. Cancel On Me

9. Autumn

10. The Hill

11. What If

12. The Giantess

Bonus Tracks:

13. Open House

14. Curl Up Like A Dead Leaf And Go Where The Wind Blows

15. Glass To Glass

http://www.myspace.com/bombaybicycleclub

For more information, contact: Press Here 212 246 2640 Chloë Walsh / chloe@pressherepublicity.com Ashley Bryan / ashley@pressherepublicity.com

Karen Elson Announces June Tour – 5/6/2010

Karen Elson will be taking the songs from her highly anticipated debut release The Ghost Who Walks on the road for a 7-city series of dates in June which will include a stop in Los Angeles and a special appearance in New York City with Grizzly Bear & Band of Horses.

The Ghost Who Walks was recorded at Third Man Studios in Tennessee with Jack White as producer, and while it marks Karen’s solo debut, she has spent 6 years as a founding member of New York City-based political cabaret The Citizens Band and has been involved in several musical projects over the past few years, including adding her vocals to tracks for Robert Plant and recording a duet with Cat Power for a Serge Gainsbourg tribute album ("Je Taime Moi Non Plus”).

This incredibly elegant and haunting album features 12 songs - 11 original compositions by Karen and 1 cover of a song by her Citizens Band cohort Rachelle Garniez, and will be released via Third Man/XL Recordings on May 25th. The first single off her debut release, title track “The Ghost Who Walks,” is available now as a download on iTunes and on 7” vinyl via Third Man Records.

Karen Elson Tour Dates:

6/8/10 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord

6/9/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland

6/13/10 Denver, CO @ Walnut Room

6/15/10 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

6/16/10 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo

6/17/10 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi

6/20/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront (WRXP radio show with Grizzly Bear & Band of Horses)

To find out more, check out www.karenelson.com

Kele Annouces First North American Live Shows for The Boxer– 5/4/2010

Kele Okereke of Bloc Party will be embarking on his first U.S. shows in support of his solo debut, The Boxer, out on June 22nd on Glassnote Records. Arriving with a full live band in tow, these shows will present The Boxer’s textures in an entirely new light, in addition to showcasing Kele’s incredible voice, which sounds bigger and better than ever. The tour will kick off at The Metro in Chicago on July 23rd.

Produced by XXXchange (Spank Rock, The Kills), with additional mixing by Philippe Zdar (responsible for Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix), The Boxer sees the talented frontman pushing the boundaries of his own melodic sensibilities, boldly stepping out as a solo artist in his own right. With the release of their debut, Silent Alarm, in 2005, Bloc Party were one of the most important bands of 00’s, driven by Kele’s amazing voice and incredible songwriting. When the band decided to take a hiatus after five straight years of touring, Kele had originally intended to walk away from music for a year. But when downtime presented itself he found his creative impulses were too strong, and ended up booking himself some exploratory time in a recording studio on a whim. The resulting album, The Boxer, is set to be one of the finest debuts of 2010.

The record’s first single, “Tenderoni,” was unleashed to rave reviews on the internet last week. A song that coils and springs on the listener, it is a template for The Boxer’s eclectic electronic euphoria --- its driving percussion, squealing synths and bold, infectious chorus show us just how at home Kele sounds within a completely new sonic context. Live, this record will take on new depths, creating what are destined to be some of the summer’s most talked about live shows!

The dates are:

7/23/10 Chicago, IL @ The Metro

7/24/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre

7/25/10 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall

7/27/10 Detroit, MI @ Crofoot

7/29/10 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club

7/30/10 Ottawa, ON @ TBA

7/31/10 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival

8/2/10 Boston, MA @ Royale

8/3/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

8/6/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero

8/7/10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

For more on Kele, please contact: Press Here Publicity: Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon 212.246.2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com kelly@pressherepublicity.com

Mark Olson (The Jayhawks) Signs to Ryko Records, Releases Many Colored Kite on July 27– 5/4/2010

Mark Olson, founder of legendary Americana band The Jayhawks and a critically acclaimed artist whose influential catalog spans 25 years, will be releasing his new full-length, Many Colored Kite, on Ryko Records on July 27, 2010.

Ruby Marchand, Head of A&R for Ryko, says “Mark Olson is a truly iconic American singer/songwriter and Ryko is honored to welcome him to our family. On Many Colored Kite, Mark reveals himself in a new way. The affirmation inherent in his lyrics and his keen sense of melody make this album a deeply pleasurable experience.”

Many Colored Kite is the follow-up to his 2007 personal milestone Salvation Blues, a soul-searching album of loss and change that further cemented Olson’s reputation as one of the true heroes of the folk/roots scene. The album was a New York Times Critics pick and received rave reviews for its autobiographical, often painful songs.

It’s a hopeful Olson that greets the listener on Many Colored Kite, with its earthy, neo-folk feel that encompasses classic and ‘60s British folk as well as the “desert country” he’s been associated with in the past. Produced and engineered by Beau Raymond (Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, Mark Olson and Gary Louris) and featuring the core group of Olson, Neal Casal and Danny Frankel, this is a wide-eyed, uplifting album with soaring, ethereal harmonies contributed by his girlfriend and musical partner, Ingunn Ringvold.

The opening track, “Little Bird of Freedom” (with backing vocals by Jolie Holland), sets the tone of the album: these are songs by a man who’s made it through the eye of the tempest and is looking at the world as if he’s seeing it for the first time. Elsewhere Many Colored Kite’s airy, uncluttered songs celebrate life and nature (“Wind and Rain, “Morning Dove”) and love (“Blue Bell” and “No Time to Live Without Her,” featuring Vashti Bunyan).

Says Olson of his new label: "When I hung up the phone after I heard that Ryko wanted to put out my album I went out onto the porch and started a small dance that was interrupted by a large gem and mineral collection. I realized I didn`t really want to be building a geology museum anymore I wanted to start a band again. I threw the petrified wood and geodes off the porch and into the sand. I called Ingunn and said ‘You’re the band and now let's leave our jobs and be able to take the trains again and tour with this music.’"

For more information or to be serviced with the album, contact Press Here: Angie Carlson: 212.246.2640; angie@pressherepublicity.com

The Young Veins Annouce Summer Tour with Rooney– 5/4/2010

The Young Veins’ debut album, Take a Vacation!, is out on June 8th via One Haven Music. On release day, the band will be in Los Angeles to perform at famed independent record store, Origami Vinyl, for a special street date appearance.

The Young Veins have announced summer touring plans that will kick off with a set at Bonnaroo on June 11th. The band will then hit the road for a coast to coast tour with Rooney. Lead single “Change” can be downloaded now at the band’s website www.theyoungveins.com. The full album can be pre-ordered here beginning today, May 4th: www.theyoungveins.com/preorder.

Following closely in the verve of pop-tunesmiths of yesteryear, the California-based 5 piece consists of Ryan Ross on vocals and guitar (Panic! at the Disco), Jon Walker on vocals and guitar (Panic! at the Disco), Andy Soukal on bass, Nick White (Bright Eyes, Tilly and The Wall) on keyboards and Nick Murray on drums. Primarily the writing project of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, The Young Veins was created when the two members of the wildly popular Las Vegas band Panic! at the Disco exhibited a writing progression that began to fall increasingly outside the lines of the band’s context. After their last world tour for Pretty. Odd, Ross and Walker took their new material to Castle Oak Studios and Sunset Sound in LA, teaming up with producers Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet) and Rob Mathes (Panic!, Carly Simon, Loud Reed). The result, Take A Vacation!, features guest vocals and instrumentation by fellow Angelenos Chief , Alex Greenwald, The Like and Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley). The LP embraces archetypal styles of the 60’s with inflected elements of surf rock, psychedelia, and brit-pop, all of which translate effortlessly into the live setting.

www.theyoungveins.com ** www.myspace.com/theyoungveins

The Young Veins On Tour with Rooney:

6/11/10 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

6/16/10 San Diego, CA @ Wave House

6/17/10 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues

6/19/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre

6/20/10 Agoura Hills, CA @ The Canyon Club

6/22/10 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

6/23/10 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk

6/24/10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

6/25/10 Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club

6/26/10 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

6/27/10 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

6/29/10 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre

6/30/10 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

7/1/10 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note

7/2/10 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom

7/3/10 Shreveport, LA @ The Collective

7/5/10 New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans

7/6/10 Pensacola, FL @ Seville Quarter

7/7/10 Orlando, FL @ The Social

7/8/10 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds

7/9/10 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar

7/10/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft

7/11/10 Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend

7/12/10 Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar

7/14/10 New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza

7/15/10 Dewey Beach, DE @ Bottle & Cork

7/16/10 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club

7/17/10 S. Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock

7/18/10 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place

7/19/10 Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey

7/22/10 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

For more on The Young Veins, please contact Press Here: Gina Schulman gina@pressherepublicity.com Inge Colsen inge@pressherepublicity.com Carla Senft carla@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

MNDR E.P.E Available Now; May tour dates with Massive Attack– 5/3/2010

America, get ready for pop music’s newest sensation: Amanda Warner aka MNDR. A project dreamed up by Warner and producer/collaborator Peter Wade, the debut four-song EP, entitled E.P.E. is up on iTunes now. It's an amazing introduction to an artist whose name we’re pretty sure you’ll be hearing all year long, if you haven’t already.

With no officially released tracks prior to E.P.E, MNDR’s music has infiltrated the Web during the past year, resulting in instant praise from both the music community and beyond, from culture and tastemaker outlets such as The Fader, The New York Times, Pitchfork, Paper and Interview.

Amanda Warner and Peter Wade were introduced to each other one year ago, when she arrived in New York from Oakland, CA. Their fruitful collaborations are a result of two storied careers. Born and raised on a farm in Fargo, North Dakota, Amanda has used MNDR as an “alter-ego” artist nickname in various scenes across the US, having toured with and opened for groups including Yacht, The Shins, and Deerhoof. A self professed gear head, Amanda started programming beats as a teenager and her impressive skills recently landed her an offer from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ to design their touring keyboard rig for It’s Blitz. She says it best: “I love gear, synths, drum machines and music software the way people love puppies.” Surprisingly, throughout Amanda’s career she was always known or hired as a bass player or live techno dj/producer and only now is being recognized as a singer, and a wildly talented one at that.

New York City based, Peter Wade has made a career as a songwriter/producer in the pop music arena. After six years working with major labels, producing for artists such as Yoko Ono, 88-Keys, Jennifer Lopez and Melanie Fiona, he decided to go out on his own, and started a label called WonderSound to put out the experimental pop music he was most interested in making. It was during this time he met the newly relocated Amanda Warner. Peter’s interest in experimenting with non-traditional sounds coupled with polished songcraft, and Amanda’s incredible melodic sense and underground noise and art influences, proved to be a perfect marriage of minds. The many dichotomies to MNDR’s music: hi-tech/lo-tech, distorted and pristine, retro and future, mirror its creators. E.P.E offers bold and innovative music, drawing upon her love of early house, minimal techno, Krautrock and IDM, and Peter’s ability to transform experimental into infectious pop hits.

On stage Amanda is something of a banshee- jumping across the stage belting out their deceptively simple and undeniably addictive dance hits. Adorned with her trademark eye-wear, her fearless individuality and larger than life personality, the live show is in a class all its own. Add their original audio reactive visuals into the mix (commissioned by MNDR for programmer Jamie Carreiro), and you’ve got an electrifying show.

MNDR’s E.P.E. and the acclaim already surrounding the project is proof that they have found a magical balance fit for stardom.

Artists have been showing their support from the start, and the latest to come forth are British trip-hop leaders Massive Attack, whom MNDR will open for on three dates in May 2010. CATCH MNDR NOW with Massive Attack!

Massive Attack Tour Dates:

May 7, 2010 Toronto, CAN @ Sound Academy

May 18, 2010 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

May 26, 2010 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

E.P.E Tracklisting

1. C.L.U.B

2. Fade To Black

3. I Go Away

4. Jump In

http://www.myspace.com/mndrtronica * http://www.mndrmndr.com * http://twitter.com/MNDR

For more on MNDR, please contact:

Gina Schulman * Jen Appel

gina@pressherepublicity.com//jen@pressherepublicity.com

212.246.2640

HARPER SIMON Announces June U.S. Tour Dates; Performance at Bonnaroo– 5/3/2010

Singer-songwriter Harper Simon returns to the road with his electric band for select June U.S. tour dates with Langhorne Slim that begins in Alexandria, VA on June 8 and ends in Asbury Park, NJ on June 18. Harper’s June dates will also include a stop at Bonnaroo where he will be playing at the Bonnaroo Café Stage on June 12.

Harper has developed a reputation for bringing together an ever-evolving cast of grade-A musicians to take on the road with him. Previous US tour have included Money Mark, Farmer Dave Scher, The Chapin Sisters, guitarist Mike Bloom (The Elected, Julian Casablancas), bassist Jeff Hill (Rufus Wainwright), and multi-instrumentalist Gregg Foreman (Cat Power). The line-up for this run of dates will be no exception with drummer Russell Simins (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), bassist Erik Paparazzi (Cat Power) and pedal steel guitarist Jon Graboff (Ryan Adams, The Cardinals) joining Harper on stage.

Following his exciting performances at this year’s SXSW festival, Harper has been spending time in the UK and Europe where his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album was recently released. Harper Simon is currently being met with widespread praise and support from premiere UK and European media outlets such as BBC Radio, Uncut, The London Times, Mojo and more. Uncut said, “These are 10 cleverly written, elegantly played and beautifully sung pieces of pop craftsmanship," and Q wrote, "sweet sounding, impossible-to-dislike."

Stateside, Harper Simon has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing standout tracks from the record such as “Berkeley Girl”, “The Shine” and “Wishes and Stars.”

Harper’s debut is a colorful illustration of his musical vision, filled with ‘60s and ‘70s psychedelic country and rock sounds that make these songs sound as if they could easily fit into the great American songbook. Warm melodies and beautiful lyrics float over lush strings, horns and Harper’s exquisite guitar playing. When played live and electric, these perfectly crafted songs spring to life. Harper Simon ushers Harper onto the scene as a substantial new artist with a sophisticated voice, seriousness of purpose and a boundless appreciation for American music.

The tour dates are:

• w/ Langhorne Slim

6/08 Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere *

6/09 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle *

6/10 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Pourhouse *

6/12 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival – Bonnaroo Café Stage

6/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Radiodown*

6/15 Columbus, OH @ Skullys *

6/17 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club *

6/18 Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar*

www.myspace.com/harpersimon * www.harpersimon.com

For more information on Harper Simon, please contact:

Gina Schulman // Carla Senft

Press Here

212-246-2640

gina@pressherepublicity.com / carla@pressherepublicity.com

Chief release Modern Rituals on August 17 (Domino Records)– 4/30/2010

Two years ago the four members of Chief finished their stints at New York University and returned home to the west coast with their suitcases stuffed full of soaring melodies, shimmering guitars, lovelorn lyrics and heart-stopping harmonies. In what is one of the most stunning debut albums of the new decade, Modern Rituals takes listeners on a freewheelin’ sonic adventure. As rich and expansive as it is personal and intricate, it’s a record so teeming with joyful desperation that you’ll want to hold onto it with all your might. Modern Rituals is not only a radiant, cohesive and effortlessly captivating introduction to a formidable new band, it’s a contender for most contagious album of the year.

Chief’s Evan Koga (vocals/guitar), brothers Danny and Michael Fujikawa (on vocals/ guitar and drums, respectively) and Mike Moonves (bass) evoke a grand sense of nostalgia with their heartfelt melancholy. Written and recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Grammy winner Emery Dobyns, Modern Rituals has sunshine seeping through every note. But if California is emanating from every crevasse then the resulting sound is as universal and world wearied as it gets. The album is thematic in its tales of romantic disappointments, left lovers and floundering emotions and the band’s musical touchstones include the great denimed romantics: Love, The Beach Boys, Neil Young and The Band.

Chief signed to Domino Records in 2009, joining a stable of artists that includes Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors and The Kills. Modern Rituals will be released on August 17th 2010, preceded on June 22nd by the digital and 10” vinyl release of “Night & Day”, b/w “Your Direction” and “”My Love Is Gone”. As introductions go, this one is damn near perfect. World, meet Chief. We think you’re going to get along.

http:www.myspace.com/chieftheband

Modern Rituals Tracklist:

1. The Minute I Saw It

2. Nothing’s Wrong

3. Wait For You

4. This Land

5. Breaking Walls

6. In The Valley

7. Stealing

8. You Tell Me

9. Summer’s Day

10. Irish Song

11. Night & Day

For more information on Chief contact Chloe Walsh or Gina Schulman at Press Here – 212 246 2640/ chloe@pressherepublicity.com/ gina@pressherepublciity.com

ROGER WATERS: A call to arms to a new generation – 4/30/2010

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” --Dwight D. Eisenhower

The quote above, from Dwight D. Eisenhower, and now adopted by Roger Waters to embody the spirit of Pink Floyd’s famous album The Wall will appear this weekend across various locations in New York and Los Angeles as vivid graphic projections, wheat pastings and chalk drawings. We invite you to check out the locations below and spread the word of Roger’s message. This is a call to arms to a new generation of fans, to not sit idly by and believe what is being told to them, but to constantly question, and find the answers they seek by breaking down walls.

This quote below, taken from a recent interview with famed British journalist David Frost, explains the message behind Water’s selection of the Eisenhower quote:

“I was reading an Op-Ed piece in the New York Times by Bob Herbert and came across this quote. It made me think, we need to hang onto words of these wise people from our past. I’m far more focused on trying to sort out where the walls that we face now lie. Whether there are media walls, there are certainly economic walls, and there are walls that are more subtle and insidious than the war between North and South, the war between rich and poor. We are the first generation to have had a real chance to get to some of the truth at what’s going on and in consequence possibly be able to sort out what to do about it and for successive generations to have a better chance than we to sort out the truth from the lies, the wheat from the chaff.”

Schedule of Events:

New York – projection and wheat pastings

Friday, April 30 – 9pm-2am EST

Broadway & Houston

Saturday, May 1 – 9pm-2am EST

Stuyvesant St. & 3rd Ave.

Los Angeles – projection and wheat pastings

Friday, April 30 – 9pm-2am PST

9957 S. La Cienega Blvd.

Saturday, May 1 – 9pm-2am PST

912 S. Broadway

Contact: Press Here Publicity

Carleen Donovan / Inge Colsen / Sam Orlando

(212) 246-2640

carleen@pressherepublicity.com

inge@pressherepublicity.com

sam@pressherepublicity.com

FRONTIER RUCKUS release Deadmalls and Nightfalls (Ramseur Records, July 20, 2010) – 4/28/2010

By way of an untiring circuit of national touring, a month-long reprise trip to Europe, an upcoming appearance at Bonnaroo 2010, and a reputation of singing to fans long afterhours amid back-alleys and dumpsters, the youthful and apparently boundless energy of indie folk quartet Frontier Ruckus has never seemed more undeniably vigorous. It is with this momentum that they now approach the release of their next creation, Deadmalls and Nightfalls, their second full-length release and the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut, The Orion Songbook, out July 20 on their new label, esteemed NC indie Ramseur Records.

Don’t be fooled by their moniker; this band’s frontier is urban and its landscapes are the industrial wastelands of their native Detroit. But the world portrayed in Deadmalls and Nightfalls is a land purely of frontman/multi-instrumentalist Matthew Milia’s creation: a new, sacred landscape populated with the memories of the strip mall stretches and Michigan roadways of his youth. His sense of detail and place is beautiful and visually descriptive, like a Midwestern Cormac McCarthy. Milia’s vocals are unadorned and honest, the songs haunting and spare.

The songs are steeped in realism and his recollections are unblinking and unvarnished – it’s a vivid exploration of the landmarks of memory within Milia’s psyche, given vital physicality by the instrumentation of Milia, David Winston Jones, Zachary Nichols, and Ryan Etzcorn. The former college friends use traditional instrumentals – banjo, pedal steel, harmonium, bellows, mandolin and guitars - as well as the occasional tasteful horn flourishes and Hammond organ, to adorn these stark travelogues and twilit tales.

Deadmalls and Nightfalls shows a confident band with a unique sound and voice. Call for more info or to be serviced with the album. The band will be touring throughout 2010 – check dates below:

Tour Dates in Full:

Apr 28 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre Center

Apr 30 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

May 1 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig

May 12 London @ Windmill

May 14 Brighton @ Sailor Jerry’s - Great Escape Festival

May 16 Birmingham @ Hare and Hounds

May 17 Manchester @ Dulcimer

May 18 Glasgow @ Captain’s Rest

May 19 York @ The Basement

May 20 Leeds @ Santiago

May 21 London @ The Lexington

May 23 Oxfordshire @ WOOD Festival

May 24 Southampton @ The Joiners

May 26 Amsterdam @ Paradiso

May 27 Hamburg @ Ubel & Gefahrlich

Jun 1 Cologne @ Studio 672

Jun 2 Berlin @ Bang Bang Club

Jun 3 Schaffhausen @ Tap Tab

Jun 10 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival

Jun 16 New Hope, PA @ Triumph Brewery

Jun 17 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw

Jun 19 Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Brewing Company - Founders Fest

Jun 23 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

Jun 24 Arlington, VA @ IOTA Club and Cafe

Jun 28 Raleigh, NC @ Berkeley Cafe

Media Inquiries for FRONTIER RUCKUS, please contact:

Angie Carlson, angie@pressherepublicity.com; 212.246.2640 Jamie Sherman, Jamie@pressherepublicity.com; 212.246.2640

MEAN VIDEO Mashes Up The Soft Pack’s “Answer To Yourself” with Stars of Kick Ass – 4/15/2010

MEAN VIDEO has just released the latest installment of their video mash-up series with The Soft Pack’s “Answer to Yourself,” directed by Kashy Khaledi.The new video stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Clark Duke from the movie Kick Ass as prep-school heroes defending the cafeteria against a gang of bullies.

Click here to see the video (embeddable link below): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc3VAnJQuqA

“Answer to Yourself” is the first single off The Soft Pack’s acclaimed debut album, released earlier this year on Kemado Records to a frenzied buzz among music fans and critics alike. The Soft Pack are currently in the midst of a US headlining tour that has been packing venues across the country and will conclude with a set at Coachella. The band has just announced that they’ll be making their Lollapalooza debut this August.

Don’t miss your chance to catch The Soft Pack LIVE at one of their remaining tour dates:

4/15 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

4/18 Indio, CA @ Coachella

8/6-8/8 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

Praise for The Soft Pack:

“At a time when a lot of retro-garage types are playing it languid and low-fi, the Soft Pack exude wide-eyed angst.” – Rolling Stone

“The Soft Pack makes fast, scrappy music full of guitar riffs that ricochet between low-fi recklessness and sunny euphoria.” – Los Angeles Times

“This is snarly, sexy, a little bit Strokesy and fleetingly gratifying in the best possible sense” – NME

For more info on The Soft Pack, contact:

Press Here Publicity / jen@pressherepublicity.com / ashley@pressherepublicity.com

www.thesoftpackofficial.com Embeddable Link:

New Jakob Dylan Women & Country Debuts at #12 on Billboard Top 200– 4/15/2010

“some of the best songs of his life” NPR

Jakob Dylan’s critically acclaimed sophomore solo album Women and Country mades its debut at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, marking the highest chart debut of his recording career to date as both a solo artist and with The Wallflowers. In addition to its national chart position, Women and Country debuted in the Top Ten across major markets in the US including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and more. The album also took top spots on Billboard’s Digital Album chart (#7) and the Indie/Small Chain Core Stores chart (#9), as well being a top selling album at Amazon and iTunes.

Following the album’s April 6th release, Jakob kicked off a nation-wide tour with his band Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, which features Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. Jakob is also set to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman on April 21st and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on May 13th.

Striking and ripe with sublime beauty, Jakob reaches new majestic heights on this release with his distinct voice and unparalleled songwriting. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, Women and Country finds Jakob reuniting with acclaimed Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winning producer T-Bone Burnett (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Crazy Heart), who produced the Wallflowers' 1996 breakthrough album Bringing Down the Horse. Jakob is also joined by Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, who provide back-up vocals on 8 of the album’s 11 tracks.

The album has been met with praise from critics across the board:

“rootsy and elegant”Los Angeles Times

“The singer/songwriter examines hard times with grace and bite” USA Today

“An album worthy of the family name…it wouldn't be a bad idea to start clearing off some space on the mantel now” San Francisco Chronicle

“Dylan the younger displays his own sound and style, even while embracing the timelessness of folk music and the blues” New York Post

“The rich harmonies with Case and Hogan, alongside Burnett's signature take on American roots music, find Dylan reaching a new level of clarity and intensity” Billboard Magazine

“Jakob Dylan delves further into Americana music on Women and Country. With Burnett at the helm, this album is sure to generate a lot of Grammy buzz” Filter

CONTACT:

Carleen Donovan/Rachel Gomez Press Here Publicity 212-246-2640 Carleen@pressherepublicity.com Rachel@pressherepublicity.com

The Futureheads Announce First US Tour in Four Years! – 4/13/2010

Sunderland, UK natives, The Futureheads will be hitting our shores early this summer to play a set of highly anticipated shows in support of their upcoming release, The Chaos, set to drop June 1 on NYC based Dovecote Records. The tour, which is the band’s first US tour in more than four years, will kick off with a special record release show on June 1st in Brooklyn at The Music Hall of Williamsburg and take the band through major markets on the East Coast before it wraps in Chicago on June 12 at Lincoln Hall. Stay tuned for West Coast tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks. Seven years since the release of their first record, The Futureheads have long since outgrown scenes, shed immediate ties with their post-punk and new wave influences and outlived many of their peers as a real British favorite. Following high profile tours with The Pixies and Foo Fighters, the band retreated into the studio to record the 11 brilliant and exciting tracks that make up The Chaos. On this, their fourth release, the band have taken their signature sound and blasted right through their own mold for what is arguably the foursome’s most riotous album to date. Pre- order your copy at http://www.thefutureheadsthechaos.com/ and enter for your chance to win a one-of-a-kind Futureheads iPad!

Don’t miss your opportunity to catch The Futureheads previewing music from The Chaos live in a city near you!

Summer Tour Dates:

June 1 Brooklyn Music Hall of Williamsburg (Record Release Party!)

June 2 Philadelphia First Unitarian Church

June 3 Baltimore Ottobar

June 4 Washington Black Cat

June 5 Hoboken Maxwells

June 7 Boston Paradise Rock Club

June 8 New York Bowery Ballroom

June 10 Toronto Mod Club

June 11 Detroit Magic Stick

June 12 Chicago Lincoln Hall

For More Information:

Press Here Cara Wodnicki // Chloe Walsh cara@pressherepublicity.com // chloe@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

Adult Swim Presents: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live – 4/8/2010

AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE LIVE is bringing its comedy review back out on the road for a national US tour in April and May. This is the FIRST major AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE LIVE US Tour after successful dates last year in Austin and Chicago. Starring ATHF co-creator Dave Willis, the voice of “Meatwad” and “Carl,” and voice actor/comedian Dana Snyder, the voice of “Master Shake,” the comedy variety show brings to life the characters from the Adult Swim hit TV series that features Master Shake, a sadistic and lazy milkshake, Frylock, the floating box of fries who is the brains of the group, and Meatwad, a loving, gentle ball of meat.

Mixing TV clips, live music from their latest album, Have Yourself A Meaty Little Christmas, along with skits featuring both the ATHF and SQUIDBILLIES characters, the live show will include Meatwad and Shake onstage (through the puppet wizardry of former Jim Henson designer and fabricator James Wojtal), as well as a Granny puppet from Willis’ redneck squidriffic show, SQUIDBILLIES. You’ll also be treated to short comedy films available ONLY at these live shows, and get cool free Adult Swim merch to boot.

“Carl” will be on hand to play air guitar and offer a unique “regional beef” targeting each city. Feel the holiday spirit anew when Dave and Dana perform their ATHF Christmas album classic, “I Sure Hope I Don’t Have to Beat Your Ass This Christmas.” Be the first to view a never-before seen clip of a brand new AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE or SQUIDBILLIES episode. Dave and Dana will also judge a “Show Us Your Meatwad Competition,” record voicemail messages, help students with Women’s and Gender Studies papers, lecture on the world of entertainment and internet media and answer questions with completely unrelated responses.

The two-hour plus show will attempt to answer your most personal ATHF questions. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster and local outlets listed on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live site: www.athflive.com . For show info: http://www.adultswim.com/shows/aquateenhungerforce/index.html

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live Plus Also Some Squidbillies Stuff Live will hit the following lucky cities:

ATHF TOUR DATES!

THU 4/15/10 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

FRI 4/16/10 Houston, TX @ House of Blues

SAT 4/17/10 Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre

SUN 4/18/10 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

THU 4/22/10 Seattle, WA @ Showbox

FRI 4/23/10 Portland, OR @ Aladdin

SUN 4/25/10 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom

TUE 4/27/10 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

THU 4/29/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages

FRI 4/30/10 Madison, WI @ the Barrymore

SAT 5/1/10 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall

SUN 5/2/10 Chicago, IL @ Park West

WED 5/5/10 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavillion

THU 5/6/10 Buffalo @ Town Ballroom

FRI 5/7/10 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

SAT 5/8/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

SUN 5/9/10 Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre

TUE 5/11/10 New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre

THU 5/13/10 Falls Church, VA @ State Theatre

FRI 5/14/10 Charlotte, NC @ Amos Center

SAT 5/15/10 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage

For press, interview and guest list requests, please contact PRESS HERE: Angie Carlson, 212.246.2640; angie@pressherepublicity.com

Somi, Chart-topping Vocalist and Songwriter, Announces Upcoming Appearances– 4/7/2010

New York, NY – April 7th, 2010 – Internationally acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Somi has announced a string of upcoming appearances in New York City. These dates follow the release of Somi’s enthusiastically received third album, If the Rain Comes First (ObliqSound). The album, which showcases the diverse range of a New York based artist who has roots in East Africa and the Midwest United States, debuted at #2 on the Billboard World Music charts, peaked at #1 on iTunes most downloaded, hit #1 on Jazz Week’s World Music Chart and landed in the Top 20 Soul/R&B albums on Amazon.com.

While Somi’s recordings have caught the attention of music lovers across the globe, her live show has captivated audiences with its blend of breezy, effortless grace and soulful, heart-wrenching emotion. As her career has flourished, Somi’s talents have been called upon for collaborations and performances alongside the likes of John Legend, Cassandra Wilson, Mos Def, Paul Simon and Idan Raichel.

On May 11th, Somi will take the stage for a very special collaboration – a performance and conversation with legendary South African musician/composer and Somi’s musical mentor Hugh Masekela. The event is an installment of the 651 ARTS “Live and Outspoken” performance series. The series pairs literary, musical and performance powerhouses with established and rising stars who are making their indelible marks in the performing arts world today and will take place at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. Tickets are limited and can be purchased by calling 718-488-1624.

In addition to her own music and performances, Somi has recognized her peers of incredible contemporary African artists with her non-profit organization New Africa Live. This platform for multi-disciplinary events and performances has become a staple of the music & art scene in New York City and beyond. It was founded with the aim of carving out a cultural space of belonging for contemporary African artists through events that entertain, educate, and create awareness of the value of African culture in a globalized world. Over the past two years, New Africa Live has presented acclaimed and influential artist such as Somali folk hip-hop emcee K’NAAN, South African superstar Zolani Mahola of Freshly Ground, the electro-soul project of the Ghanaian lead singer of Fela! Abena Koomson, South African art rock collective BlkJks and Grammy winning jazz artist Lionel Loueke of Benin. In November 2008, New Africa Live was proud to produce New York City’s largest retrospective event honoring the legacy of Miriam Makeba, which included remarks by Harry Belafonte and performances by Paul Simon, Randy West, Les Nubians, Somi, K’Naan, Gino Sitson and more. Somi and New Africa Live are now thrilled to announce the kick off of their Spring 2010 season with a performance by acclaimed Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter Vieux Farka Touré on April 27th at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Tickets are available now via the (Le) Poisson Rouge box office. Stay tuned for more New Africa Live dates to come in 2010.

www.somimusic.com

For more information on Somi, contact: Press Here 212 246 2640 Gina Schulman / gina@pressherepublicity.com Ashley Bryan / ashley@pressherepublicity.com

Goober & the Peas - Detroit’s Cowpunk Pioneers Make Their Eagerly Awaited Return– 4/7/2010

Goober & the Peas was a seminal cowpunk band from Detroit, known for blending odd humor to a darker side of country music. They stood out in the indie rock world with their bigger than life classic country look, but from there the lines blurred. They took punk rock and their love of classic country music to the garage and created modernized American folk tales of love, hate and desire. Following a raucous blitz on 1993’s SxSW, the Austin Chronicle called them “The most exciting live act in America," and described their debut album as "nothing short of brilliant."

They went on to perform with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Bob Dylan, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Morphine, Uncle Tupelo and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and won over music fans with blistering songs like “Hot Women Cold Beer”, “Consider Me” and "Up The Stairs."

Their sound drew comparisons to the Gun Club, The Pixies and The Modern Lovers, combining raw guitars, dark humor and truly infectious melodies to create music that was considered 'alt-country' before there was such a thing. They won critical acclaim for their John Wesley Harding produced 1992 debut The Complete Works of Goober & the Peas. The follow-up The Jet-Age Genius* of Goober & the Peas was released in 1995. Like all great cult favorites, Goober & the Peas fans never forgot them, even as their members moved on to other endeavors - Dan John 'Goober' Miller (indie country-rock band Blanche and cast in “Walk The Line” as Luther Perkins), Damian Lang (Detroit Cobras) & Jack White (The White Stripes / Raconteurs / Dead Weather).

Goober & the Peas recently reformed after 15 years for a special hometown show last December 26th, selling out St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, and reminding fans, new and old, what all the fuss was about. With their records long since out of print, they have now been re-mastered and will finally be available in the digital world (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) – The Complete Works on April 13th, and The Jet-Age Genius on May 11th. They will celebrate the re-release of these records with a show in Chicago at The Abbey Pub on April 9th. They recently finished editing a video they shot in 1994, featuring a teenage Jack White, and cameos from Blondie’s Clem Burke and Frank Infante. The video can be viewed at - www.myspace.com/gooberandthepeas where fans can also download a free copy of “Up The Stairs” from The Complete Works.

For more information, songs, photos and videos check out:

www.facebook.com/GooberAndThePeas www.myspace.com/gooberandthepeas

For press information, please contact Chloe Walsh at Press Here Publicity / (212) 246-2640 or chloe@pressherepublicity.com.

The Futureheads Announce The Chaos!– 4/6/2010

In an age of collective uncertainties and discontent, one very special band has thrown caution to the wind and is raining hope, like their own bold melodies, into our collective consciousness. Sunderland natives, The Futureheads, are thrilled to announce the stateside release of The Chaos set to drop June 1 via NYC based indie, Dovecote Records. The Chaos is a screaming, visceral rock and roll response to our current world, a wild, thrilling ride from start to finish.

The Chaos kicks off at light speed with a rallying cry for the album’s impending wild ride – “5-4-3-2-1, Let’s Go!” Struck Dumb is a call for action, firing on all cylinders, its riff urgent, direct and instant, lyrics mirroring the melody, “For crying out loud/Stop furrowing your brow/Start living in the clouds/Go make your mother proud.” Heartbeat Song may just be the lustiest pop song ever created, a song about knowing that you’re good, but not THE ONE, and selfishly wanting to stay anyway. Jupiter begins like a slice of twisted gospel, gently humming into life before exploding into a thousand brilliant colors – a kaleidoscope of genres that only The Futureheads could meld together with flair and grace.

Seven years since the release of their first record, The Futureheads, Barry Hyde (vocals, guitar), David “Jaff” Craig (bass), Ross Millard (vocals, guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums) have long since outgrown scenes, shed immediate ties with their post-punk and new wave influences and outlived many of their peers as a real British favorite. Following high profile tours with The Pixies and Foo Fighters, the band retreated into the studio to record the 11 brilliant and exciting tracks that make up The Chaos. On this, their fourth release, the band have taken their signature sound and blasted right through their own mold for what is arguably the foursome’s most riotous album to date.

For More Information: Press Here Cara Wodnicki // Chloe Walsh cara@pressherepublicity.com // chloe@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

TRASH TALK ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR! – 4/5/2010

Sacramento’s Trash Talk, hardcore’s new reigning kings, have just announced the release of their highly anticipated Eyes & Nines, set to drop May 18 digitally with a physical release slated for June 8 via the band’s imprint, Trash Talk Collective. Eyes & Nines, produced by Joby Ford (The Bronx), boasts appearances from Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion) and Matt Caughthran (The Bronx/Maricahi El Bronx) and will transport you back to hardcore’s early days by smacking you in the face with muscular punk riffs and riotous venom.

If you don’t know about Trash Talk, you should. Trash Talk first earned their stripes after fans and bloggers alike bore witness to their raucous live shows— thrashing and thunderous sets that left ears bruised and broken, but smiles stretching from ear to ear. Currently wrapping a European tour with Rolo Tomassi, Trash Talk will head home for a national tour with Alexisonfire and will be hitting a city near you this spring.

For more information on Trash Talk point your browser to http://trashtalkhc.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/trashtalkfu

US Tour with Alexisonfire, La Dispute and Therefore I Am:

4/21 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Down Under

4/22 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall

4/23 Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom

4/24 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar

4/25 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club Downstairs Lounge

4/27 West Palm Beach, FL @ Ground Control

4/28 Orlando, FL @ The Social

4/29 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater

4/30 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

5/01 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club

5/03 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

5/04 Dallas, TX @ The Door

5/05 Austin, TX @ Emo’s

5/07 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile

5/08 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

5/09 West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour

5/10 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

5/11 Portland, OR @ Peter’s Room at Roseland Theater

5/12 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

5/14 Boise, ID @ The Venue

5/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue’s Club Sound

5/16 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater

5/18 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock

5/19 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

5/21 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

5/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts

5/23 Worcester, MA @ (Upstairs) The Palladium

For more on Trash Talk, please contact: Press Here – Cara Wodnicki – 212-246-2640 - cara@pressherepublicity.co

Jónsi: Exclusive Tour Preview on WSJ.com!– 4/5/2010

Tomorrow, April 6th, Sigur Rós front man Jón “Jónsi” Thor Birgisson will release his solo debut, Go (XL Recordings). On that same day, he will begin his first North American tour. Not just any old rock show put on by any old musician, the Jónsi stage show is a testament to the incredible imagery that has been a part of Sigur Rós’ musical career since the beginning. Live, Go will be a full-on theatrical production, devised by Jónsi in conjunction with 59 Productions, a London-based design team known for creating incredible on-stage environments. With video projections, animation, a story-arch set to Jónsi’s songs and more, the stage will simply come alive at these shows. A preview of the show itself is live now on the Wall Street Journal website – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303960604575157883107169848.html – allowing fans to hear firsthand from Jónsi and the men of 59 Productions how the tour was conceived, as well as giving them a sneak peak into what the live show will look like with an exclusive video clip from the show itself.

Go completes a personal journey for Jónsi away from the wordless and near-brutal sonic monoliths of Sigur Rós’ untitled ( ) album, and is a bold stride beyond the career-redefining pop of “Hoppipolla,” and even the explosive percussive assault of the last album’s “Gobbledigook.” Ecstatic, dramatic and alive, it features Jónsi’s signature vocals throughout, with the majority of the songs sung in English. Created with his free-spirited collaborators – composer Nico Muhly, percussionist Samuli Kosminen, his Riceboy Sleeps partner Alex Somers and producer Peter Katis – Go explodes from the speakers with sheer happiness and wonder, wide-eyed and eager to be heard.

Go is currently streaming on NPR’s website – http://www.npr.org – for fans to hear early, coupled with a brilliant Guest DJ session with Jónsi discussing his influences, which includes everything from Iron Maiden to “Moon River.”

With a stop at this year’s Coachella festival, a special in-store at San Francisco’s Amoeba Records on Record Store Day (4/17) and more, Jónsi’s tour is set to be one of the highlights of the spring. DO NOT MISS THIS. Dates are below.

Tour Dates:

04/06 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/07 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/10 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/13 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre

04/15 Berkeley, CA @ Zellerbach Auditorium

04/16 San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts

04/18 Indio, CA @ Coachella

04/21 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

04/22 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

04/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/25 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/26 Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre

04/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/28 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/30 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

05/01 Toronto ON @ Sound Academy

05/02 Montreal QC @ Metropolis

05/03 Philadelphia PA @ Electric Factory

05/05 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/06 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/08 New York NY @ Terminal 5

05/09 New York NY @ Terminal 5

www.jonsi.com // www.twitter.com/iamJonsi

For more on Jónsi, please contact: Press Here Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com 212-246-2640

Samantha Crain Announces Tour Dates– 4/2/2010

Anais Nin said, “Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one should preserve it.” That suggestion is the muse impelling the conception of Samantha Crain’s second LP, You (Understood), set for release June 8 on Ramseur Records.

TOUR DATES:

*w/ First Aid Kit

4.08.10 – McMenamin’s Boon’s Treasury – Salem, OR

4.15.10– McMenamin’s Edgefield – Troutdale, PR

4.22.10 – Alberta Street pub – Portland, OR

4.25.10 – McMenamin’s Edgefield – Troutdale, PR

4.28.10 – Mississippi Pizza – Portland, OR

5.14- 5.17.10 - Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH

5.20.10 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop

5.21.10 – Lemmons - St. Louis, MO

5.22.10 – The Blue Fugue – Columbia, MO

5.23.10 – Eight Street Taproom – Lawrence, KS

5.24.10 – Kirby’s Beer Store – Wichita, KS

5.25.10 – White Water Tavern – Little Rock, AR

5.26.10 – The Outland – Springfield, MO

5.27.10 – Maxine’s @ Hot Springs, AR

5.28.10 – Cain’s Ballroom - Album Release Show! – Tulsa, OK

5.29.10 - 51st Street Speakeasy - Album Release Show! – Oklahoma City, OK

6.1.10 - Bootleg - Los Angeles, CA *

6.2.10 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA *

6.4.10 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR *

6.5.10 - the Vera Project - Seattle, WA *

6.6.10 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC *

6.9.10 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN *

6.10.10 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL *

6.11.10 – Bonnaroo Café Stage

6.13.10 - Green Room - Montreal, PQ *

6.14.10 - Middle East Upstairs - Cambridge, MA *

6.15.10 - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY *

6.16.10 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY *

For more info or to be serviced with the album, please contact: Angie Carlson, Press Here 212.246.2640; angie@pressherepublicity.com

Canadian Rapper k-os Set to Kick Off Nationwide Campus Tour With Drake on April 6th– 4/2/2010

Multi-talented rapper k-os will kick off “The Away From Home Tour”, opening for Drake on April 6th in Charleston, IL , which will make stops at college campuses across the U.S.

k-os joins Drake on the heels of two sold-out solo shows in LA and NYC where the emcee floored audiences with his tight rhymes and infectious beats. The rapper also announced that he will hit the road with alternative hip-hop group Flobots in May. Tour dates will be announced later this month.

Released earlier this year, k-os’4th studio album Yes! (Last Gang Records) is filled with innovative and multi-genre sounds. The video for the lead single off the album, “4,3,2,1” is currently in rotation on MTVU and on MTV2’s Subterranean. The album also includes such standout tracks as "Burning Bridges," "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman,” and "Uptown Girl," which features special guest collaborations from Metric's Emily Haines and Murray Lightburn from the dears.

k-os dates opening up for Drake:

4/6/10 Charleston, IL Eastern Illinois University

4/7/10 Columbus, OH Private Location

4/9/10 State College, PA Penn State University

4/11/10 Lock Haven, PA Private Location

4/14/10 East Lansing, MI Michigan State University

4/15/10 Rochester Hills, MI Oakland University

4/16/10 Morgantown, WV West Virginia University

4/21/10 Orlando, FL University Central Florida

4/22/10 Greenville, SC Furman University

4/26/10 Kansas City, MO University of Missouri

4/27/10 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky

4/29/10 Lowell, MA University Mass Lowell

4/30/10 Syracuse, NY Private Location

5/01/10 Boston, MA Private Location

5/04/10 Worcester, MA Holy Cross

5/05/10 Towson, MD Towson University

5/06/10 Cheyney, PA Cheyney University

5/07/10 Ithaca, NY Private Location

5/08/10 Plymouth, NH Private Location

For more information please contact: Carleen Donovan Press Here 212.246.2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com

SAMANTHA CRAIN Releases "You (Understood) June 8, 2010– 4/1/2010

Anais Nin said, “Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one should preserve it.” That suggestion is the muse impelling the conception of Samantha Crain’s second LP, You (Understood), set for release June 8 on Ramseur Records.

You (Understood) a the follow-up to her debut releases, The Confiscation EP (2008), a “musical novella” that had critics saying of the 21-year-old Crain’s literary writing style: “the Native American spirituality of N. Scott Momaday’s In The Bear’s House just as likely influences the songstress as the violence and destructive sexuality of the Depression-era characters in Erskine Caldwell’s Tobacco Road” (Paste Magazine), as well as the Songs In The Night LP (2009), of which Rolling Stone critic Will Hermes wrote: “Her voice is gorgeously odd — all fulsome, shape-shifting vowels that do indeed billow like fog. But while her moody country rock is full of dark themes, she rarely gives in to them.”

There is a story behind the making of You (Understood), which Crain describes as her “attempt to preserve her contact with some human beings, 16 to be exact.” These 16 people affected her through the writing and recording of these songs, and You (Understood) is her monument to those sporadic and revered chapters, now captured forever on this recording.

For a project that engages in so much dissection, Crain solicited Joey Lemon, producer of her Confiscation EP and guru of the Midwestern avant-garde band, Berry, to help her glue it all back together. They, along with Eric Nauni (Student Film) and Ben Wigler (Arizona, New Beard), recorded the 11 songs in seven days at Joey’s studio in a white pole barn on the north side of Wichita, KS.

Feeling the importance of giving each of these songs a sound as customized as the experiences and the people themselves, Crain reached out for different tools than on her last release, the country-tinged Songs In the Night LP. The guitars got fuzzier, the time signatures got modified, the drums got audacious, the spaces got bigger, the highs were higher, and the lows were lower. She got caught up in it, caught up in the decibels and the dynamics and the people.

Each song on this album rests on a juncture with a person, a real person, and it recounts a particular episode of life with that person. The scenes and the people are not especially unusual or stirring but the idea that the precise installment will never, in all of time, happen again was enough to interest Crain. She is taking a microscope to the simplest of human interactions and feelings, turning them over in her hands, looking at them from all angles, measuring them on all sides, and taking them apart, realizing they really are exceptional, but only in the smallest ways.

With You (Understood), Crain once again looks closely at life and people and is able to conjure a mood to bring the listener into her own magical world; where the ordinary is weird and stories unfold in a voice that - once heard, is unforgettable.

Angie Carlson, Press Here 212.246.2640; angie@pressherepublicity.com

Delphic Acolyte Out June 29th on Dangerbird– 3/31/2010

In a world of indie bands dipping a cautious toe into dance music’s occasionally baffling computer world, Delphic are post-dance futurist nostalgics from Manchester who have managed to take repetitive beats and crisp electronics out of the underground to emerge as one of the UK’s most exciting new bands. Their debut record, Acolyte, will see its long awaited US release on June 29th, 2010 via Dangerbird Records.

Acolyte was released in the UK at the start of this year and debuted at #8 on the UK album charts. The months leading up to the release saw UK critics buzzing with praise and soon found publications like NME, Q, and The Times of London declaring Acolyte one of 2010’s best debut records, amazing praise given that the record was released just a few weeks into the new year. Delphic secured Top 3 placing in both the BBC “Sound of 2010” poll and the Critics Choice Award at the 2010 Brit Awards. Pulsating and invigorating sets at T in the Park, Reading, Leeds and Bestival built a following of rabid fans and Delphic went on to play a sold-out UK headlining tour in early 2010.

Delphic is comprised of Richard Boardman, Matthew Cocksedge and James Cook who have been together for only a year. They make their music on laptops before figuring out how to play it live, throwing guitars, bass and drums over the electronics to result in their unique sound, then take to the stage and stitch their songs together into one continuous euphoric DJ set-like onslaught. Produced with the Berlin-based Techno émigré Ewan Pearson, Acolyte was recorded mostly in Pearson’s Berlin studio, the city’s flourishing techno scene bleeding into the crisp grooves but never to the detriment of the band’s emotive songwriting. Whether on the explosively percussive “Clarion Call,” the lost longing of “Submission,” the sheer contagiousness of “Halcyon” or the epic scope of the title track, Delphic consistently demonstrate that their ability to write massive songs is equal to their ability to build bangin’ beats. “With a lot of dance albums, you search out the singles but the rest is all a bit samey and boring,” says Matt, “We wrote the album as a whole and weren’t afraid to lower the tempos and concentrate on the songs.”

On stage, their glorious hard-wired gene pool of anthemic indie and stadium techno comes into its own, driving along like a perfectly pitched DJ set where other bands pause to sip their riders between songs, Delphic slip in hypnotic driving techno interludes that turn any gigs into a rave.

Delphic have been chosen as one of five highlighted artists in MySpace Music’s new “Introducing…” program. Starting April 1st, MySpace Music will be delivering exclusive Delphic content via the “Introducing…” page at http://www.myspace.com/music/introducing.

Delphic will be in the states for select live dates in April including what is sure to be an incredible set at this year’s Coachella.

Track listing in full:

1. Clarion Call

2. Doubt

3. This Momentary

4. Red Lights

5. Acolyte

6. Halcyon

7. Submission

8. Counterpoint

9. Ephemera

10. Remain

For more on Delphic, contact:

Press Here 212 246 2640 Jen Appel / jen@pressherepublicity.com Ashley Bryan / ashley@pressherepublicity.com

NAS & DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY Announce Official Tour Dates– 3/30/2010

NEW YORK, NY, March 29th, 2010- Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley have announced the official tour dates for their groundbreaking "Distant Relatives Tour," set to kick off May 21st in Arcata, CA. The tour will follow the May 18th release of their highly-anticipated collaborative studio album, Distant Relatives (Universal Republic), and will include performances at Bonnaroo, June 11th and Gathering of The Vibes, August 1st. The pair recently performed at the annual music festival SXSW in Austin, TX, as well as WMC's Ultra Music Festival in Miami this past weekend. They will also make one more special performance on May 2nd at West Palm Beach, FL’s SUNFEST before kicking off the tour. Opening for Nas and Damian during their landmark tour is Nigerian-born singer-songwriter Nneka, who recently introduced her sound to the America earlier this year through her US debut release, Concrete Jungle. In addition to announcing tour dates, Nas and Damian have released the official album cover (featured here), which was shot by Nabil Elderkin and designed by Nesta Garrick.

OFFICIAL TOUR DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

May 2nd West Palm Beach, Fl Sunfest

May 21st Arcata, CA Arcata Community Center

May 22nd Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheater

May 23rd Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo

May 25th Oakland, CA Fox Theater

May 26th Santa Barbara, CA University of California, Santa Barbara

May 28th Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

May 29th Las Vegas, NV The Joint

May 30th Valley Center, CA Harrah's Rincon - Open Sky Theater

May 31st Los Angeles, CA UCLA Jazz Reggae

Festival

June 2nd Santa Fe, NM Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre

June 8th Houston, TX House of Blues

June 9th Austin, TX Stubb's Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheater

June 11th Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival

June 12th Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

June 13th Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL

July 31st Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Waterfront

August 1st Bridgeport, CT Gathering of The Vibes Festival

Carleen Donovan/ Rachel Gomez Press Here Publicity 212-246-2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com rachel@pressherepublicity.com

LAURA MARLING Announces Launch of Her Most Extensive U.S. Tour to Date– 3/29/2010

Laura Marling returns stateside for her most extensive U.S. tour to date behind the release of her sophomore album, I Speak Because I Can (April 6, Astralwerks). The 22 date engagement begins May 4 at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall.

I Speak Because I Can was produced by Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams), and is the follow up to Marling’s heralded, Mercury Prize-nominated debut, Alas I Cannot Swim.

The video for the propulsive and defiant, “Devil Spoke” is available now and can be seen on MTVU. Check out Laura’s YouTube space to see it for yourself, and feel free to embed it on your site or blog: http://www.youtube.com/user/lauramarling#p/u/3/QirL0HXnyS4.

I Speak Because I Can finds the 20 year old Brit sumptuously showcasing not only her ability to tell an engrossing and mesmerizing story, but her incredible guitar playing, which has grown more intricate and confident since her first album. Recorded in 2009 at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in outside London, and featuring the talents of her backing band Mumford & Sons, I Speak Because I Can is ten songs imbued with a new richness, ripeness and sophistication, marked by homespun tales and sparse instrumentation. I Speak Because I Can is, at times, a darker album than its predecessor, but it is also a brilliant step forward from a young artist who continues to keep us awe-struck at her confident delivery and her impressive musicianship.

I Speak Because I Can is available for pre-order now on Amazon.com and iTunes.

Full Tour Dates:

5/4/10 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

5/5/10 Grand Rapids, MI Ladies Literary Club

5/7/10 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

5/8/10 Pittsburgh, PA Andy Warhol Museum

5/9/10 Buffalo, NY Big Orbit Sound Lab

5/11/10 Portland, ME Space Gallery

5/12/10 Cambridge, MA First Church in Cambridge

5/13/10 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

5/14/10 New York, NY City Winery

5/15/10 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s

5/16/10 Arlington, VA Iota Club & Café

5/18/10 Atlanta, GA The Earl

5/19/10 Nashville, TN 3RD and Lindsley

5/21/10 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

5/22/10 Austin, TX Central Presbyterian Church

5/23/10 Dallas, TX The Loft

5/25/10 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge

5/26/10 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

5/27/10 Boise, ID Neurolux

5/28/10 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge

5/29/10 George, WA The Gorge

www.lauramarling.com

For more information on Laura Marling, to set up an interview or for guest list inquiries, please contact Chloë Walsh & Sam Orlando: 212-246-2640 chloe@pressherepublicity.com / sam@pressherepublicity.com

SIGUR ROS Singer JONSI Premieres 4 New Videos Today!– 3/26/2010

Sigur Rós front man Jón “Jónsi” Thor Birgisson will be releasing his debut solo album, entitled Go, on XL Recordings on April 6th, 2010. Co-produced by Jónsi, Alex Somers and Peter Katis (The National, Interpol), mixed by Tom Elmhirst in London, and recorded in Iceland and Connecticut, Go is exhilarating, joyful and fearless. The record also features arrangements and piano playing by acclaimed composer Nico Muhly.

Jonsi and Nico recently spent a little time together in London stripping down some of Go’s epic compositions to their basic elements – a ukulele, a piano, an acoustic guitar. The two met up at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club to document the experience. The resulting songs are breathtakingly beautiful…

Links:

“Kolnidur” - http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/25/jonsi-and-nico-muhly-kolnidur-video-premiere/

“Go Do” – http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2010/03/jonsi-of-sigur-ros-nico-mulhy-go-do.html

“Boy Lilikoi” – http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-sigur-ros-jonsi-new-video

“Stars in Still Water” – http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/03/watch-the-video-for-jonsis-never-ending-story.html

Jónsi will be embarking on a massive North American tour on April 6th as well, creating a stage show that is a full-scale theatrical production with animation and more. Behind-the-scenes videos of the making of the show can be seen now on his website – http://www.jonsi.com Live, he’ll be playing the entirety of Go, as well as some brand new songs. The evening promises to be one that is absolutely magical.

The tour dates:

04/06 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/07 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/10 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/13 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre

04/15 Berkeley, CA @ Zellerbach Auditorium

04/16 San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts

04/18 Indio, CA @ Coachella

04/21 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

04/22 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

04/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/25 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/26 Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre

04/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/28 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/30 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

05/01 Toronto ON @ Sound Academy

05/02 Montreal QC @ Metropolis

05/03 Philadelphia PA @ Electric Factory

05/05 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/06 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/08 New York NY @ Terminal 5

05/09 New York NY @ Terminal 5

www.jonsi.com // www.twitter.com/iamJonsi

For more on Jónsi, please contact: Press Here Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com 212-246-2640

MTV.com Presents: K’NAAN & WALE Live in NYC March 31st at 9:30pm ET.– 3/26/2010

Acclaimed hip-hop artists K’NAAN and Wale kick off their nine date co-headlining Spring tour this Wednesday, March 31st at New York City’s The Fillmore at Irving Plaza. MTV.com will be on hand to webcast the concert, and fans can tune in to MTV.com for the live stream beginning at 9:30pm. During set changes fans will get to check out music videos and exclusive rehearsal footage shot earlier in the week. Fans will also have the ability to interact with others throughout the show by posting status updates and live commenting.

The pair has an electric chemistry, which undoubtedly will leave fans counting down the minutes to the start of what is tipped to be one of the hottest concert events of 2010. The full performance will be available for on-demand viewing the following Wednesday, April 7th on MTV.com. Full tour dates are below. Check out the following links for a sneak peak at the show: http://www.youtube.com/knaan#p/u/0/oLXX5BZ8LUg and a personal message from K’NAAN: http://www.youtube.com/knaan#p/u/1/dnTij-r_sks

D.C. native, Wale, has previously toured with Mark Ronson and JAY-Z and is also slated to perform at Coachella, Bamboozle, and D.C United’s season opener as part of their “It Takes More” Concert Series. Wale has been described as “hip hop’s hungriest mind and most incisive tongue” with raps that “are some of the most playfully sophisticated in the industry” (Paper Magazine). His album, Attention Deficit, has received critical acclaim since its release, and according to Spin, “sheds light on Wale’s evolving personality, and his circuitous story-raps reward deep listening.”

K’NAAN’s voice will be heard across the globe as his song, “Wavin’ Flag,” becomes the soundtrack for Coca-Cola’s promotional coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The Wall Street Journal recently said of “Wavin’ Flag”: “the upbeat anthem about freedom has a good chance of becoming one of the most ubiquitous new songs of the year.” The track is an upbeat, empowering remix, from Troubadour K’NAAN’s 2009 sophomore album (A&M/Octone). Do not miss your chance to see him for yourself!

Confirmed East Coast Dates:

*denotes co-headlining date with Wale.

3/31 New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza*

4/01 Boston, MA @ House of Blues*

4/02 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place*

4/03 Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live*

4/04 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*

4/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero*

4/08 Atlanta, GA@ Center Stage*

4/09 Williamsburg, VA @ College of William & Mary

4/11 Chicago, IL @ Metro

4/13 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues*

4/14 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*

For more information on K’NAAN please visit him online at: www.myspace/knaanmusic and www.knaanmusic.com v

For More Information about K’NAAN Contact: Press Here Publicity / Carleen Donovan-Sam Orlando / 212-246-2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com / sam@pressherepublicity.com

The Dead Weather Announce New Album "Sea Of Cowards" Out May 11, 2010– 3/25/2010

Baton down the hatches! The Dead Weather are back. The Nashville-based 4-piece have announced plans for the release of their sophomore album Sea Of Cowards. The band exploded onto the music scene early last year with a stunning debut that combined the furious talents of members Alison Mosshart (vocals/ guitar), Jack White (vocals/drums), Jack Lawrence (bass/drums) and Dean Fertita (guitar/organ). Horehound was an exhilarating and electrifying introduction to the band, a gritty blues-driven dirge rock masterpiece that stormed onto the Billboard Top 200 at #6 upon it’s release in July of 2009. Now, less than a year later, the follow-up is ready to be unleashed.

The Dead Weather first declared their existence in March of last year with a blistering kick-off performance at the brand new Third Man Records HQ in downtown Nashville. Within weeks they were selling out shows around the country and debut single “Hang You From The Heavens” was making a glorious racket at radio. The following 12 months were a whirlwind of breathtaking performances, magazine covers and TV appearances but, staying true to his reputation as one of music’s most energetic and prolific talents, Jack White didn’t even wait for the Horehound world tour to end before he led the band back into the Third Man studios to produce Sea Of Cowards.

The new album is a robust and vigorous second act, filled with primal, bone quaking rock rhythms and the same stellar urban blues and throbbing sleaze as its predecessor; but this time The Dead Weather push their sound even further, brilliantly building upon their raw chemistry to create the most vital sounding album you’ll hear all year.

Sea Of Cowards will be released on Third Man /Warner Bros. Records on May 11th 2010. The first single “Die By The Drop,” is an agitated brain worm of a duet between Mosshart and White and will be available digitally March 30th. Pre-orders for the 7” of the single can be made on March 30th via Third Man Records – backed by the track “Old Mary,” it will be released on April 6th. Also available on April 6th will be the Floria Sigismondi-directed video for “Die By The Drop,” which is premiering in North America on iTunes.

The band have a floor shaking run of dates scheduled for April and May, including a stop at this year’s Coachella Festival.

Track list for Sea Of Cowards:

1. Blue Blood Blues

2. Hustle And Cuss

3. The Difference Between Us

4. I’m Mad

5. Die By The Drop

6. I Can’t Hear You

7. Gasoline

8. No Horse

9. Looking At The Invisible Man

10. Jawbreaker

11. Old Mary

The Dead Weather Tour Dates:

04/15/10 San Francisco @ The Fillmore

04/16/10 San Francisco @ The Fillmore

04/17/10 Indio, CA @ Coachella

04/18/10 Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Concert Theater

04/20/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

04/22/10 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom

04/23/10 Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone w/The Flaming Lips

04/24/10 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

04/26/10 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

04/27/10 Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Soundstage

04/28/10 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall

04/30/10 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

05/01/10 Houston, TX @ House of Blues

05/02/10 New Orleans, LA @ The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

For more information contact Chloe Walsh or Sarah Usher at Press Here: 212 246 2640 chloe(at)pressherepublicity.com/ sarah(at)pressherepublicity.com

La Roux Announces Summer Tour! – 3/25/2010

South London synth-pop sensation La Roux are making waves stateside with a stunning performance last week on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and first single “Bulletproof” blowing up at Top 40 radio nationwide, charting at #33 this week! The band are also working their way up the ITunes top 40 singles chart as they head stateside for a string of performances. La Roux’s spring tour kicks off in Portland on April 12 at the Wonder Ballroom and closes in Seattle on April 19 at The Showbox with a stop at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 16.

La Roux are also excited to announce that they’ll be hitting cities across America on a headlining tour this summer before they join the highly anticipated Lilith Fair in July. Performing tracks from their self-titled debut referred to by the New York Times as “…dizzying fun,” the just announced summer tour is set to start on May 30 in Houston at the House of Blues and will wrap in New York on June 7 at Terminal 5. Tickets will be available on Ticketmaster starting March 26.

La Roux’s Spring Tour Dates:

4/12/10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

4/14/10 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

4/16/10 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

4/18/10 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

4/19/10 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox @ The Market

La Roux’s Summer Tour Dates:

5/30/10 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

6/01/10 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa

6/02/10 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

6/5/10 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

6/7/10 New York, NY @ Terminal 5

La Roux on Lilith Fair (Announced Dates, More TBD):

7/17/10 Chicago, IL @First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre

7/20/10 Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center

7/24/20 Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

Check out the video for “Bulletproof” by pointing your browser to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQdC7h609k8

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For more information on La Roux, contact Linda Carbone (linda@pressherepublicity.com) & Cara Wodnicki (cara@pressherepublicity.com)

Jakob Dylan Announces Tour Dates with Three Legs Featuring Neko Case and Kelly Hogan– 3/24/2010

“Jakob Dylan delves further into Americana music on ‘Women and Country.’ With Burnett at the helm, this album is sure to generate a lot of Grammy buzz”- Filter Magazine

“The rich harmonies with Case and Hogan, alongside Burnett's signature take on American roots music, find Dylan reaching a new level of clarity and intensity”- Billboard Magazine

LOS ANGELES, CA, March 24, 2010— Jakob Dylan has announced plans for an upcoming nation-wide tour with his band Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, which features Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. The tour is set to kick off April 9th in Pittsburgh, PA in support of his latest album Women and Country set for release April 6th. Jakob has also announced that he will be appearring on The Late Show with David Letterman on April 21st and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on May 13th.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, Women and Country finds Jakob reuniting with acclaimed Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winning producer T-Bone Burnett (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Crazy Heart), who produced the Wallflowers' 1996 breakthrough album Bringing Down the Horse. Jakob is also joined by Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, who provide back-up vocals on 8 of the album’s 11 tracks.

Soulful yet striking and ripe with sublime beauty, Jakob reaches new majestic heights on this release with his distinct voice and unparalleled songwriting. This, coupled with T-Bone Burnett’s haunting production and the stirringly rich vocals by Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, creates a powerful and melancholic experience for the listener.

Backing Jakob Dylan up on the album’s 11 songs are T Bone Burnett’s acclaimed group of musicians including Dennis Crouch (bass), Jay Bellerose (drums), David Mansfield (fiddle & mandolin), Marc Ribot (guitar), Keefus Ciancia (keyboards), Greg Leisz (pedal steel), Darrell Leonard (trumpet), Ira Nepus (trombone) and George Bohanon (horns). Standout tracks include the opener “Nothin' But the Whole Wide World,” which sets the tone of the album, the pensive ballad “Down on Our Own Shield” and "Everybody's Hurting’,”which showcases Jakob and Neko’s moving harmonies.

Confirmed Jakob Dylan Tour Dates:

4/9 Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead

4/10 Covington, KY Madison Theater

4/13 Louisville, KY Brown Theatre

4/15 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre

4/16 S. Burlington, VT Higher Ground

4/17 Albany, NY The Egg

4/19 Northhampton, MA Calvin Theatre

4/20 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre

4/21 New York, NY Town Hall

4/22 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live

4/23 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

4/25 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre

4/26 Chicago, IL Park West

4/27 St. Paul, MN Fitzgerald Theatre

4/28 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theatre

Jakob Dylan will be announcing additional album details and tour news in the coming weeks. For more information please go to www.jakobdylan.com.

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THE YOUNG VEINS Release Debut Take A Vacation! Out June 8th– 3/24/2010

"The Young Veins has legs of its own to stand on. And arteries that are chock-full with the blood of past masters." – SPIN Magazine

Ryan Ross has spent the better part of his late teens as the chief songwriter for the wildly popular Las Vegas band, Panic! at the Disco. Throughout the band’s two albums, Ryan exhibited a writing progression that began to fall increasingly outside the lines of the band’s context. While Panic! were on their last world tour for Pretty. Odd, it became clear that Ross’s and bandmate/co-writer Jon Walker’s newest compositions needed a more fitting home. Ross and Walker picked up and moved west to California, forming their new quarters under the moniker- The Young Veins.

Following closely in the verve of pop-tunesmiths of yesteryear, California-based 5 piece The Young Veins arrive with their debut, Take A Vacation!, on June 8th (One Haven Music), produced by Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet) and Rob Mathes (Panic!, Carly Simon, Lou Reed). The live band is made up of Ryan Ross on vocals and guitar (Panic! at the Disco), Jon Walker on vocals and guitar (Panic! at the Disco), Andy Soukal on bass, Nick White (Bright Eyes, Tilly and The Wall) on keyboards and Nick Murray on drums. The album is a tightly-packed 29 minute collection of energetic, yet dreamy and joyful songs. The bluesy-guitar driven lead single, “Change” will be released April 5th amidst the band’s first North American tour, which kicked off last week in California.

Take A Vacation! was recorded at Castle Oak Studios and Sunset Sound in LA, and features guest vocals and instrumentation by fellow Angelenos Chief , Alex Greenwald, The Like and Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley). The LP embraces archetypal styles of the 60’s with inflected elements of surf rock, psychedelia, and brit-pop. From the Phil Spector inspired, head-bopping melody of title track “Take A Vacation!” to the dreamy layered vocals on “Cape Town,” to the rollicking power pop of “Young Veins (Die Tonight),” the album boasts an impressive collection of gorgeously warm and inventive songs that tip their hat to the vast musical palate of their creators. Take A Vacation’s! song progression exemplifies the bands attention to the classic arch of the acclaimed LP’s from the masters that came before.

At just 23 years old, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker have penned an album that shines a light squarely on their personal influences and recent geographical relocation. With each song clocking in at 3 minutes or less, Ross and Walker’s honey-sweet vocals are coated with the bands choral harmonies and wistful “oohs and ahhs.” Featured vintage instruments including the wurlizter, harmonium and stylophone added to the organic, minimal production from Greenwald and Mathes make a glorious concoction.

The Young Veins’ have just taken their new songs on the road this spring for the very first time. SPIN Magazine called their recent L.A. concert "a streamlined set of throwback rock." Take A Vacation! will make you want to rock, sway, and hum along to the nostalgic freewheeling rock these gentleman have fashioned.

To build excitement around the band’s first U.S. tour, which included a rousing set at SXSW ’10, The Young Veins launched a TwitTix contest, asking fans to post their favorite vacation photos for a chance to win tickets to one of the shows. More info on the contest can be found at http://twitpic.com/190dhd.

For more on The Young Veins, go to www.theyoungveins.com or www.onehavenmusic.com/tyv

Press Contact: Press Here Publicity * 212.246.2640 Gina Schulman//Inge Colsen gina@pressherepublicity.com ** Inge@pressherepublicity.com

The Young Veins Embark on Inaugural U.S. Tour– 3/24/2010

The Young Veins’ have just taken their new songs on the road this spring for the very first time. SPIN Magazine called their recent L.A. concert "a streamlined set of throwback rock." Take A Vacation! will make you want to rock, sway, and hum along to the nostalgic freewheeling rock these gentleman have fashioned.

To build excitement around the band’s first U.S. tour, which included a rousing set at SXSW ’10, The Young Veins launched a TwitTix contest, asking fans to post their favorite vacation photos for a chance to win tickets to one of the shows. More info on the contest can be found at http://twitpic.com/190dhd.

For more on The Young Veins, go to www.theyoungveins.com or www.onehavenmusic.com/tyv

The Young Veins Tour Dates in Full:

• With special guests Foxy Shazam and Bad Rabbits

Mar 24 The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia

Mar 26 Orpheum Ybor City, Florida

Mar 27 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida

Mar 28 Canal Club (Downstairs Lounge) Richmond, Virginia

Mar 29 Webster Hall (The Studio) New York, New York

Mar 30 Great Scott Allston, Massachusetts

Mar 31 Knitting Factory Brooklyn, New York

Apr 1 Webster Underground Webster, Connecticut

Apr 3 Petit Campus Montreal, Quebec

Apr 5 Sneaky Dee’s Toronto, Ontario

Apr 6 Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York

Apr 7 The Basement Columbus, Ohio

Apr 8 The Eagle Theatre Pontiac, Michigan

Apr 9 The Mad Hatter Covington, Kentucky

Apr 10 Beat Kitchen Chicago, Illinois

Apr 11 The Vault Buffalo, Minnesota

Apr 13 Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado

Apr 15 El Corazon Seattle, Washington

Apr 16 Venue Vancouver, British Columbia

Apr 17 Satyricon Portland, Oregon

Apr 18 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California

Apr 19 The Boardwalk Orangevale, California

Apr 21 Troubadour West Hollywood, California

Apr 23 Martini Ranch Scottsdale, Arizona

Press Contact: Press Here Publicity * 212.246.2640 Gina Schulman//Inge Colsen gina@pressherepublicity.com ** Inge@pressherepublicity.com

Karen Elson Releases The Ghost Who Walks (Third Man/XL) - May 25th– 3/22/2010

Karen Elson's The Ghost Who Walks marks the debut solo release from the British singer/songwriter. Her transformation from fashion’s favorite redheaded ingénue to beguiling chanteuse has been something of a slow burn. In 2003 she provided vocals for a version of Robert Plant’s “Last Time I Saw Her” and in 2006 she recorded an English language version of “Je T’Aime..Moi Non Plus” (“I Love You… Me Neither”) with Cat Power for a Serge Gainsbourg tribute album, but her main musical outlet has been as a founding member of New York City cabaret The Citizens Band, a downtown collective of musicians, performers, artists and acrobats whose lively Weimar-esque performances have enjoyed successful theatrical runs of their politically thematic shows.

The 11 original compositions on The Ghost Who Walks were all written following Karen’s 2005 relocation from New York City to Nashville. While making her home – and raising two children - in the city of country music, Karen took to writing songs for The Citizens Band and found she had plenty of other melodies in her head. Writing almost exclusively in the sanctuary of a closet in her bedroom, Karen’s songwriting blossomed. A fledgling songwriter might naturally be nervous to play their work for a spouse but for Karen the trepidation was exacerbated by her husband’s own talent. It took many months of cajoling for Karen to play Jack White her songs but his reaction was immediate: let’s get into the studio.

Once there, they quickly put a band together: Karen’s cabaret cohort Rachelle Garniez on accordion and vocals, The Dead Weather’s Jack Lawrence on bass, My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel on pedal steel and brother-in-law Jackson Smith on guitar. Jack White took the role of producer and provided drums. Karen added a cover of Garniez’s “Lunasa” to the recordings and within a matter of weeks she had an album’s worth of material. Two of her more theatrical tracks, “100 Years From Now” and “Mouths To Feed,” inspired in part by author Tim Egan’s dust bowl saga, The Worst Hard Time, were originally penned for her cabaret troupe. The rest of the album richly evokes the lonesome feel of country (“Cruel Summer”), the tormented side of the blues (“The Truth Is In the Dirt”) and the haunted stories of traditional folk balladry (“Stolen Roses”). Graphic artist Rob Jones took inspiration from Karen’s penchant for peach and black to create gorgeously smoldering album art.

Karen has already won critical praise for her stunning voice, but The Ghost Who Walks is still bound to surprise those who’ve never seen her perform. Following impressive shows in Nashville and at SXSW Karen and her band will take to the stage tonight in New York City for a performance at Le Poisson Rouge.

Track List for The Ghost Who Walks:

1. The Ghost Who Walks

2. The Truth Is The Dirt

3. Pretty Babies

4. Lunasa

5. 100 Years From Now

6. Stolen Roses

7. Cruel Summer

8. Garden

9. The Birds They Circle

10. A Thief At My Door

11. The Last Laugh

12. Mouths To Feed

For more information contact Chloe Walsh or Sarah Usher at Press Here Publicity chloe@pressherepublicity.com/ sarah@pressherepublicity.com

Nas & Damian "JR Gong" Marley “Distant Relatives” Set to Drop May 18th – 3/16/2010

NEW YORK, NY, March 16, 2010- Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley are proud to announce the release of their highly-anticipated collaborative studio album, Distant Relatives (Universal Republic) on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Featuring the signature instrumentation and musicianship of Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley with the hard-hitting beats and lyrics of Nas, the album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically.

Throughout the course of their musical careers, the duo has always admired each other’s style. Since first meeting in 1996 the two artists have shared a mutual respect and camaraderie that was most recently showcased on the track “Road to Zion,” from Damian’s critically acclaimed album, Welcome to Jamrock. After having such a positive experience working together, they have now joined forces again for Distant Relatives. In their latest collaboration, Nas and Damian trace hip-hop’s roots to Africa, where the genre originated as a vital form of cultural expression and was then transported by the slave trade to the Caribbean and the American colonies. It blossomed a half century ago in the dance halls of Kingston, Jamaica, and soon migrated to the park jams and recreational centers of New York City, where the culture became known as hip-hop. This evolution forms the basis of the Distant Relatives project which, in addition to the album, also includes a documentary film, performances and a series of public discussions, the first of which took place in conjunction with National Geographic Live in Washington, DC last December.

"Damian and Nas have made a groundbreaking album that combines the depth and vision of these two artists with a seminal musical and cultural thread of multiple generations," stated Monte Lipman, President and CEO of Universal Republic Records. "We're thrilled to play a role on what's certain to be another pivotal album for both artists and one of the more unique collaborative efforts in recent years."

The partnership between the two artists is sure to amaze with an album encompassing 14 tracks including the first singles "As We Enter" and "Strong Will Continue,” which the duo premiered on the SOS Haiti Telethon benefit last month. The album was produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and also features several guest appearances including Lil Wayne, who appears on the track "Generation," K’NAAN on “Africa Must Wake Up” and Tribal War,” and Stephen Marley on “Leaders” and “In His Own Words.”

Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley plan to hit the road following the release of their album, including stops at Bonnaroo and the Heineken Opener Festival in Poland. Prelude to the tour begins at SXSW on March 17th and is followed by two performances in South Florida at ULTRA on March 27th and SUNFEST on May 2nd. Official tour dates will be announced with complete list of cities and venues on Monday, March 22nd.

THE TRACK LISTING FOR DISTANT RELATIVES IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. As We Enter

2. Tribal War (featuring K’NAAN)

3. Strong Will Continue

4. Leaders (featuring Stephen Marley)

5. Wisdom

6. Count Your Blessings

7. Dispear

8. The Promised Land (featuring Dennis Brown)

9. In His Own Words (featuring Stephen Marley)

10. Nah Mean

11. Friends

12. My Generation (featuring Lil Wayne)

13. Africa Must Wake Up (featuring K’NAAN)

For performance dates and more information please go to www.distantrelatives.com.

Carleen Donovan/ Rachel Gomez Press Here 212-246-2640 carleen@pressherepublicity.com / rachel@pressherepublicity.com

SLEIGH BELLS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, LABEL, SHOWS– 3/15/2010

Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells – comprised of Derek Miller (guitars/production) and Alexis Krauss (vocals) – will be releasing their debut album, Treats, on May 11th, 2010. Treats was produced by Derek Miller, with additional engineering by Shane Stoneback, and recorded at Treefort Studios in Brooklyn, NY in January/February 2010.

Treats will be released by Mom + Pop Music in special partnership with M.I.A.’s NEET Recordings.

Following a flurry of excitement behind the band’s incredible CMJ shows in fall 2009, Sleigh Bells will be touring throughout the spring, first hitting SXSW, then taking the stage for the first time at Coachella, and then opening for Major Lazer and Yeasayer. The tour dates are below.

Sleigh Bells have been heralded as one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from Brooklyn, following acclaim from the likes of The New Yorker, Pitchfork, Stereogum, The New York Times and more. With buzzing guitars, massive, head-nodding beats and sweet-as-sugar vocals on top, a Sleigh Bells song simply explodes from the speakers, sounding like nothing you’ve heard before.

The tour dates:

3/17/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW

3/18/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW

3/19/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW

3/20/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW

3/23/10 London @ White Heat @ Madame Jo Jo’s

3/25/10 London @ Notting Hill Arts Club

3/26/10 London @ Koko

3/29/10 Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium *

3/30/10 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *

3/31/10 Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street *

4/2/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlite Ballroom *

4/3/10 Hartford, CT @ The Mill – Trinity College *

4/4/10 Boston, MA @ Middle East *

4/6/10 Columbus, OH @ TBA *

4/7/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rangos Ballroom – Carnegie Mellon University

4/8/10 Syracuse, NY @ Spark Art Space – Syracuse University

4/9/10 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place

4/10/10 Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar

4/11/10 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

4/16/10 Indio, CA @ Coachella

4/17/10 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore +

4/19/10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +

4/20/10 Seattle, WA @ Neumos +

4/21/10 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom +

4/23/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue +

4/24/10 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre +

4/25/10 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room +

4/26/10 St. Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club

4/27/10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue +

4/28/10 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre +

4/29/120 Chicago, IL @ Metro +

4/30/10 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop +

5/1/10 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace +

5/2/10 Quebec, QC @ La Sala Rossa +

5/3/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise +

5/4/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall +

5/5/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero +

7/18/10 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival

* = with Major Lazer

+ = with Yeasayer

For more on Sleigh Bells, please contact: Press Here – Jen Appel // Linda Carbone – 212-246-2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com // linda@pressherepublicity.com

TONY CLIFTON at The Comedy Store in LA Sunday, May 16 on the 25th Anniversary of the birth of Comic Relief– 3/12/2010

Tony Clifton, alter ego of the comic genius, Andy Kaufman, will be returning to The Comedy Store for a monumental, special performance on Sunday, May 16th, 25 years to the day that Kaufman’s writer/producer, Bob Zmuda, united comedians for the first time to raise funds for charity. Since then, his Comic Relief organization, with the help of hosts Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robin Williams, has raised millions towards helping the homeless and people in need. They’ve also been very involved with disaster relief, including the 2006 HBO/TBS special for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Clifton, backed by the 12-piece Comic Relief-sponsored Katrina Kiss-My-Ass Orchestra and burlesque troupe the Cliftonettes, will also be playing the following dates: Wednesday through Friday night – May 19th through 21st. It promises to be a kick-ass, not-to-be-missed show in the intimate nightclub setting of The Comedy Store. Seating is limited, and it promises to be an unforgettable experience for those who attend.

So where the hell has Clifton been, you ask? 2009 was a big year for the musical titan, who traveled the country with his troupe, performing to sold-out audiences and garnering stellar reviews:

“Mesmerizing…” – Entertainment Weekly

“Transfixing…” –Variety

“A night like no other in your life!” –Chicago Tribune

Also, “Clifton, the Cologne,” a musky 70’s inspired scent designed by L’Oreal’s Uli Lang, was uncorked in New York City.

Clifton is now back in his recording studio at Cliftonmere, his Triple X Nevada ranch, working on his upcoming album. Discerning musicians are in talks with the International Singing Sensation, and musical legend R.E.M. has already signed on for the project, so stay tuned!

Clifton was discovered by Andy Kaufman in 1969 while performing in a seedy lounge in Las Vegas. Captivated, Kaufman engaged Tony to open for him on several occasions, most notably his historic "Carnegie Hall Concert." In the ‘80s, Clifton appeared numerous times on such shows as David Letterman and The Miss Piggy Special. Rodney Dangerfield hired Clifton to open for him at Bill Graham's world famous Fillmore in San Francisco.

Clifton’s most controversial appearance was witnessed by the cast of the TV show Taxi. Tony showed up to rehearsal drunk and with two hookers in tow, and was promptly escorted off the Paramount lot by armed security.

Later, Clifton starred opposite Jim Carrey in the Milos Forman film, “Man on the Moon.” The film ends with Tony on stage at The Comedy Store, exactly 25 years to the day of this May 16th appearance.

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 22

Check out clips and more at: www.tonyclifton.net www.myspace.com/tonycliftonlives

MEDIA ENQUIRIES FOR TONY CLIFTON AND EPK, please contact: Angie Carlson (212) 246-2640 angie@pressherepublicity.com

Jamie Mclean Band Announces the “Pay What You Want” Release of New Album “Completely” on March 13th!– 3/12/2010

The Jamie McLean Band is excited to announce the downloadable release of Completely, tomorrow, March 13, 2010. Following in the footsteps of maverick recording artists Radiohead, the Jamie McLean Band will release their latest album as pay what you want for the month leading up to the physical release on April 13. Completely highlights the band’s deep seated roots in Americana, rock and soul all the while showcasing McLean’s powerful vocals, burning guitar work and introspective lyrics. The melodies soar across each track, binding together this emblematic album.

Frontman Jamie McLean has logged thousands of miles since his musical coming of age. As guitarist for the New Orleans jazz institution Dirty Dozen Brass Band he has performed everywhere from Madison Square Garden to Japan’s Fuji Rock and alongside musical icons such as Elvis Costello, Blues Traveler, and Dave Matthews among others. After years with the Dirty Dozen, Jamie made the decision to part ways in order to give himself fully to his namesake project. Their latest release Completely is rife with swagger, laced with country twang and flooded with lofty rock guitar solos- all of which showcase what can be accomplished musically with a driving rock band and a frontman who’s got more than one trick up his sleeve. The sweeping opener “Diamond Plate” sets the driving, dynamic tone and caresses the ear with the dulcet stretch of harmonies. “Peace and Glory” layers soaring guitar with raw pounding drums entwined in lyrics that scream with unbridled hope while “Brother” exemplifies McLean’s rock sensibility in an anthem that highlights his mastery of the fret board all the while serenading us with the seemingly innate crescendos of his vocals.

To buy the record or get more details point your browser to http://jamiemcleanband.bandcamp.com/

Don’t Miss Your Chance To See The Jamie McLean Band Live This Spring & Summer:

3/14 – New York, NY @ BB Kings (Allman Brothers “Big House” Benefit Concert)

3/26 – Peekskill, NY @ Paramount Center for the Arts

3/27 – Manchester, CT @ Main Pub

3/30 – Teaneck, NJ @ Mexicali Live

4/13 – New York, NY @ Canal Room

4/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar

4/15 – Charlottesville, VA @ Southern Café & Music Hall

4/16 – North Bethesda, MD @ Mansion at The Strathmore

4/17 – Charlotte, NC @ Double Door

4/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Sweetwater 420 Festival

4/30 – Roanoke, VA @ Martin’s Downtown

5/5 – Raleigh, NC @ Pour House Music Hall

5/14 – Newmarket, NH @ Stone Church

5/30 – Sterling, NY @ Sterling Stage Folk Festival

6/6 – Hunter, NY @ Mountain Jam Festival

6/18 – Arlington, TX @ Levitt Pavilion

8/5 – Beausejour, MB Canada @ Great Woods Music Festival

9/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Unplugged in the Park

For More Information:

Press Here Cara Wodnicki cara@pressherepublicity.com //212.246.2640 ext. 204

JBM Hits the Road with Rouge Wave, Showcasing at SXSW, – 3/9/2010

Jesse Marchant, aka JBM has announced that he will be one of the opening acts on Rogue Wave’s nationwide tour which is already underway. Rogue Wave’s front man Zach Rogue was so impressed by Marchant’s enchanting vocals and songwriting arrangements at a recent live show in Boston that he asked him to immediately join the band on the road. Fresh on the heels of a month long trek with Sondre Lerche he will now jump on this coast to coast tour opening with Avi Buffalo until April 7th then Man/Miracle wrapping in Los Angeles on April 29th. JBM will make his debut at SXSW this year with an official showcase at St. Bethell Church on March 17th at 10pm. He is also set to perform at NPR’s WXPN “Coffee No Pants” party down in Austin on Saturday, March 20th at 5pm.

Marchant, who was signed to Partisan Records late last year and lauded by iTunes as a top singer/songwriter of 2009 in December, only recently immersed himself back into music writing lyrics, singing and recording. Made in just two weeks, his debut album Not Even in July embodies a meticulous and carefully crafted sound that could take a lifetime to achieve. This is a collection of ten heartfelt compositions that billow, ripple and glide by softly with measured persistence and spectral beauty.

Catch JBM live this spring w. Rogue Wave:

Mar 9 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN

Mar 10 Bottletree Birmingham, AL

Mar 12 Harvest of Hope Music Festival Armstrong, FL

Mar 13 The Social Orlando, FL

Mar 15 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA

Mar 17 St. Bethell Church Austin, TX

Apr 7 Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA

Apr 9 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

Apr 10 Neumo's Seattle, WA

Apr 13 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

Apr 14 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS

Apr 15 Fine Line Cafe Minneapolis, MN

Apr 16 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI

Apr 17 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL

Apr 20 Mojo's Columbia, MO

Apr 21 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK

Apr 24 Club Congress Tucson, AZ

Apr 27 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

Apr 29 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA

For more information please contact Samantha Nemeth 212.246.2640 samantha@pressherepublicity.com

GREG LASWELL Annouces May/June Tour Dates– 3/9/2010

Producer/songwriter Greg Laswell will be kicking off a month-long national tour for his May 4 Vanguard Records release, Take A Bow, with a show at the famed Troubadour club in Los Angeles that evening. The album, Laswell’s third for Vanguard Records, both closes and opens another chapter in the California native’s trilogy about love, loss and rebirth.

Initial response has been enthusiastic - “Take Everything,” the first single from Take A Bow, was the #3 most added song at Triple A radio in its first week. Laswell will also be previewing songs from Take A Bow with several appearances this month in Austin, TX at the South By Southwest music conference, including Paste, Filter and Hotel Café showcases (listed below).

Following his critically acclaimed fall 2009 Covers EP, which included Greg’s very personal interpretations of songs by Echo & the Bunnymen, Kristin Hersh, Mazzy Star, Morphine & Kate Bush and made Filter Magazine’s “10 best of the year), Take a Bow features 12 original compositions, including a new version of the song “Off I Go,” which was featured in the 2009 season finale of Grey’s Anatomy (one of over five placements he’s had on this show alone).

Laswell holed up in a rustic cabin near Flagstaff, AZ with just his dog for company to write, perform (he plays all the instruments) and engineer the songs that would become Take A Bow. Like fellow Californian Mark Oliver Everett (Eels), Laswell made his “band” the studio and the studio his laboratory – the results are lush without being slick, textured while still maintaining an organic feel - he’s as likely to use a “found” banjo as a sophisticated piece of recording gear. Grammy-winning producer and engineer Greg Collins (U2, Fiona Apple) mixed the album and tied the ingredients together perfectly – the songs have orchestral sweep and epic feel which provide a beautiful backdrop to Laswell’s resonant vocals and tasteful melody lines.

Since his 2006 debut release, Through Toledo, Laswell’s sonorous vocals and bleak lyrics, coupled with his engaging, bemused personality for his live appearances, have won him a devoted fanbase and comparisons to songwriters such as Jeff Buckley, Ron Sexsmith and Thom Yorke. Whether performing solo at the piano or with a full band, Laswell is a performer who always gets it right.

GREG LASWELL TOUR DATES:

SxSW

TH Mar 18: Hotel Cafe Showcase @ The Parish (214-C E. 6th Street) @ 11pm

FR Mar 19: Dickies / Filter Party @ Lustre Pearl (97 Rainey Street, south of Convention Center and 1st ) @ 3 pm

FR Mar 19: Vanguard Party/Paste Party @ The Belmont (305 West 6th Street at Lavaca) @ 5 pm

TU May 4th: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

TH May 6th: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

FR May 7th: Eugene, OR @ Wow Hall

SA May 8th: Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern

TU May 11th: Denver, CO @ Walnut Room

FR May 14th: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

SA May 15th: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

MO May 17th: Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern

WE May 19th: Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig

TH May 20th: Cleveland, OH @ Cambridge Room at the HOB

FR May 21st: Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café

SA May 22nd: Philadelphia, PA @ Tin Angel

MO May 24th: Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel

TU May 25th: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

TH May 27th: Boston, MA @ Paradise

SA May 29th: Charlotte, NC @ Evening Muse

SU May 30th: Charlotte, NC @ Evening Muse

TU June 1st: Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl

WE June 2nd: Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theater

FR June 4th: Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar

SA June 5th: Austin, TX @ Stubb's

June 8th: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room

June 10th: San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord

June 11th: San Diego, CA @ Anthology

Angie Carlson / 212.246.2640 / angie@pressherepublicity.com

SUCKERS Release Wild Smile June 8 on Frenchkiss Records– 3/9/2010

MTV’s “Breakout Artist of 2010”

Rolling Stone “Hot List”

Pitchfork “Best New Music” for their summer hit "It Gets Your Body Movin”

Brooklyn four-piece SUCKERS will be releasing their debut full-length, Wild Smile, on June 8 through NYC tastemaker label Frenchkiss Records (Les Savy Fav, The Dodos, Local Natives, The Antlers and more). The album was recorded, produced and mixed in NYC by Chris Zane (Passion Pit/Walkmen), except for "It Gets Your Body Movin'" (produced by Anand Wilder and Chris Moore) and "Save Your Love For Me" (Chris Moore), and was mastered by Joe Laporta (Vampire Weekend).

The first single from the album, yet to be announced, will be released in April. In the meantime, check out the SUCKERS’ cover of The Raveonettes track "Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed)" from their album In and Out of Control (out now on VICE Music).

SUCKERS took a different approach. Says multi-instrumentalist Pan, the band’s mysterious one-monikered member: “"The original version is super fuzzy, so our first instinct was NO FUZZ. We wanted to keep the poppy aspects of the original, but make as much of our own as we could... after messing around with it for a while, it turned into this weird 50's kinda dark Doo-Wop thing that reminds me of Twin Peaks for some reason (which actually ended up working well with the subject matter on a completely different level)."

In two short years, SUCKERS, aka Quinn Walker, Austin Fisher, Pan and Brian Aiken, emerged from their homebase at the Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with a sound and aesthetic that garnered critical acclaim both in NYC and in the online community. Those same audiences—and a nationwide mass of new converts—found themselves fully enmeshed in SUCKERS’ lush tapestry of joyous pop, style and imagination on their self-titled debut EP (produced by Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder), released in April of 2009. The EP —and its hit single, "It Gets Your Body Movin’”—launched them to global acclaim via outlets such as Rolling Stone, NME, NPR, Nylon, Under The Radar, Stereogum, Interview and many more.

With the members often simultaneously playing multiple instruments per song and singing, shouting and chanting in unison, the group’s early shows (often featuring the band in face paint and costumes) were wild affairs featuring primal beats, future sounds, trumpet blasts, religious truths and the sheer enjoyment of three one-man bands playing together. The trio knew they were missing something or someone and added drummer/keyboardist Brian Aiken, fresh off a year abroad in Hungary. With Brian on board, the band hit their stride, packing local venues and sharing bills with friends and like-minded artists as Yeasayer, MGMT, Bear In Heaven, Chairlift and Real Estate.

With multiple appearances at SxSW as well as tour dates through early June, there’ll be plenty of chances to catch the band’s euphoric live shows. Call for more information or to be serviced with Wild Smile.

Track Listing:

1. Save Your Love For Me

2. Black Sheep

3. Before Your Birthday Ends

4. You Can Keep Me Runnin' Around

5. A Mind I Knew

6. Roman Candles

7. It Get Your Body Movin'

8. Martha

9. King of Snakes

10. 2 Eyes 2 C

11. Loose Change

Angie Carlson / angie@pressherepublicity.com / 212.246.2640

SUCKERS: SXSW and National Tour Dates– 3/9/2010

SUCKERS will also be joining labelmates Local Natives for tour dates in May – scroll down for dates.

TOUR DATES:

* With Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers

WE Mar 10 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge *

TH Mar 11 Philadelphia, PA @ M Room *

FR Mar 12 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Mainstage *

SA Mar 13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *

SU Mar 14 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *

MO Mar 15 Nashville, TN @ Matty’s Alley *

SXSW – Austin, TX

WE Mar 17 Paste Party @ Galaxy Room @ 3:30 pm

WE Mar 17 IAMSOUND / BMI Party @ Malverde, TBA

TH Mar 18 Piano’s @ Kung Fu Saloon @ 4:00 pm

FR Mar 19 Mess With Texas Party @ 6th and San Marcos @ 1:10 pm

FR Mar 19 Frenchkiss Showcase @ Galaxy Room Backyard @ 11 pm

SA Mar 20 Brooklyn Vegan Party @ Radio Room @ 3:00pm

SU Mar 21 Denton, TX @ Hailey's *

MO Mar 22 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingers *

TU Mar 23 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *

WE Mar 24 Columbus, OH @ The Summit *

TH Mar 25 Akron, OH @ Musica *

FR Mar 26 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Corner *

SA Mar 27 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab *

# With Local Natives

TH Apr 22 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern #

FR Apr 23 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside #

SA Apr 24 Houston, TX @ Mango’s #

MO Apr 26 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz #

TU Apr 27 Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo #

TH Apr 29 Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven #

FR Apr 30 Nashville, TN @ The Basement #

SA May 1 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Hell Stage

TU May 4 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 #

WE May 5 Washington DC @ Rock ’n Roll Hotel @ 8:00 pm #

TH May 6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom @ 8:00 pm SOLD OUT #

FR May 7 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom @ 8:00 pm SOLD OUT #

SA May 8 Alston, MA @ Great Scott @ 9:00pm #

MO May 10 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig @ 8:00pm #

TU May 11 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Beachland Tavern @ 7:30pm #

WE May 12 Columbus, OH @ The Basement @ 7:00 pm #

FR May 14 Chicago, IL @ Schubas @ 7:00pm – ALL AGES #

FR May 14 Chicago, IL @ Schubas @ 10:30pm – 18+ #

SA May 15 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company @ 6:30pm #

MO May 17 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar @ 7:30 pm #

TU May 18 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill @ 8:00pm #

WE May 19 Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s @ 8:00pm #

FR May 21 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge @ 8:00pm #

SA May 22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court @ 8:00pm #

TU May 25 Spokane, WA @ Empyrean Coffee House @ 7:00pm #

WE May 26 Boise, ID @ Neurolux @ 7:30pm #

TH May 27 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios @ 8:00pm #

FR May 28 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club @ 8:00pm #

TH June 3 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill @ 8:30pm #

SHE & HIM Announce “In The Sun” Video and New Tour Dates!– 3/9/2010

She & Him – singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel and multi-instrumentalist/producer M. Ward – are thrilled to bring you the brilliant new video from their forthcoming sophomore album, Volume Two, out on March 23rd on Merge Records. The video is for the first single from the album, a brilliant piece of pop bliss called “In the Sun.” The video, shot by director Peyton Reid (Bring It On, Yes Man), is the perfect complement to the song’s sunshine chorus. The clip premieres today on Pitchfork and can be seen here – http://www.pitchfork.com.

She & Him will also be playing select shows around Volume Two’s release and throughout the summer, including stops at this year’s Coachella, Sasquatch and Bonnaroo festivals. Tour dates are below.

Following in the footsteps of duos like The Carpenters and Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood before them, She & Him have very quickly established themselves amongst pop’s finest two-piece collaborators. Described by Zooey as a “feel-good album,” Volume Two is bolstered by rich harmonies, sweet-as-sugar melodies and Brill Building choruses. From sweeping opener “Thieves” and first single “In the Sun” (featuring guest vocals by Tilly and the Wall), to the tempo and mood shifts of “Home” and the vocals-only, hymn-like closer “If You Can’t Sleep,” Volume Two shimmers from start to finish.

Some praise for Volume Two…

“Volume Two sees the return of She & Him and with fantastic results. Any shyness surrounding Deschanel’s songwriting on the first record has melted away, and here she is unabashed, graceful and poignant. Ward has followed suit, fleshing out the production canvas right along with Deschanel’s ever-growing gusto.” – Filter

“Volume Two, as its title announces, succeeds Volume One’s charming, old-timey sensibility, relying again on Deschanel’s sweet croon to augment the already inviting tracks. (4 stars)” – Alternative Press

“She & Him have once again managed to flaunt both brains and beauty.” - Under The Radar

The tour dates:

3/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Largo

3/18 Austin, TX @ Cedar Street Courtyard – Merge Showcase

3/19 Austin, TX @ Lustre Pearl – Dickie/Filter Party

3/20 Austin, TX @ Stubbs – Rachel Ray Party

3/20 Austin, TX @ Auditorium Shores – Ground Control Touring Showcase

3/25 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater

3/27 Savannah, GA @ Savannah Music Festival

3/29 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

3/30 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

4/15 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House

4/16 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

5/28 Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre

5/29 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre

5/30 Bend, OR @ Le Schwab Amphitheatre (w/ Band of Horses)

5/31 Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival

6/4 Milwaukee, WI @ Verge Music Festival

6/5 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

6/6 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre

6/7 Chicago, IL @ Millennium Park – Downtown Sound Series

6/9 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre

6/10 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

6/11 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

For more information, please contact Jen Appel or Linda Carbone at Press Here Publicity:jen@pressherepublicity.com // linda@pressherepublicity.com – 212-246-2640

US PREMIERE OF THE WHITE STRIPES’ CANADIAN TOUR FILM at SXSW 2010– 3/5/2010

The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights will make its US premiere in Austin, TX on March 12th, 2010 at the Paramount Theater @ 10:00pm

Under Great White Northern Lights, the Emmett Malloy-directed documentary film that captures The White Stripes’ incredible cross-country Canadian tour, will make its US premiere at the 2010 South By South West Music Conference. The premiere will take place on March 12th at 10:00pm at Austin’s Paramount Theater. The screening will allow fans a peek into the touring lives of one of the world’s most enigmatic bands before its official DVD/Blu-ray release on March 16th.

In conjunction with its SXSW premiere, beginning March 12th, Under Great White Northern Lights will be available for 30 days via IFC’s “Direct From SXSW” partnership. Found in a special branded “SXSW” section on the movies-on-demand page the same day the film premieres at SXSW, it will be available in approximately 40 million homes on most major cable systems, including Comcast, Cablevision, and Cox.

In addition, Third Man Records is excited to announce their most ambitious temporary store yet, set to pop-up at the South By Southwest Music Conference from March 17th through March 20th. Located at Frank Restaurant on 4th and Colorado, Third Man Records at SXSW will feature exclusive Third Man vinyl only available at TMR SXSW, debut releases, screenings of The White Stripes' film Under Great White Northern Lights, food, drinks and much more. The Third Man Records SXSW shop will be open to the public from 12 - 8PM daily and you don't need a SXSW pass to get in.

Fans will also be able to purchase The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights as part of a limited edition box set, which includes not only the film, but also a live DVD of the band's 10th Anniversary show, Under Nova Scotian Lights, as well as a CD/double LP of 16 live tracks, exclusive 7 inch, hard cover book of photographs and a silk-screened print. This impressive package will also be available on March 16th, with pre-orders currently being accepted from http://whitestripes.com/ugwnl_boxset/.

The band’s first ever live album, also available on March 16th, will be premiered exclusively on NPR.org’s All Songs Considered as part of their “First Listen” series from Monday, March 8th to Tuesday, March 16th. Listen here: http://www.npr.org/allsongsconsidered.

For information on sneak-peeks, special midnight screenings and the chance to organize your own screening of the film, The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights go to http://whitestripes.bside.com. Be sure to check back often for new screenings as well as possible changes to ones already announced. Fans in attendance will receive one of thirteen different postcards created to celebrate the release of the film and to represent the thirteen different provinces and territories visited on tour. Limited edition merchandise such as tshirts, records and other novelties will be available for sale at most screenings, cash only please.

For more information, please visit www.whitestripes.com.

Contact: Chloe Walsh/Sarah Usher at Press Here chloe@pressherepublicity.com/ sarah@pressherepublicity.com/ 212 246 2640

ANGELA McCLUSKEY You Could Start A Fight In An Empty House– 3/5/2010

McCluskey’s performance on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic will available as an iTunes podcast starting today, March 5

“McCluskey …is the anti-diva, the anti-Leona Lewis, the anti-manufactured pop star. And her voice works live just as it does on record, an incredible juxtaposition of the greats: Beth Gibbons, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. McCluskey eases emotion and soul out of her most personal obsessional ballads with an effortless cool.” – Alan McGee, Guardian UK (music legend and founder of Creation Records)

Scottish-born chanteuse and force of nature Angela McCluskey returns with her first solo album in years, You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House, her much-anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed solo debut, The Things We Do. The album’s first single, “Handle with Grace,” reunites McCluskey with her colleagues from French electropop trio Telepopmusik with incredible results; a video for the track is currently in production with directors Alex Takacs and Joe Nankin of Young Replicant (M83’s “We Own the Sky” video). Available now through iTunes, the album will be available as a physical release on June 8, 2010 through Bernadette Records, McCluskey’s imprint.

Known first for her work with the LA-based group Wild Colonials, it was McCluskey’ s Grammy-nominated dance hit, “Breathe,” recorded with Telepopmusik and picked up by Mitsubishi for use in a popular TV campaign that introduced millions to her earthy, unique voice. Along the way, McCluskey has also supported R.E.M. on tour and performed with everyone from Little Richard to Glasvegas to – most recently – New York City cabaret stars The Citizen’s Band.

Tastemaker radio station KCRW has already featured “So Good,” the album’s opening track, as a “Today’s Top Tune” download. McCluskey’s February 19, 2010 performance on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” was so popular it will be available as an iTunes podcast starting March 5 and running for two weeks. You can listen here: http://bit.ly/9jk5RZ

The album is a collaborative effort that includes the eclectic songstress’s many and various friends: Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson (Golden Smog), Scott McCloud (Girls against Boys), Bardi Johannsson (Bang Gang), Duke B (Gaea), Stephane Haeri (Telepopmusik), Paul Cantelon, Craig Wedren (Shudder to Think), Seth Rothschild, Wild Colonials and Richard Fortus (Guns n’ Roses).

So far, the positive reviews have been undeniable, with one reviewer saying: “In many ways Angela’s voice is not hers; it’s yours.” Once you hear this amazing album, you’ll have to agree. Stay tuned for performance dates. www.angelamccluskey.com

For more information or to be serviced with You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House, please contact: PRESS HERE: Angie Carlson @ angie@pressherepublicity.com; Tel: 212.246.2640

Press Here Presents: THE GARDEN PARTY @ SXSW– 3/4/2010

If you were in Austin for SXSW over the last four years, then you’ve probably heard about (or been to) our annual soiree – The Garden Party – which has grown to become one of the most fun parties in Austin. Set on the green grounds of the French Legation Museum, The Garden Party has always provided a welcome respite from the SXSW madness, along with sets by some of the festival’s most critically-acclaimed and buzzed-about bands. In past years, our parties have seen brilliant performances from established artists such as Thurston Moore, Kimya Dawson, J.Mascis, Okkervil River and Melissa Auf Der Mar , as well as prominent up-and-comers like She & Him, Bat for Lashes, Lavender Diamond, The Dirty Projectors, Noisettes, The Soft Pack, Laura Marling and many, many more. To make it an even more glorious experience, there are burgers, free ice cream, a full bar, and, of course, that gorgeous lawn for lounging, listening, and taking in some sunshine.

Press Here is proud to announce our line-up for the party’s fifth incarnation. This years’ Garden Party takes place on SATURDAY MARCH 20th on the grounds of the French Legation Museum once again. With our esteemed co-host –Domino Publishing – plus our sponsors The Tripwire, Mike’s Hard Punch and Converse – we’ve confirmed an exciting and buzz-worthy bill that will knock your socks off, continuing Press Here’s tradition of introducing the most thrilling new bands to music fans first.

Starting at noon and ending at 8 pm, The Garden Party proudly presents:

Laurel Collective (London, UK)

Malachai (Bristol, UK)

Villagers (Dublin, IE)

Admiral Radley (Sherman Oaks, CA) - feat Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) & Aaron Espinoza (Earlimart)

The Kissaway Trail (Odense, Denmark)

Gruff Rhys (Cardiff, Wales) - of Super Furry Animals

Karen Elson (Nashville, TN)

Sweet Apple (Cleveland, OH) - feat. J Mascis and Tim Parnin

YACHT (Portland, OR)

Frightened Rabbit (Selkirk, Scotland)

With a full bar and food vendors on-site, The Garden Party is the most lovely and comfortable destination for you & your SXSW-wearied friends. Kick back in the sunshine and watch some fantastic bands on the grounds of the oldest and most beautiful colonial house in Texas!

Where is it? On the grounds of The French Legation museum, a short walk from the main drag of 6th street or the music venues on Red River – between 8th and 9th streets - just one block east of the I-35. Address is 802 San Marcos Street, Austin, TX. Everyone who RSVPs will receive a street map.

How? You do not need a badge! The party is free and everyone is welcome. Receive a street map and line up with set times by emailing: events@pressherepresents.com

Meet the Performers at The Garden Party 2010– 3/4/2010

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:

Laurel Collective

Laurel Collective are a London based collision of sound and vocals who released their techni-colored debut EP on Domino offshoot Double Six Records in 2008. Collective by name and by composition also, the six piece (whittled down from nineteen a year ago) consists of members hailing from Wales, England, Nigeria and Italy. Their music is comprised of epic mutant-pop anthems that eschew all of the genres clichés, and garnered them attention in the UK press and music scene. http://www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollective

Malachai (Bristol, UK)

Malachai are a two-piece from Bristol UK, fronted by vocalist Gee, with music by Scott. The ‘Malachai sound' – is a reflection of many things - a complete emersion in hip-hop, 60s psych, dub, dusty-grooved ambience and a variety other musical forms as well as years of crate-digging and creativity – before Bristol's musical name meant something, while genres were being created, and after the dust settled – and perhaps most importantly, a need to just simply make music. The duo’s debut album, Ugly Side of Love, was released on Domino Records in 2009. http://www.myspace.com/malachaibristol

Villagers (Dublin, IE)

Villagers is the brainchild of Conor J. O'Brien, who has already toured Ireland twice, played festivals at home and abroad, and opened for the likes of Neil Young, Wild Beasts and Cass McCombs. Villagers is about to announce details for their forthcoming debut LP, which is bound to be a heart-wrenching, melodic album full of lyrical finesse. http://www.myspace.com/wearevillagers

Admiral Radley (Sherman Oaks, CA)

Admiral Radley is the collaboration of former Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle and former Grandaddy drummer Aaron Burtch with Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray of Earlimart. This will be one of the band’s first live shows. http://www.admiralradley.com/

The Kissaway Trail (Odense, Denmark)

Danish five-piece The Kissaway Trail are releasing their new album Sleep Mountain via Bella Union on April 20 and while it’s their sophomore album, it’s their first release in the States. The album is a phenomenal follow-up to the debut album that earned them 4-star reviews overseas including The Independent’s title of “debut album of the year.” Produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Sigur Ros’ Jonsi) with all five guys sharing vocal duties, four on guitar and two on keys, their sound is a brilliant sonic assault of glorious melodies, epic choruses, and high octane energy. With dramatic cadences, electronic sounds, raw guitars and heart-pounding drum patterns, Sleep Mountain spans both joyous and melancholic moods to create a contemporary, timeless and vulnerable rock album. http://www.myspace.com/thekissawaytrail

For more information, contact chloe@pressherepublicity.com

Set times available on request and from http://www.pressherepresents.com

Meet the Performers at The Garden Party 2010– 3/4/2010

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS, pt. 2:

Gruff Rhys (Cardiff, Wales) As leader of Super Furry Animals Gruff Rhys has spent over a decade releasing a string of brilliantly idiosyncratic psych rock albums, including their 2001 US breakthrough Rings Around The World. The Welsh 5-piece are internationally acclaimed and enjoy an extremely ardent fanbase. Gruff's solo work includes the all Welsh language folk album Yr Atal Genhedlaeth and the more pop driven Candylion. In 2007 he formed Neon Neon with Boom Bip and their album Stainless Style was nominated for the coveted Mercury Music Prize. An extremely charismatic performer, Gruff's live shows are always entertaining affairs. He’s performing his only solo SXSW show at this year’s Garden Party. http://www.superfurry.com/

Karen Elson (Nashville, TN) - Karen Elson recently announced details of her debut album The Ghost Who Walks – to be released on Third Man/XL Records in the early summer. Produced by Jack White, The Ghost Who Walks features 11 original compositions by Karen Elson and 1 cover of a track by her Citizens Band co-hort Rachelle Garniez. The first single – the album’s title track – is released on 7” vinyl on March 17th via indie stores and the Third Man Records store in Nashville and at their pop up location in Austin. A limited edition tricolor vinyl will be available from the pop up store on March 19th. Check out the single at www.karenelson.com.

Sweet Apple (Cleveland, OH)

Sweet Apple is the powerhouse line up of Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis (drums/guitar/vocals), Cobre Verde’s Time Parnin (guitar) and John Petkovic (vocals/guitar) and Witch’s Dave Sweetapple (bass/vocals). Their forthcoming record, Love and Desperation, was recorded in Cleveland and Massachusetts and reflects the disparate sounds of all the member’s bands: catchy power-pop, crushing rock and wounded ballads. http://www.myspace.com/sweetapplesongs

YACHT (Portland, OR)

YACHT began as the creative alter ego of Jona Bechtolt, who released the first three official albums under the YACHT moniker between 2003 and 2007. In 2008, YACHT expanded to a duo with the induction of Claire L. Evans as a full member, contributing vocals to many of the songs on the critically acclaimed 2009 album See Mystery Lights. The result is dreamy and energetic digital ear candy that has left fans and critics raving. http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit

Frightened Rabbit (Selkirk, Scotland)

Though the past year has seen Frightened Rabbit finally step into public view, with more extensive touring and three full-length albums now publicly available, the past few years have largely been about the band quietly, committedly honing their sound, and cultivating their art. The band have just released their third full-length album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, a collection that showcases a more fully realized sound with a broader palette, with direct and upbeat songs jostling for position with intense and brittle epics. http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit

For more information, contact chloe@pressherepublicity.com

Set times available on request and from http://www.pressherepresents.com

Karen Elson Announces First Single Details & SXSW Performances– 3/3/2010

Karen Elson has announced details of her debut single, the title track from forthcoming album The Ghost Who Walks (Third Man/XL). A live acoustic version of the track was made available via her website last week. The fully instrumentalized album version will be released as a 7” vinyl single via independent retail and at Third Man Records store in Nashville as well as their Pop Up store in Austin, TX from March 17th.

The single comes backed with “Stolen Roses”. Both songs composed by Karen Elson. Preorders are available from ThirdManRecords.com from March 10th. There will be a limited edition tricolor 7” available for one day only at the Third Man Records Pop Up store in Austin on March 19th.

Karen Elson and her band will be making two live performances at this year’s SXSW music convention.

Karen Elson at SXSW:

Saturday March 20th, 2010

4.40pm @ Press Here Presents’ The Garden Party at the French Legation Museum, 802 San Marcos Street, Austin TX

7.30pm @ Third Man Records Pop Up Store at Frank Restaurant & Grocery, 407 Colorado Street, Austin TX

Karen recently announced her first New York City show. Tickets available now:

Monday March 22nd, 2010

7.30pm @ Le Poisson Rouge, Manhattan, NY

http:www.karenelson.com

For more information contact Chloe Walsh or Sarah Usher at Press Here. 212 246 2640. chloe@pressherepublicity.com/ sarah@pressherepublicity.com

Something Corporate headline inaugural Bamboozle Chicago line-up 5/15 @ Charter One Pavilion– 2/26/2010

New York, NY – February 26, 2010 -- The Bamboozle Festival has just announced that Something Corporate will be performing at the inaugural Chicago Bamboozle on May 15th at the Charter One Pavilion. After much media speculation and fevered message board debate late last year, Something Corporate confirmed that they would be reuniting after a five year hiatus to perform at Bamboozle California 2010. The band are now also scheduled to join the Chicago lineup alongside Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Travis McCoy, I Fight Dragons, Jump Smokers plus more to be announced.

Tickets for The Bamboozle Chicago show are currently on sale via www.thebamboozle.com, www.livenation.com, charge by phone: 800-745-3000, and the House of Blues Chicago Box Office. Stay tuned to www.thebamboozle.com for further details, including newly announced performers and much more.

Founder and ringleader of The Bamboozle, John D, has created an institution and a must attend annual festival event. Since its inception in 2005, The Bamboozle has become a weekend long crash course in today’s youth-culture scene. It is the only place to watch over one hundred of the most talked-about bands in pop, punk, rock rap and more perform live on one massive bill. The Bamboozle Festival now encompasses The Bamboozle East Rutherford which boasts headliners Drake, Ke$ha, Weezer and Paramore and takes place the weekend of May 1st-2nd, The Bamboozle Chicago, just announced for May 15th and The Bamboozle Anaheim which kicks off on March 28th-29th with the newly reunited Something Corporate as headliner. Alongside all of the great music, The Bamboozle 2010 will also feature exciting carnival rides, tasty food and drink, the world-famous vendor village, band merch plus lots of exciting surprises.

For more information on The Bamboozle and the full line up please visit: www.thebamboozle.com

For The Bamboozle Inquiries Please Contact: Press Here Carleen Donovan // Cara Wodnicki Carleen@pressherepublicity.com Cara@pressherepublicity.com Lora Michaelides – Live Nation Chicago

LoraMichaelides@LiveNation.com

Los Campesinos! Add New North American Spring Tour Dates!– 2/26/2010

Cardiff’s most beloved septet Los Campesinos! have announced the addition of 10 new dates to their highly anticipated North American spring tour, including shows in Hoboken, NJ, Burlington, VT, Pomona, CA and San Diego, CA. Since releasing their third record, Romance is Boring (Arts & Crafts), to critical acclaim earlier this year, the band has been playing to packed houses throughout Europe. This April they will bring their amazing live show to eager audiences in cities across North America. On stage, Los Campesinos! create an extraordinary atmosphere, infusing their new songs and fan favorites with elements of urgency and excitement.

Romance is Boring, the follow-up to 2008’s We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, sees our seven heroes exploring new musical territory and delving into more complex themes than ever before. Throughout the course of the album Los Campesinos! touch on everything from uninhibited joy and football to sexual frustration and suicidal tendencies while maintaining their signature exuberance. The band uses brass, drum machines and strings for the first time on this album, creating their fullest and most intricate sound to date. Los Campesinos! shows turn causal admirers into life-long fans and keep loyal followers coming back for more. These upcoming dates are not to be missed!

Praise for Romance is Boring:

“Los Campesinos! take a huge leap forward artistically, hot-wiring classic college rock with indie techno, vintage soul and herky-jerky post-punk…Romance might be boring, but this ambitious triumph is anything but.” 4 stars – Alternative Press

“Its fun, if slightly jarring, to hear this infectiously hyperactive indie crew stretch out a little. Romance… is more slickly assured-and far less twee-than its predecessors.” – Spin

“On their third LP, the members of ‘tweexcore’ Welsh septet Los Campesinos! sidestep their usual bratty art punk to traverse some heavy territory.” – NYLON

Tour Dates in Full:

04/17 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's

04/18 Laval, QC @ Maison des Arts De Laval

04/19 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge

04/20 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

04/22 New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza

04/23 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club at Princeton University

04/24 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

04/27 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

04/28 Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter Club

04/29 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre

04/30 Chicago, IL @ Metro

05/01 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

05/04 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market

05/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre

05/07 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

05/08 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater

05/10 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House

05/11 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Women's Club

For more on Los Campesinos!, please contact: Press Here Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon jen@pressherepublicity.com kelly@pressherepublicity.com 212-246-2640

Third Man Records Announces SXSW Pop-Up Shop– 2/26/2010

Over the past year Third Man Records have brought their pop-up retail shops to New York, Los Angeles and London - completely transforming temporary spaces into seemingly permanent locations that are not so much about commerce as they are about a collision of artistic expression, design and a personal one-of-a-kind experience for customers.

Up next, Third Man Records is excited to announce their most ambitious temporary store yet, set to pop-up at the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas from March 17th through March 20th. Located at Frank Restaurant on 4th and Colorado, Third Man Records at SXSW will feature exclusive Third Man vinyl only available at TMR SXSW, debut releases, screenings of The White Stripes’ film Under Great White Northern Lights, food, drinks and much more.

Here are just some of the features of Third Man Records SXSW:

• Limited Edition ‘Texas-Sized Vinyl TM’ releases of every Third Man Records 45 and select LPs. Only at TMR SXSW will fans be able to purchase 8” versions of all of our 45s and 13” versions of The White Stripes ‘De Stijl,’ ‘White Blood Cells’ and The Raconteurs ‘Broken Boy Soldiers’.

• In addition to the individual singles on sale, they are also making available 150 limited edition hand made wooden 45 boxes containing the complete Texas Sized Vinyl set of 45s.

• First chance to purchase the debut of their re-issue series, Jon Wayne ‘Texas Funeral.’ This lost American classic has long been out of print and now available again on LP and iTunes via Third Man Records. The first opportunity to buy this will be at this SXSW shop, so pick it up there on limited edition pink and black split color vinyl.

• Third Man Branding Station - You bring it down and they’ll brand it with the Third Man logo. Also, friends from The Busy Beaver Button company will be on hand to brand never before available wood buttons with the Third Man Logo.

• Complete Box Sets of The White Stripes ‘Under Great White Northern Lights’ as well as the stand-alone components of the box set for sale: LPs, DVDs, Blu-Ray, and CDs of The White Stripes first-ever live album.

• 4 very limited Rob Jones Under Great White Northern Lights screen prints, available only at the TMR SXSW shop. An event poster by Decoder Ring will also be available.

• Special screenings of The White Stripes ‘Under Great White Northern Lights film at the TMR SXSW shop at Frank. Be one of the first to see this landmark documentary and concert film, have a hot dog, drinks some drinks.

• Third Man hot dogs, Third Man cocktails and Pinball!

The Third Man Records SXSW shop will be open to the public from 12 - 8PM daily from Wednesday March 17th to Saturday March 20th, and you don’t need a SXSW pass to get in.

More surprises and features to be announced soon! Follow Third Man’s road trip from Nashville to Austin via www.thirdmanrecords.com/texas, http://modlife.com/thirdmanrecord, http://twitter.com/ThirdManVault, http://www.facebook.com/ThirdManRecords.

Third Man Records at SXSW is located at:

Frank Restaurant and Grocery

407 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Chloe Walsh/Sarah Usher at Press Here chloe@pressherepublicity.com/sarah@pressherepublicity.com

The Bamboozle Festival Adds Bands to New Jersey Line-Up– 2/25/2010

New York, NY – February 25, 2009 -- The Bamboozle Festival has just announced eleven newly confirmed bands joining the ever growing roster of artists scheduled to perform at the 2010 East Rutherford, NJ festival dates taking place at the Meadowlands Sports Complex (May 1st & May 2nd). Saves the Day, the Dear Hunter and Four Year Strong are just three of the eleven additional bands confirmed for the festival (see full list below). This year’s high energy lineup also includes Ke$ha, Drake, Motion City Soundtrack, Bullet For My Valentine and The Bled, as well as Mute Math, Girl Talk, Paramore and Angels & Airwaves, the side project from Blink 182’s Tom Delonge. They will be playing alongside MGMT and alternative rockers, Weezer who are set to co-headline the festival. Comedians just added to the Pass The Mic Comedy Stage include MC Mr Napkins, Owen Benjamin and Rob Riggle, while acclaimed illusionist The Jason Bishop Show has been added to the side show.

Package and single tickets for The Bamboozle East Rutherford are on sale now via www.thebamboozle.com, www.livenation.com, www.ducatking.com, all ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone: 800-745-3000, and the Meadowlands Sports Complex Box Office. Stay tuned to www.thebamboozle.com for further details, including many more great artists, additional on sale information, individual day lineups and much more.

A festival institution since 2005, The Bamboozle is a weekend long crash course in today’s youth-culture scene. It is the only place to watch over one hundred of the most talked-about bands in pop, punk, rock rap and more perform live on one massive bill. Alongside all of the great music, The Bamboozle 2010 will also feature exciting carnival rides, tasty food and drink, the world-famous vendor village, band merch plus lots of exciting surprises. In addition to The Bamboozle East Rutherford, which takes place the weekend of May 1st-2nd, The Bamboozle Anaheim kicks off on March 28th-29th with the newly reunited Something Corporate just announced as headliner and the inaugural Bamboozle Chicago is set for May 15th at The Charter One Pavilion.

New Additions for The Bamboozle New Jersey:

Attack Attack

Dirt Nasty

Four Year Strong

Francis and the Lights

I Set My Friends On Fire

BOAZ

Kuroma

Young the Giant

Saves The Day

The Dear Hunter

Twin Atlantic

Pass the Mic Comedy Tent

Arj Barker

MC Mr Napkins

Owen Benjamin

Rob Riggle

New Side Show, On-Site Extensions & Performers to The Bamboozle Festival for 2010 Include:

David Garibaldi

DJ Prime

Eclectic Method

Hot Dog Derby

Poet Gregory Shwartz

Sailesh The Uncensored Hypnotist

Tales from the Ripper

The $10,000 B-Boy Challenge

The Jason Bishop Show

For more information on The Bamboozle and the full line up please visit: www.thebamboozle.com

For The Bamboozle (New Jersey) Inquiries Please Contact: Press Here Carleen Donovan // Cara Wodnicki Carleen@pressherepublicity.com Cara@pressherepublicity.com

Hoodwink Festival Kicks Off The Bamboozle 2010 With Artist Tributes– 2/25/2010

New York, NY – February 25, 2009 -- The Bamboozle Festival has just announced their annual kickoff event, Hoodwink. While the first year saw the bands playing under fake names, the Hoodwink festival, now in its third year, continues to break the mold with an innovative concert experience now featuring an impressive lineup of bands performing tributes to other artists. Hoodwink is set to take place on March 26 in Anaheim at the Grove of Anaheim and in East Rutherford, NJ on April 30 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Bands scheduled to perform include Motion City Soundtrack covering the music of NIN, Circa Survive paying homage to the music of Nirvana, The Maine rocking the music of Everclear, The Summer Set paying tribute to the music of Taylor Swift and VersaEmerge covering Britney Spears among others (full list below). More bands will be announced in the coming weeks.

Ticket for Hoodwink and The Bamboozle East Rutherford are on sale now via www.thebamboozle.com, www.livenation.com, www.ducatking.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone: 800-745-3000, and the Meadowlands Sports Complex Box Office. Tickets for Hoodwink Anaheim are available through all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone and the Grove of Anaheim box office.

Founder and ringleader John D, has created must attend annual festival events with The Bamboozle and Hoodwink. Since its inception in 2005, The Bamboozle has become a weekend long crash course in today’s youth-culture scene. It is the only place to watch over one hundred of the most talked-about bands in pop, punk, rock rap and more perform live on one massive bill. The Bamboozle Festival now encompasses The Bamboozle East Rutherford which boasts headliners Drake, Ke$ha, Weezer and Paramore and takes place the weekend of May 1st-2nd, The Bamboozle Chicago, just announced for May 15th and The Bamboozle Anaheim which kicks off on March 28th-29th with the newly reunited Something Corporate as headliner. Alongside all of the great music, The Bamboozle 2010 will also feature exciting carnival rides, tasty food and drink, the world-famous vendor village, band merch plus lots of exciting surprises.

For more information on The Bamboozle, Hoodwink and the full line ups please visit: www.thebamboozle.com and http://party.thebamboozle.com/profile/HoodwinkFestivals

Hoodwink Anaheim

Band Performing: Tribute Artist

Circa Survive: Nirvana

The Maine: Everclear

Say Anything: The Misfits

All The Day Holiday:The Beach Boys

Hoodwink New Jersey

Band Performing: Tribute Artist

Say Anything: The Misfits

The Maine: Everclear

Motion City Soundtrack: Nine Inch Nails

All The Day Holiday: The Beach Boys

Emmure: Rage Against the Machine

Eye Alaska: Kanye West

The Summer Set: Taylor Swift

Valencia: Foo Fighters

VersaEmerge: Britney Spears

For The Bamboozle & Hoodwink Inquiries Please Contact: Press Here Carleen Donovan // Cara Wodnicki Carleen@pressherepublicity.com Cara@pressherepublicity.com

SAM QUINN (the everybodyfields) Releases First Solo Album, May 11 on Ramseur Records– 2/23/2010

A much wiser man than myself once said, "It's time to move on. It's time to get goin'. What lies ahead I have no way of knowin'." Such is the case here. This compilation of song, steeped in hopelessness, fortified with anguish and iced with 10 years of immediate responsibility that fell into one's lap seemingly overnight, is a set of talks to myself that have been a long time coming. - Sam Quinn, 2010

In an effort to keep the good times rolling in a gleefully depressing way, Sam Quinn's latest musical incarnation finds the everybodyfields’ co-founder looking deep into his heart to deliver a collection of soul-baring songs that are part catharsis, part healing, and all beautifully written and sung. Aided by his band The Japan Ten, Quinn is stepping out in front with some new tunes, fresh faces and maybe even a new pair of brown pants. Quinn’s debut album, The Fake That Sunk 1,000 Ships, will be available on May 11 on esteemed NC indie label Ramseur Records.

Following the break-up of the everybodyfields, Quinn found himself off the touring circuit; it was time to rethink his life. “After years carrying a bass amp and wearing goodwill neckties and explaining what my band sounded like to drunk people, I found some time to spend at home,” he says. He also grew his beard to righteous proportions and quit worrying about if his suits were pressed as he confronted a painful break-up and rediscovered his way through writing the songs that became The Fake That Sunk 1,000 Ships.

“I did sort of use the pop music to work my life out. This album is so down it’s ridiculous,” he admits. “If you’re having a good time, you’re probably not doing something right. A happy song can lift you up for three-and-a-half minutes but sad song can make you feel bad a lot longer. It’s real stuff I was going through, a real bad year in my life so I just wanted to hash it out and get over it. It’s real – it’s not about hopping trains or coal mining or making liquor.”

Recorded in an abandoned barn and old milking stable in South Knoxville, TN, the recordings have a warm, organic sound of like-minded folks making music together without a lot of distractions. The songs are reflective, the harmonies are aching and heartfelt, with keening pedal steel lines, piano parts reminiscent of The Band, violin lines and songs that gently build into group sing-alongs. The songs fit like an album, with a mood that settles in and makes itself at home.

Quinn has one of those imperfect voices that breaks in all the right places and sticks with you like a memory. The songs alternately address pain and hope and often feel like confessions. On the track “Gun,” for instance, he sings, “I'm your gun and I'm loaded baby/ I could kill you tonight/ I never thought I would hurt you like I hurt you/ I can't get you out of my sight … I kill myself a little every night.”

And though The Fake That Sunk 1,000 Ships is a stunning debut, it’s no party album – it’s a late-night, driving and reflecting on the past kind of record.

Explains Quinn: “Pop songs are chemically engineered to make you feel great. These ones take a slightly different approach.” Call for more information or to be serviced with the album. Tour dates to be announced soon.

www.myspace.com/samquinnjapanten // http://www.theeverybodyfields.com/sam-quinn

The Fake That Sunk 1,000 Ships:

Track Listing:

1. Hello

2. Fanboy

3. So Strong

4. Suite Motown

5. Strange

6. Gun

7. Mardis Gras

8. Help Me

9. Late The Other Night

10. River

Media Inquiries for SAM QUINN, please contact: Angie Carlson, angie@pressherepublicity.com; 212.246.2640

New Broken Social Scene Forgiveness Rock Record Out May 4, Listen to "World Sick" now– 2/19/2010

The first song from Broken Social Scene’s forthcoming new album, Forgiveness Rock Record, is streaming now on Pitchfork.com. The track, entitled “World Sick,” is also available for download via the band’s website – www.brokensocialscene.ca

Forgiveness Rock Record will be released May 4th, 2010 on Arts & Crafts. Co-produced by the band and Tortoise’s John McEntire at Soma Studios in Chicago, with additional recording at Giant Studio and The Schvitz Studio in Toronto, Forgiveness Rock Record is the follow up to their acclaimed self-titled record, released in 2005.

Broken Social Scene will be playing at this year’s SXSW festival, as well as the Sasquatch Festival. Their remaining U.S. dates are currently sold out.

The tour dates are:

3/14/10 Elkton, FL @ Harvest of Hop

3/18/10 Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ

3/19/10 Austin, TX @ The Parish

5/1/10 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (sold out)

5/3/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre (sold out)

5/7/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (sold out)

5/13/10 London, UK @ Brixton Academy (w/ Pavement)

5/14/10 Minehead, ENG @ ATP

5/15/10 Brighton, ENG @ The Great Escape

5/17/10 London, ENG @ Heaven

5/18/10 Amsterdam, NET @ Melkweg

5/19/10 Cologne, GER @ Buergerhaus Stollwerck

5/21/10 Paris, FRA @ La Maroquinerie

5/23/10 Linz, AUT @ LinzFest

5/24/10 Berlin, GER @ Kesselhaus

5/27/10 Barcelona, SPA @ Primavera Festival

5/29/10 George, WA @ Sasquatch

6/19/10 Toronto, ON @ Toronto Island (w/ Pavement, Band of Horses)

For more information on Broken Social Scene, please contact: Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon @ Press Here Publicity // jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com // 212-246-2640

JOHN BUTLER TRIO To Tour Behind April Uprising, Kicks off May 20 in San Diego– 2/18/2010

John Butler Trio announces the first run of dates behind the release of their first studio album in three years, April Uprising. The tour dates include the band’s return to Red Rocks, this time as a headliner, as well as first-time stops at Central Park’s Summerstage and Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing. This will be the band’s first full North American tour with the new line up, consisting of Butler with drummer Nicky Bomba and bassist Byron Luiters. State Radio will be on all concerts. Medeski Martin & Wood will be added to the Red Rocks bill.

Says Butler, “Nicky, Byron and I are really excited about this next North American tour. Hooking up with Chad and the State Radio crew is something we have wanted to do for a long time. And then there's our first headline at Red Rocks with the legendary Medeski Martin & Wood which is gonna be sublime for us and is a total dream come true.”

April Uprising, out April 6, is JBT’s label debut with ATO Records. The first single from the record, “One Way Road,” is now available at itunes. Tickets for the New York Summerstage show are available through presale now; tickets go on general sale on Friday Feb 19. Tickets for the tour go on sale at www.johnbutlertrio.com on Monday, February 22 and through ticketing outlets on Friday, February 26.

Additionally, JBT is offering a free MP3 download of a live version of their new single "One Way Road" for a limited time at www.johnbutlertrio.com.

JOHN BUTLER TRIO 2010 TOUR DATES

MAY

Thursday 20 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

Friday 21 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues

Wednesday 26 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

Thursday 27 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

Friday 28 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater

Saturday 29 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

JUNE

Friday 4 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater *

Saturday 5 Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads

Sunday 6 Ozark, AR @ Wakarusa Festival

Wednesday 9 Des Moines, IA @ Simon Estes Amphitheater

Thursday 10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

Friday 11 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater

Sunday 13 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo

Tuesday 15 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage **

Thursday 17 Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing **

Friday 18 Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion ***

*6/4 with Medeski Martin & Wood and State Radio

**6/15, 6/17-18 co-bill with State Radio

***6/18 ¬ State Radio closes the concert

www.johnbutlertrio.com // www.myspace.com/johnbutlertrio

MEDIA ENQUIRIES FOR JOHN BUTLER TRIO, please contact:

PUBLICITY: Angie Carlson @ Press Here – Tel: 212.246.2640; Email: angie@pressherepublicity.com

New CDs from Giant Drag & Lightspeed Champion– 2/16/2010

GIANT DRAG Swan Song EP (Roar Scratch)

It’s been nearly five years since Annie Hardy and her drummer/key bass sidekick Micah Calabrese exploded onto the scene with Hearts & Unicorns, a record that had both critics and fans dropping hefty comparisons between the first-time front woman and music’s most iconic figures such as Kurt Cobain, PJ Harvey, Kim Deal, and Kevin Shields. Now, after a respite that involved record label fall-out, creative overhaul, and overwhelming support from Giant Drag fans around the globe, the duo are back with Swan Song EP, a four-song record reminiscent of the genius work on their debut while hinting at more anything-but-average music to come. Hearts & Unicorns, released in September 2005, was one of indie rock’s most prized possessions of the year and introduced us to the unique, compelling and impetuous force that is Annie Hardy. The record received massive critical acclaim that left all of the major music publications raving including Rolling Stone, SPIN, NME, Alternative Press and Blender, while the duo graced the cover of the “Best of 2005” issue of LA Weekly and were profiled by the Los Angeles Times. European tours and a 2006 Coachella gig followed the band’s critical successes and made them the buzzed about band at SXSW. The Swan Song EP is a lifeline for Giant Drag fans hungry for new material and a wake up call for those few who may not have been privy to the band in their Hearts & Unicorns days. The four-song record encompasses Giant Drag’s trademark cacophony of whirling, dirty guitar melodies and snarling yet sultry vocals.

Check out the video for “Stuff to Live For” from the Swan Song EP here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq9G4PhIZi8

(jen@pressherepublicity.com / ashley@pressherepublicity.com)

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You (Domino Records)

Lightspeed Champion, AKA Dev Hynes, released his amazing new album, Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You, today via Domino Records. The record is an epic collection of twelve pop songs, two instrumental intermissions and one piano etude, colored by a palette that draws on baroque 60's pop, Girl Group harmonies, classical music and even musical theatre. Dev, along with producer and mixer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), has assembled an eclectic grab-bag of influences: joltingly 70's guitar and synth sounds, classical piano, Serge Gainsbourg, Greek choruses shouting reprisals, Todd Rundgren, and at least one ukelele-driven moment. Marrying Dev's charming voice, his ear for timeless arrangements and his knack for crafting a memorable melody, Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You is Dev's best work to date.

Some early praise for Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You:

“The music straddles worlds…balancing the influence of Queen’s swerving rock and the Smith’s bittersweet pop.” – Wall Street Journal

“The songs here — Baroque, sometimes arch pop, touching on classic country, Bowie and Queen — begin with sharp-tongued bitterness and, slowly, with detours, work their way through to what for Mr. Hynes seems like an uncomfortable, foreign feeling: bliss.” – New York Times

“a well-done album deserving of a listen.” – YRB

(jen@pressherepublicity.com / Kelly@pressherepublicity.com)

K’NAAN Announces Co-Headlining U.S. Tour With WALE– 2/16/2010

Acclaimed hip-hop artist K’NAAN returns to the U.S. to tour this spring in support his 2009 album Troubadour for a co-headlining tour with Wale. The 11-date, east coast trek kicks off at New York City’s The Fillmore at Irving Plaza on March 31. In their “Best of 2009” list, the Los Angeles Times said of K’NAAN: “this Somali-born, Toronto-based hip-hop bard took the streets global and made one of the year's sweetest, most powerful albums.” On the road, this potent hip-hop duo will be joined by John Forté. Full dates below.

Also this spring, K’NAAN’s voice will be heard across the globe as his song, “Wavin’ Flag,” becomes the soundtrack for Coca-Cola’s promotional coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The Wall Street Journal recently said of “Wavin’ Flag”: “the upbeat anthem about freedom has a good chance of becoming one of the most ubiquitous new songs of the year.” The track is an upbeat, empowering remix, from Troubadour. K’NAAN reworked the song specifically for the Coca-Cola campaign as an outlet for football fans worldwide to express their passion for their countries and their favorite sport.

Born in Somalia and raised in Toronto, K’NAAN has always been on the move. Over the past four years, K’NAAN has played concerts and festivals across five continents, with artists such as Jason Mraz, Stephen Marley, Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, Damian Marley, Youssou N’Dour, Amadou and Miriam and many more. He also performed at the Rock The Bells festival in 2009. Most recently, he completed an 18 date “Trophy Tour” across Africa, with stops in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa and traveling alongside the actual FIFA World Cup™ Trophy. In March he will take the Trophy throughout Mexico, as well as Eastern and Western Europe.

Do not miss your chance to see him for yourself!

Confirmed East Coast Dates:

*denotes co-headlining date with Wale.

3/31 New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza*

4/01 Boston, MA @ House of Blues*

4/02 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place*

4/03 Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live*

4/04 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*

4/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero*

4/08 Atlanta, GA@ Center Stage*

4/09 Williamsburg, VA @ College of William & Mary

4/11 Chicago, IL @ Metro

4/13 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues*

4/14 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*

For more information on K’NAAN please visit him online at: www.myspace/knaanmusic and www.thedustyfoot.com

Contact:

Carleen Donovan/Sam Orlando

Press Here Publicity

p. 212.246.2640

carleen@pressherepublicity.com // sam@pressherepublicity.com

Bright Eyes & Neva Dinova Re-issue One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels Out in March!– 2/12/2010

Back in 2004 two revered Nebraskan songwriters, Conor Oberst of BRIGHT EYES and Jake Bellows of NEVA DINOVA brought their respective bands together to record an EP for indie label Crank!. The collaboration, One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, was the fruit of a long-time musical appreciation and the resulting record was a rare gem, a perfect fusion of like-minded talents and a precious piece of musical magic. Less of a split and more of a bona fide collaboration, with Conor and Jake dividing the songwriting duties, the original tracks were recorded by both bands in basements of houses on quiet, leafy streets in Omaha in the fall of 2003. Those tracks were mixed, tweaked, and sprinkled with magic dust by famed producer-in-residence Mike Mogis at his Presto! Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Six years later that acclaimed collectors’ item has been given a re-working and a re-release by veritable Omaha independent Saddle Creek. Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova reconvened in the fall of 2009 to write and record four brand new tracks at Mogis’ ARC Studios, creating an album-length work that includes the first new Bright Eyes material since 2007’s Cassadaga.

Frequently credited as being one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Conor Oberst is persistently lauded by enthusiastic rock critics around the globe. With Bright Eyes he has released several noteworthy albums with Saddle Creek, including the seminal 2002 album Lifted, or The Story Is In The Soil Keep Your Ear To The Ground, 2005’s I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning and 2007’s Cassadaga. Oberst has also released two albums with The Mystic Valley Band on Merge Records (Conor Oberst in 2008 and Outer South in 2009) as well as one album with musical compadres Jim James, M Ward and Mike Mogis as Monsters Of Folk (last year’s eponymous release on Shangri-La).

Neva Dinova are treasured heroes of the Omaha music scene. Originally started as an impromptu songwriting collaboration between guitarist and vocalist Jake Bellows and bassist Heath Koontz, the two eventually got bored of their basement seclusion and decided to enlist the support of others. After years of playing around the mid-west, the five-piece have developed a loyal fan base and spawned an ever-expanding audience. It is Jake Bellows’ truly inspiring, poetry-based lyrics and his world-wearied vocal delivery that has won Neva Dinova legions of music fans across the country. After a self-titled release on Crank! In 2002 they continued to impress with 2005’s The Hate Yourself Change (also on Crank!) and 2008’s Saddle Creek release You May Already Be Dreaming.

The four new songs on the updated One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels are as impressive as either songwriter has ever created and each hold all of the goosebump-inducing magic for which they’re renowned.

Watch a video teaser for the release here: http://www.vimeo.com/9406382

Track Listing:

1. Rollerskating*

2. Happy Accident*

3. Someone’s Love*

4. I Know You*

5. Tripped

6. Black Comedy

7. Poison

8. I’ll Be Your Friend

9. Get Back

10. Spring Cleaning

* brand new song featured only on this release

For up to date information on Bright Eyes: http://www.myspace.com/brighteyes For the latest on Neva Dinova’s Jake Bellows: http://jakebellows.net

For more information contact Chloe Walsh at Press Here: chloe@pressherepublicity.com 212 246 2640. For Saddle Creek contact Jason Kulbel: Jason@saddle-creek.com

Canadian Emcee k-os Lands Opening Slot for Drake Tour; Co-hosting BET’s “The Deal” February 22nd – 2/12/2010

Multi-talented rapper k-os has announced he will be one of the opening acts on Drake’s “The Away From Home Tour”, which is a Campus Consciousness Tour promoting eco-friendly technology. Set to kick off on April 6th in Charleston, IL the tour will be making stops at colleges across the U.S. k-os also has select solo dates coming up next month at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City on March 2nd and The Roxy in Los Angeles on March 4th. On February 22nd check out k-os co-hosting a special “Black History Month” episode of BET’s “The Deal”.

The tour dates come on the heels of the hip hop visionary’s 4th studio album Yes! (Last Gang Records), which releases on February 23rd. With its innovative, multi-genre sound, Yes! is pure magic. Following hot off the Canadian release earlier this year, k-os’ new album is already making waves in America with “4,3,2,1,” the lead single off the album, of which the video can currently be seen in rotation on MTVU and on MTV2’s Subterranean. In addition to the album’s first single, the release includes such standout tracks as "Burning Bridges," "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman,” and "Uptown Girl," which feature special guest collaborations from Metric's Emily Haines and Murray Lightburn from the dears.

k-os solo tour dates are as follows:

3/2/10 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge

3/4/10 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy

k-os dates opening up for Drake:

4/6/10 Charleston, IL Eastern Illinois University

4/7/10 Columbus, OH Private Location

4/9/10 State College, PA Penn State University

4/11/10 Lock Haven, PA Private Location

4/14/10 East Lansing, MI Michigan State University

4/15/10 Rochester Hills, MI Oakland University

4/16/10 Morgantown, WV West Virginia University

4/21/10 Orlando, FL University Central Florida

4/22/10 Greenville, SC Furman University

4/26/10 Kansas City, MO University of Missouri

4/27/10 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky

4/29/10 Lowell, MA University Mass Lowell

4/30/10 Syracuse, NY Private Location

5/01/10 Boston, MA Private Location

5/04/10 Worcester, MA Holy Cross

5/05/10 Towson, MD Towson University

5/06/10 Cheyney, PA Cheyney University

5/07/10 Ithaca, NY Private Location

5/08/10 Plymouth, NH Private Location

About The Campus Consciousness Tour: The Campus Consciousness Tour is a half music, half environmental/social consciousness campaign aimed to inspire and activate students in a fun and exciting atmosphere while leaving a positive impact on each community and college that the tour reaches. Past headlining artists include Guster and OAR. For more information visit their website at www.campusconsciousness.org

For more information please contact Press Here 212.246.2640 Carleen Donovan carleen@pressherepublicity.com Samantha Nemeth samantha@pressherepublicity.com

The White Stripes Premiere Exclusive Video Footage of “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” on AOL Spinner – 2/11/2010

In celebration of the upcoming release of the blues-rock duo’s captivating collection of material from their cross-country Canadian tour, The White Stripes will be premiering footage of their song “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” from the band’s 10th Anniversary show, as featured in their live DVD Under Nova Scotian Lights, available exclusively in the limited edition box set. Fans worldwide can check out this exclusive footage through AOL Spinner starting at 11am EST tomorrow, Friday, February 12th. Details for sneak peek theatrical screenings of The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights will also be announced soon, so be sure to keep checking http://www.whitestripes.com to keep updated on all new developments for these upcoming releases.

Out March 16th, the limited edition box set commemorating The White Stripes’ 2007 summer journey to perform in every province and territory across the expansive northern nation captures the striking live moments and poignant off-stage interactions from one of the world’s most enigmatic bands. In addition to the live DVD of the band’s 10th Anniversary show, Under Nova Scotian Lights, this incredible set contains a DVD of the Emmett Malloy-directed documentary film, Under Great White Northern Lights, a CD/double LP of 16 live tracks, as well as exclusive 7 inch, hard cover book of photographs and a silk-screened print. Pre-sale orders are currently being accepted from http://whitestripes.com/ugwnl_boxset/.

Fans will also be able to purchase standalone pieces of this set, including the documentary film on DVD/Blu-ray as well as CD and double vinyl of the 16 tracks on March 16th as well, while the books will be available to purchase independently at a later date. The box set will be the only place you will be able to get the limited edition 7”, silk-screened print and Under Nova Scotian Lights 10th Anniversary show DVD.

Limited Edition Box set includes:

• DVD of the documentary film The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights, directed by Emmett Malloy (92 minutes)

• DVD of the band’s 10th Anniversary show, The White Stripes Under Nova Scotian Lights, directed by Emmett Malloy (135 minutes)

• The first-ever official live album from The White Stripes, featuring 16 songs recorded at various shows during their 2007 Canadian tour on both vinyl and CD. The double LP comes pressed on 180 gram black vinyl packaged in a gatefold jacket with a 6 panel insert unique to the box set. The CD accompanies the film and Anniversary show DVDs in a special 7” square 3 panel folder along with a 24 page bound booklet and slipcase.

Track Listing:

1. Let’s Shake Hands

2. Black Math

3. Little Ghost

4. Blue Orchid

5. The Union Forever

6. Ball and Biscuit

7. Icky Thump

8. I’m Slowly Turning Into You

9. Jolene

10. 300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues

11. We Are Going to Be Friends

12. I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself

13. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn

14. Fell In Love With a Girl

15. When I Hear My Name

16. Seven Nation Army

• 7 inch vinyl featuring Icky Thump (Live) and The Wheels On The Bus (Live). Two versions available with different artwork and color of vinyl depending on your country of residence.

• 208 page hard cover book containing photographs of the Canadian tour shot by Autumn de Wilde with a foreword by Jim Jarmusch.

• 1 of 6 different silk-screened prints designed by Rob Jones. For more information, please visit http://www.whitestripes.com/

Chloe Walsh / Sarah Usher / Inge Colsen at Press Here chloe@pressherepublicity.com sarah@pressherepublicity.com inge@pressherepublicity.com

PHOENIX Announces Spring Tour!– 2/11/2010

At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards this year, Phoenix took home the Grammy Award for “BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM” for their fourth record, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out now on Loyaute/Glassnote Records. This was Phoenix’s first Grammy nomination and first win. To celebrate, the band will return the states in the spring for a tour that includes stops at Coachella Festival in April and Bonnaroo in June. The dates will be supported by up-and-comers Two Door Cinema Club.

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix has been a career-defining album for the French four-piece, and has been called one of the top albums of 2009. The album’s incredible single, “1901,” is currently Number One at Alternative Radio.

The dates:

04/17/10 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst

04/18/10 Indio, CA @ Coachellav

04/20/10 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

04/21/10 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre

04/22/10 Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace

04/23/10 Nashville, TN @ Vanderbilt

04/24/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

04/26/10 Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall

04/27/10 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva

04/29/10 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s

04/30/10 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre

06/11/10 Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre

06/12/10 Charlotte, NC @ The Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory

06/13/10 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo

For more information on Phoenix, please contact:

Press Here Publicity: Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon // 212.246.2640 // jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com

The Kissaway Trail Announce Spring US Tour Dates– 2/11/2010

The Kissaway Trail will return to the States for the first time in 2 years this spring for a series of headlining club dates, performances at SXSW, and as main support for The Temper Trap on an extensive US jaunt. The Danish band return to America to debut songs from their new, highly anticipated release Sleep Mountain (Bella Union), produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Sigur Rós’ Jónsi). The Kissaway Trail will release their 12-track LP on April 20th, 2010.

Live, The Kissaway Trail’s music comes to life and the sheer power of all 5 members produces a wall of intricate and epic sounds. With all 5 band members sharing vocal duties, 4 on guitar and 2 on keys, the experience is truly memorable. The first single from the new album, “SDP,” has started picking up radio traction in England. Tastemaker stations like XFM and BBC 6 have already put the dramatic single in heavy rotation. The band recently released a new video for “SDP”, which premiered in the US on Filter.com. They said, “ ‘SDP’ consolidates the over 6-minute lead track from the band's forthcoming album SLEEP MOUNTAIN into about half its original length, without losing any of its impact.” http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/the_kissaway_trail_sdp_filter_exclusive_premiere

For an early taste of the band’s brilliance on stage, check out this live footage of The Kissaway Trail in Berlin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGAuoio1ntM

The Kissaway Trail’s US TOUR DATES IN FULL:

* with The Temper Trap

3/14 Denton, TX @ Nx35 (Andy’s On The Square) w/ Midlake

3/18-3/20 Austin, TX @ SXSW

3/22/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall *

3/23 Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity *

3/24 Chicago, IL @ The Metro *

3/26 Columbus, OH @ The Newport *

3/27 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues*

3/30 Toronto, CAN @ The Mod Club *

3/31 Montreal, CAN @ Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire *

4/1 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

4/2 New York, NY @ Webster Hall *

4/3 Philadelphia, PA @Theater of Living Arts *

4/6 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *

4/8 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *

4/9 Atlanta, GA@ The Loft*

4/10 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *

4/12 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *

4/13 Austin, TX @ Emo's *

4/15 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse *

4/19 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up *

4/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland

4/22 San Francisco, CA @ Pop Scene

http://www.myspace.com/thekissawaytrail * http://www.twitter.com/kissawaytrail

For more on The Kissaway Trail, please contact Press Here: Gina Schulman gina@pressherepublicity.com Inge Colsen inge@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

HARPER BLYNN Release Debut Album – 2/10/2010

Loneliest Generation is the debut record from Harper Blynn, a Brooklyn, NY-based based four piece named for its two principle songwriters, Pete Harper and J.Blynn. The album is on baby jackal records, formed by the band and Arthur Mann (the co-founder of Rykodisc). Produced by David Kahne (The Strokes, Regina Spektor, Paul McCartney), this is a stunning first album that presents a young band with a timeless sound that melds dead-on, glorious four-part harmonies with a finely honed sense of songcraft. It’s an album about something, as the title suggests.

Both aged 25, Harper and Blynn’s songs, as in the title track, are from the point of view of a post-jaded generation, a generation that is looking to find something worth believing in. It’s not overly earnest but it’s not simply art for art’s sake either; Harper and Blynn are not afraid to say something, to have a point of view and to deliver it with a sophisticated pop sheen.

Loneliest Generation finds Harper and Blynn unapologetically hopeful and unafraid to challenge detachment and disillusionment. Writing songs that prove it is possible to be both modern and timeless, the band prompted The Chicagoist to write that “they fulfill all of your hipstery band-approval needs... but they never come across as trying to prove that they belong in the fickle world of indie rock. They don't have to, chiefly because their brand of polished, thoughtful pop will never go out of style."

The album was recorded over 10 days in New York City and represents the band’s knack for writing catchy, hook-filled tunes with an impressive live show. Featuring drummer Sarab Singh and a Dutch bass player who goes by the name “Whynot,” the group's seemingly effortless four-part harmonies and dead-on live shows have a confidence and rock-solid feel that’s impressive for a band releasing their debut. Paste Magazine listed Harper Blynn as their #1 find at CMJ 2009, saying, "despite their Brooklyn address and hipster credentials, there's nothing remotely indie rock about the band-the harmonies recall Simon & Garfunkel, and the melodies would make Elvis Costello proud." The New York Post chose the quartet as one of six “Ready to Pop” acts selected for 2010 and influential tastemaker radio station WXPN invited them on their blog as guest editors - the guys’ droll observations of music and pop culture proved to be as entertaining as their music.

Both Harper and Blynn play guitar, with Harper switching off on keyboards on some numbers, such as soulful “Centrifugal Motion” and “Steal Your Love.” The album opens with “25 Years,” a reflection on life that raises doubts about direction and making choices that mean something, with its lingering refrain “25 years and nothing to show.” Wrote the blog Dirty Rat Bastard, “‘25 years’ combines the pop aesthetics of an upbeat Billy Bragg song with the synth melody reminiscent of MGMT’s ‘Time to Pretend’ (and you know how catchy that is).”

“The Doubt” starts with a deceptively minimal arrangement, allowing the emotional lyrics and unadorned vocal performance to draw the listener in as the song builds to a powerful, gorgeously layered ending. Harper Blynn’s songs seem instantly familiar, but you realize that you’re hearing an original new voice that just sounds right; everything just works.

Catch the band at South By Southwest 2010 and stay tuned for national tour dates to be announced soon! Call for press, interview or guest list requests.

www.myspace.com/harperblynn // twitter.com/harperblynn // www.youtube.com/user/HarperBlynn

Media Inquiries for HARPER BLYNN, please contact Press Here: Angie Carlson, angie@pressherepublicity.com; 212.246.2640 Inge Colsen, inge@pressherepublicity.com, 212.246.2640

Nicole Simone to Release Self-Titled Debut EP March 9, 2010– 2/10/2010

Nicole Simone to release debut EP including the first single “Melt” and “The Wedding Song” featuring Jason Schwartzman on drums and banjo.

Do not miss her live on February 24th in Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg Theatre

Although she was born in the eighties, Nicole Simone has always been fascinated with nostalgia and old films from a very young age. She writes all her music with love for creating a mood and environment of her own in which one gets transported into old movie scenes set in a David Lynch-ian smoky nightclub, where Nicole takes the stage in front of the red plush curtains.

Her haunting, intoxicating and timeless music is illustrated by a unique instrumentation of guitar, marxophone, orchestron, trumpet, mandolin, vibraphone, piano and ukulele. Nicole just completed her first EP, which will be released on March 9th 2010. On the opening track entitled, “The Wedding Song” actor/musician Jason Schwartzman lent his talents on drums and banjo.

Nicole Simone’s music can be heard in the Sundance film The Good Life starring Bill Paxton, Zooey Deschanel, and Harry Dean Stanton, as well as in the indie film Alone With Her starring Colin Hanks. Her diverse artistic influences range from Frederic Chopin to Tom Waits and New Orleans funeral processions to the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Billie Holiday and Cesária Évora.

Nicole Simone’s first music video for the song “Melt” was shot near the Joshua Tree desert. The video is an homage to one of Nicole’s favorite films, Wim Wenders Paris, Texas as well as inspired by French New Wave directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle. You can see the stunning and intriguing music video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLGc34kFxTI

FLAUNT magazine featured Nicole in their music issue alongside Bryan Ferry, Ryan Adams and Charlotte Gainsbourg. She has played support slot for artists such as Ed Harcourt, Jesca Hoop, Maria Taylor and Diane Birch.

Nicole Simone co-produced her EP with Zac Rae and Woody Jackson. Gavin Lurssen mastered the EP.

Nicole Simone EP track listing:

01. The Wedding Song

02. Teach Me

03. Melt

04. Haunt You

05. You Got Me

06. Back For More

Live Show (more to be announced soon)

2/24/10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg Theatre (10pm)

Feel free to download and post the MP3 of Melt via Shockhound.com: http://www.shockhound.com/albums/502875-nicole-simone-mp3s-melt or via this mediafire link: http://www.mediafire.com/?ynddrbnzw4a

http://www.nicolesimone.com

http://www.myspace.com/nicolesimone

http://www.twitter.com/coco_simone

Inge Colsen // PRESS HERE // 212-246-2640 // inge@pressherepublicity.com

Press Here Artists at Bonnaroo 2010– 2/10/2010

Press Here is proud to have the following artists recently announced at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival happening on June 10-13th. Be sure to check out their brilliant live sets at the festival!

Baaba Maal

Renowned Senegalese master-musician Baaba Maal is set to impress this year’s Bonnaroo festivalgoers with an incredible live set full of songs from his critically acclaimed, multi-lingual album Television (Palm Pictures). With his eclectic blend of electronic dance elements and timeless West African musical traditions, Baaba’s gorgeous, genre-transcending albumhas garnered widespread praise, with CNN calling it “fearless and all-encompassing…fresh yet timeless…” and the New York Times calling Baaba “one of Africa’s greatest singers.” At Bonnaroo, he will bring the spirit of Africa to Tennessee and uplift the crowd with a transcendent performance with his full band, so be sure not to miss it! * http://www.myspace.com/baabamaaltelevision (gina@pressherepublicity.com / carla@pressherepublicity.com)

Nas & Damian Marley

Iconoclastic rapper Nas and politically and socially conscious reggae artist Damian Marley have been announced as part of the highly anticipated 2010 line-up of the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, June 10-13th. Nas and Marley have combined their respective talents for “Distant Relatives,” a music project that explores the deep-rooted connections between reggae and hip-hop, tracing both sounds from the streets of Kingston, Jamaica and New York back to the African continent. http://www.myspace.com/distantrelatives (carleen@pressherepublicity.com / rachel@pressherepublicity.com)

Phoenix

This spring Grammy-Award-winning French foursome Phoenix is heading out on tour and will be making a stop in Manchester, TN to play a set at Bonnaroo. This is the band’s second time playing the festival and their performance is set to be outstanding. Phoenix’s career-defining fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Loyaute/Glassnote), catapulted the critically acclaimed group to a new level of worldwide notoriety. http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix (jen@pressherepublicity.com / kelly@pressherepublicity.com)

She & Him

She & Him will be releasing their highly anticipated sophomore album, Volume Two, on March 23 via Merge Records and will be playing select dates in support of it, including a first-time stop at Bonnaroo. With music and lyrics written by Zooey Deschanel (She) and produced by M. Ward (Him), Volume Two makes good on Volume One’s musical promise and then some. With eleven original tracks and two covers, Volume Two is bigger, bolder and more beautiful than its predecessor; the vocal arrangements, courtesy of Zooey, are dynamic, and show our singing heroine expanding her range in gorgeous ways, while the string arrangements, courtesy of M., are perfectly placed musical moments. Live, She & Him absolutely dazzle, and their Bonnaroo set will be no exception. * http://www.myspace.com/sheandhim (jen@pressherepublicity.com / kelly@pressherepublicity.com)

The Dead Weather

The Dead Weather have traveled the world over since their debut Horehound was released in the summer of 2009 - leaving in their wake legions of fans enthralled by the bluesy rock quartet's gritty rhythm and incessant energy. Continuing with their string of incredible live performances, the acclaimed dirge rock four-piece, consisting of celebrated musicians Dean Fertita (Queens Of The Stone Age), "Little" Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes), Alison Mosshart (The Kills) & Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs), will be stopping by Bonnaroo this summer. www.thedeadweather.com (sarah@pressherepublicity.com)

Jónsi Announces Exclusive US Tour Presale; Releases New Music Video for “Go Do”– 2/9/2010

Last week, Sigur Rós front man Jón “Jónsi” Thor Birgisson announced that he will be heading out on his first solo tour in the spring. The presale for the tour starts Today, February 9 in all participating markets and the links are available at www.jonsi.com/concerts. This presale doesn’t just give fans an opportunity to buy tickets before the general public; it also offers them the unique opportunity to pre-order Jónsi’s phenomenal solo debut, Go, out on April 6 via XL Recordings. When they pre-order the album, fans will receive three instant song downloads of tracks from the record – “Go Do,” “Kolnidur” and “Grow Till Tall.” Also, a limited-edition print signed by Jónsi will come with the first 500 album pre-orders.

The video for “Go Do,” Go’s first single, is now live on YouTube. In teaming up with directors Arni & Kinski (who have previously shot many Sigur Rós videos), Jónsi has created yet another timeless, gorgeous visual to go with one of his songs. Shot on location in Iceland, the video uses a bird motif to reflect the excited, unrestrained outlook of “Go Do.” Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guwCl9yw38. The “Go Do” single will be available via iTunes on Tuesday, February 16.

www.jonsi.com // www.twitter.com/iamJonsi

Tour Dates:

04/06 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/07 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/10 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/13 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre

04/15 Berkeley, CA @ Zellerbach Auditorium

04/16 San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts

04/18 Indio, CA @ Coachella

04/21 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

04/22 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

04/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/25 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/26 Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre

04/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/28 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/30 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

05/01 Toronto ON @ Sound Academy

05/02 Montreal QC @ Metropolis

05/03 Philadelphia PA @ Electric Factory

05/05 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/06 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/08 New York NY @ Terminal 5

05/09 New York NY @ Terminal 5

For more on Jónsi, please contact: Press Here Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon // jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com // 212-246-2640

La Roux Nominated For Five International Dance Music Awards; To Perform on Brit Awards– 2/8/2010

Synth-pop sensation La Roux have made quite a stir stateside with their self titled debut. Through all of the critical acclaim, dizzying live shows and dance parties these South London kids have caught all the right ears. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the International Dance Music Awards and La Roux have 5 nominations! Nomination categories include Best Underground Dance Track (In for the Kill), Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track (Bulletproof), Best Electro Track (In for the Kill), Best Dubstep/DnB/Jungle Track (In for the Kill (Skream Remix)) and Best Break-Through Artist (Group). La Roux leads the pack for Cherrytree Records with the label accumulating the most nominations of any label at the International Dance Music Awards. Their other nominations include Best Artist (Solo) for Lady Gaga, Best Artist (Group) from LMFAO and Best Pop Dance Track for Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” For a complete list of nominations, see below.

The band is also making waves overseas. They just recently collaborated with Heaven 17 for a BBC Radio 6 Music session and they have two Brit nominations for British Breakthrough Act and British Single. Directly following the Brit Awards on February 16th, La Roux will perform at a very special event alongside Kasabian and Calvin Harris (DJ) at the annual War Child benefit party at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. All profits will go to aid War Child's work with children in war zones across the world.

21-year-old Elly Jackson and co-producer co-songwriter co-hort Ben Langmaid, who are La Roux, have made an impressive impact on UK’s music scene since joining forces two years ago. What began in London’s burgeoning underground warehouse scene has since landed the pair nominations for the highly coveted Mercury Prize and an MTV Europe Award. Stateside the band was nominated for an MTVu Woodie alongside Grizzly Bear, Friendly Fires, and Passion pit for the Breaking Woodie. La Roux were also chosen to be an MTV ‘Discover & Download’ artist in late ’09 and Fuse featured them in their ‘Incoming’ program. The duo boasts hot singles on daytime radio and the upper echelons of the British charts and on our shores, first single “Bulletproof” shot to #1 on the Billboard Dance Charts going into Labor Day weekend. La Roux the album continues to make waves in the UK. Dazzling current single “Bulletproof” entered the UK Singles Chart at #1 and “In For The Kill,” the album’s first single in the UK, sold more copies than any other single this year!

La Roux’s Remaining Winter Tour Dates:

2/9/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Voyeurs

2/10/10 Washington, DC @ 930

2/11/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

La Roux’s Spring Tour Dates:

4/12/10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

4/14/10 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

4/16/10 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

4/18/10 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

4/19/10 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox @ The Market

www.larouxonline.com / www.myspace.com/larouxuk / www.cherrytreerecords.com

For more information on La Roux, contact Linda Carbone (linda@pressherepublicity.com) & Cara Wodnicki (cara@pressherepublicity.com)

Arctic Monkeys Announce April U.S. Tour & NEW Single– 2/8/2010

Arctic Monkeys Announce US April Tour Dates

Release “My Propeller,” The Third Single From Humbug on March 23rd

“Three albums into its career, the Arctic Monkeys have outlived the initial tidal waves of hype and are proving to have enough depth, dexterity and maturity to live up to the promise of their first recordings.”- Billboard

“Despite a vintage tilt and grimy crunch, we never leave the Arctic circle, thanks to the band’s customary tart lyrics and springy melodies.” USA Today

“The Monkeys have made the big leap; they are undeniably an International Rock Band. Better still, three albums down the line they have managed it while staying true to themselves and without becoming formulaic.”- Brooklyn Vegan

Following a hugely successful run of American dates in December which included two sold out shows at New York’s Terminal 5 venue, Arctic Monkeys are returning Stateside for eleven shows which begin on April 1 in Miami through to Tempe, Arizona on April 15th.

Additionally, the band will be releasing the third single, Humbug’s (Domino Records) album opener “My Propeller,” this March. “My Propeller”10"and 7" will be available on March 23rd on the Arctic Monkeys NEW web store and digitally. On April 13th the “My Propeller” 10” will be available in stores everywhere.

The single will feature 3 brand new Arctic Monkeys’ original songs “Joining The Dots”, “The Afternoon’s Hat” and “Don’t Forget Whose Legs You’re On”.

Humbug, the bands third album was produced by Josh Homme in the Mojave Desert & Los Angeles and by James Ford in Brooklyn, NY. Arctic Monkeys’ Humbug was the first album the band recorded outside of their native UK and gave the band their third consecutive #1 in the UK.

Tracklisting for “My Propeller” single are as follows:

7"

A. My Propeller

B. Joining The Dots

10"

A1. My Propeller

A2. Joining The Dots

B1. The Afternoon's Hat

B2. Don't Forget Whose Legs You're On

Arctic Monkeys US Tour Dates in Full: With special guests Sleepy Sun

April 1, 2010 Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre

April 2, 2010 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz

April 3 , 2010 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

April 5 , 2010 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club

April 6, 2010 Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo

April 7, 2010 Baltimore, MD @Rams Head Live

April 9, 2010 Covington, KY@ Madison Theatre

April 11, 2010 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

April 12, 2010 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

April 13, 2010 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom

April 15, 2010 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee

www.arcticmonkeys-store.com ** www.arcticmonkeys.com

For more information, please contact Press Here Publicity.

Chloe Walsh//Gina Schulman ** 212.246.2640 Chloe@pressherepublicity.com ** Gina@pressherepublicity.com

BAABA MAAL Announces First U.S. Tour In Four Years including stop at Bonnaroo Festival– 2/8/2010

Legendary Senegalese singer and star of the world stage Baaba Maal will head out on a coast to coast U.S. tour this spring, marking his first stateside dates in four years. The master musician will also make his debut on the Bonnaroo stage this June, bringing his signature blend of electronic dance elements and timeless West African musical tradition to this year’s festival. These upcoming shows will be the first opportunity for Baaba’s adoring American fans to hear tracks live from his new album Television (Palm Pictures), released last year to critical acclaim. Joining Baaba on stage are Aliou Diouf on drums, Massamba Diop on talking drum, Mbara Cisse on bass, Ibrahima Cissokho on electric guitar, Hilaire Felicien Chaby Hary on keys, Cire Sall on hoddu and Mouhamadou Lamine Sarr on percussion. The U.S. leg begins April 8th in Wisconsin and wraps May 7th at the Lake Eden Festival in North Carolina.

Television is a collaboration primarily between Baaba Maal and singer Sabina Sciubba and keyboardist Didi Gutman, both members of New York’s Brazilian Girls. The result is a stunningly beautiful and diverse record that meshes two genres, generally unfamiliar to each other, to produce an eclectic and romantic sound. The enigmatically named title-track refers to a relatively recent phenomenon in Africa - ubiquitous TV screens. “The television set is like a stranger you didn’t ask for coming into your living-room,” explains Baaba. “You don’t care about who he is: he just seems to come from nowhere and gives you information.”

The tour dates are:

04/04/10 Zacatecas Festival Zacatecas City, Mexico

04/06/10 Koerner Hall Toronto, ONT

04/08/10 Wisconsin Union Theater Madison, WI

04/09/10 Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, IL

04/10/10 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, MI

04/11/10 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN

04/13/10 Kate Buchanan Hall Arcata, CA

04/14/10 Laxson Auditorium Chico, CA

04/15/10 Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Davis, CA

04/17/10 Royce Hall/UCLA Center For The Arts Los Angeles, CA

04/18/10 Campbell Hall Santa Barbara, CA

04/20/10 Zellerbach Auditorium at UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA

04/22/10 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Scottsdale, AZ

04/23/10 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA

04/25/10 World Stage Houston International Festival Houston, TX

04/27/10 UNC Chapel Hill Memorial Hall Chapel Hill, NC

04/29/10 Lisner Auditorium, George Washington Univ Washington, DC

04/30/10 The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, NY

05/01/10 Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA

05/02/10 Lebanon Opera House Lebanon, NH

05/04/10 Zocalo Mexico City, Mexico

05/05/10 Teatro Ocampo Cuernavaca, Mexico

05/07/10 Lake Eden Festival Black Mountain, NC

www.baabamaal.tv

P!NK TO PERFORM ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW LIVE THIS FRIDAY! – 2/4/2010

After a stunning performance at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards that had fans and critics buzzing, P!nk is set to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show LIVE this Friday, February 5th. P!nk will play a special acoustic version of her hit “I Don’t Believe You” and discuss her spectacular Grammy experience. Check your local listings for times to tune in.

P!nk’s jaw dropping performance of “Glitter in the Air” from her multiplatinum selling album Funhouse defied the laws of gravity and impressed audiences across the globe. After the show, the track immediately shot into the iTunes Top Ten and has maintained its spot there since. P!nk is no stranger to aerial, having incorporated it into her record-breaking Funhouse Tour that saw her flying high above the fans and executing complex trapeze routines – all while singing live.

Praise for P!nk:

“Pink sang sweetly and surely, even while suspended by wires, twirling in midair and soaked in water.” – USA Today

“Pink can out-sing almost anyone out there. She can out-crazy Gaga or Lily. She's the total pop-star package, everything you'd want in a singer/entertainer/icon” – MTV.COM

“Pop music’s edgiest star” -Rolling Stone

“Even in the era of escalating pop spectacle, Pink’s Funhouse tour is going to be hard to top.” – The New York Times

For more information on P!nk, contact: Press Here P: 212.246.2640 Chloe Walsh – chloe@pressherepublicity.com Linda Carbone – linda@presshereproductions.com Ashley Bryan – ashley@pressherepublicity.com

Antigone Rising Announces New Lead Vocalist Nini Camps; Annouces Tour Dates– 2/4/2010

The four women of Antigone Rising come together to form a hearty blend of rock n’ roll sensibilities, full-bodied harmonies and in-your-face lyrics that speaks to the full range of emotions and life. The ladies of Antigone Rising are thrilled to bestow upon the world a new lead vocalist, Nini Camps. This decision has been a long time in the making, but now the band is ready to hit the road with the special blend of chemistry and artistry that their fans have come to expect. Known for their non-stop touring, Antigone Rising will be performing at various venues across the Northeast in the coming months.

Nini Camps is a vocal force that holds her own in the musical magic of Antigone Rising harmonies all the while bringing her own unique sound. A first generation Cuban American, Camps originally hails from Miami, Florida. With the addition of Camps as their lead singer, Antigone Rising has continued to turn heads and gain popularity with their poignant lyrics and soaring three-part harmonies. The band, sisters Cathy Henderson (guitar, vocals) and Kristen Henderson (guitar, bass, vocals), Dena Tauriello (drums), and Nini Camps (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) will return to the studio late February to record tracks for upcoming projects. In the meantime fans will be able to catch the melodious quartet at dates around the Northeast, kicking off with a show at Lehman College on February 20th and continuing on well into the spring.

Antigone Rising, known in part for their driving and vivacious live show have toured with The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Rob Thomas, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Macy Gray, Norah Jones and The Bangles amongst others. Since their inception the band had released 4 independent albums. In 2004, they were signed to Lava Records which led to a partnership with Starbucks. Antigone Rising became the first band in Starbucks's, "Hear Music Debut" series. In 2006, Antigone Rising appeared in a national print (Cosmo, Elle, Vanity Fair) and television campaign for designer clothing company 7 Jeans. They have enjoyed sponsorships with Mustang and Motorola. VH1 aired a half-hour special featuring the band and CMT also embraced the band by playing the video of their single, "Don't Look Back" on heavy rotation and featuring the band in various programs and on their website.

For more information on Antigone Rising point your browser to: www.antigonerising.com myspace: http://www.myspace.com/antigonerising facebook: http://www.facebook.com/antigonerising twitter: antigonerising

Catch Antigone Rising On Tour This Winter & Spring:

2/20: New York, NY @ Lehman College

2/26: Bordentown, NJ @ The Record Collector

3/12: Philadelphia, PA @ Tin Angel

3/19: Asbury Park, PA @ Stone Pony

3/25: Albany, NY @ Jillian’s

4/29: Norfolk, CT @ Infinity Music Hall

5/22: Valhalla, NY @ Mamapolooza Festival, Kensico Dam

For More Information Press Here Cara Wodnicki cara@pressherepublicity.com 212.246.2640

Jónsi Announces Spring Solo Tour!– 2/4/2010

On April 6th, Sigur Rós front man Jón “Jónsi” Thor Birgisson will release his solo debut, Go (XL Recordings), and set out on his first solo North American tour. The tour, which begins in Vancouver, BC, will see Jónsi teaming up with 59 Productions to create a dazzling stage atmosphere that will brilliantly complement his phenomenal new songs. The result is set to be one of the spring’s most incredible live shows. 59 Productions is an exciting production design team that is known for creating on-stage environments using the latest technology and artistic expertise. This magical display, coupled with Jónsi’s epic songs, will make for an incredible live music experience that should not be missed.

Additionally, Jónsi has just shot the first video for the album for the song “Go Do.” Directed by Arni & Kinski (previously responsible for no fewer than six Sigur Rós videos), the video was filmed on location in Iceland at the end of 2009, when there are only four hours of daylight. Based around a bird motif, the video reflects the song’s giddy springtime urgency, and is yet another brilliant visual from the Sigur Rós camp.

Go completes a personal journey for Jónsi away from the wordless and near-brutal sonic monoliths of Sigur Rós’ untitled ( ) album, and is a bold stride beyond the career-redefining pop of “Hoppipolla,” and even the explosive percussive assault of the last album’s “Gobbledigook.” Ecstatic, dramatic and alive, it features Jónsi’s signature vocals throughout, with the majority of the songs sung in English. Created with his free-spirited collaborators – composer Nico Muhly, percussionist Samuli Kosminen, his Riceboy Sleeps partner Alex Somers and producer Peter Katis – Go explodes from the speakers with sheer happiness and wonder, wide-eyed and eager to be heard.

Tour Dates:

04/06 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/07 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

04/09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/10 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

04/13 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre

04/15 Berkeley, CA @ Zellerbach Auditorium

04/16 San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts

04/18 Indio, CA @ Coachella

04/21 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

04/22 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

04/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/25 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre

04/26 Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre

04/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/28 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

04/30 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

05/01 Toronto ON @ Sound Academy

05/02 Montreal QC @ Metropolis

05/03 Philadelphia PA @ Electric Factory

05/05 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/06 Boston MA @ House of Blues

05/08 New York NY @ Terminal 5

05/09 New York NY @ Terminal 5

www.jonsi.com // www.twitter.com/iamJonsi

For more on Jónsi, please contact: Press Here Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon jen@pressherepublicity.com // kelly@pressherepublicity.com 212-246-2640

GREG LASWELL Releases Take A Bow May 4 on Vangard Records– 2/3/2010

Producer/songwriter Greg Laswell returns with his third full-length release for Vanguard records, Take a Bow, which both closes and opens another chapter in the California native's journey about love, loss and rebirth. Following his critically acclaimed fall 2009 Covers EP (one of Filter magazine’s “10 best of the year”), Take a Bow features 12 original compositions including a new version of the song “Off I Go,” which was featured in the 2009 season finale of Grey’s Anatomy (one of over six placements he’s had on this show alone).

Laswell retreated to a rustic cabin near Flagstaff, AZ – his comforts were one convenience store and his dog for company – to write and record the songs that would become Take A Bow. Like fellow Californian Mark Oliver Everett (Eels), Laswell made his “band” the studio and the studio his laboratory, where he used all manner of instruments, found and treasured, and gear, simple and sophisticated, to make his most lushly textured, sonically gorgeous album to date.

The album was mixed by sonic alchemist Greg Collins, a Grammy-winning producer and engineer who’s worked with everyone from U2 to Fiona Apple and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; the results are dazzling. “Working with Greg allowed me to throw the kitchen sink at it by recording lots of tracks for each song and allowing him to deal with it in the mix,” says Laswell.

With his 2006 debut release, Through Toledo, the first album in his trilogy of heartbreak and redemption, Laswell gave listeners an intimate account of a devastating loss in his life. The Los Angeles Times wrote: “He feeds depression and dejection into his tune-making mill and out come melodic marvels that lift the spirit despite their heavy subject matter.”

His sophomore release, the critically acclaimed Three Flights from Alto Nido (2008), is a transitional album that found Laswell, if not out of the woods emotionally, at least able to look at life with hope. His songs brought comparisons to such songwriters as Jeff Buckley, Ron Sexsmith and Thom Yorke. His video for “How the Day Sounds,” an incredibly catchy song filmed in the beverage section of a grocery store, features a deadpan performance by the Laswell that garnered over 400,000 plays.

With the Covers EP, Laswell showed his ability to not just write moving songs but to interpret an eclectically selected collection of tunes, including tracks by Echo & the Bunnymen, Kristin Hersh, Mazzy Star, Morphine & Kate Bush. Laswell is as comfortable with just a piano as when he’s with a full band. On his recordings, his arrangements have an orchestral sweep and epic feel which provide a beautiful backdrop to his resonant vocals and tasteful melody lines.

He’s toured with such varied artists as Joan as Police Woman, Rachael Yamagata, Sia and many others and has become a favorite of film and TV licensing people, with his songs appearing on the aforementioned Grey’s Anatomy, CSI Miami, Friday Night Lights (and a slew of others), as well as feature films. It’s Laswell’s ability to convey raw emotion while retaining a certain dignity – even while visiting his darkest places – that makes his lyrics so compelling and moving. He has the rare ability to look outside himself and see his life as a viewer, and to set it to a soundtrack that is uniquely his own.

Laswell will be touring throughout 2010 in support of Take A Bow, including solo residency dates in select markets (see below). He will also be performing at this year’s SXSW festival. Details forthcoming.

http://greglaswell.com www.myspace.com/greglaswell

Angie Carlson @ Press Here – Tel: 212.246.2640; Email: angie@pressherepublicity.com

UK Legends THE SPECIALS Plot U.S. Tour, Release Live DVD!– 2/3/2010

It would be impossible to overstate the importance of The Specials to the music scene. Despite a brief career, the Coventry band lit up the late 70’s like a comet, their melding of punk and ska creating the 2-Tone sound that is still today is held up as an influence by bands across the world, having inspired the massively popular ska scene of southern California in the 90s. Now, thirty years since the release of their debut single, “Gangsters,” The Specials will take to the road for select US dates in April. The band has already completed a 33-date UK tour that sold out in record time.

The band will kick off their US stint with a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on April 13th. The performance will be the band’s first US television performance since they played “Saturday Night Live” in 1980.

The band’s triumphant return to the live arena has been captured on film for a very special live DVD to be released on March 1, 2010. Featuring classic tracks such as “Too Much Too Young,” “Do The Dog” and “Gangsters,” the film was shot at the band’s Wolverhampton Civic Hall show on November 10th, 2009 by director Lindy Heymann. The DVD also features exclusive footage from backstage and rehearsals as well as interviews with fans explaining what the band and the gigs mean to them. Initial quantities will be available as a 2 x DVD set with a ‘two-tone’ version on the show (in black and white) on the second disc. The DVD will be available via the band’s website and Amazon.

Over two studio albums, The Specials scored eight top ten singles, including two number ones for the “Too Much Too Young” live EP and the era defining “Ghost Town.” They had two Top 5 albums and spawned a retrospective list of compilation and live albums from official releases to much sought after bootlegs. The band were rightly regarded as the starting point of the ska scene that swept the UK through 1978 and, in many ways, were emblematic of their times, their songs dealing with the confusion of a country in industrial decline whilst struggling to come to terms with multi-culturalism and a new creed which became known as Thatcherism. Their re-emergence into a Britain teetering on the edge of recession and still plagued by the same divisions and problems that they so memorably highlighted in “Ghost Town” could not seem more apt, the songs from The Specials seeming as relevant today as they did 30 years ago.

The dates are:

4/15/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia

4/16/10 Indio, CA @ Coachella

4/19/10 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy (ON SALE THURSDAY, 2/4 @ 10am via Ticketmaster)

4/21/10 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 (ON SALE FRIDAY, 2/5 @ 12noon via Ticketmaster)

For more information, contact Chloë Walsh at Press Here Publicity. chloe@pressherepublicity.com

Third Man Records Announces Third Man Live– 2/3/2010

Innovative live-to-vinyl series kicks off on February 4th with the Dex Romweber Duo

On February 4th, Third Man Records will launch their innovative new twist to the live music experience. Third Man Live will be an ongoing series of all-ages, live concerts that will be performed, recorded and available for sale right out of the Third Man Records headquarters in Nashville, TN. All performances of this series will be sold on exclusive vinyl from the Third Man shop, while many will also made available via pay-per-view from the Third Man Vault website.

Beginning with a with a free, all-ages live performance from the Dex Romweber Duo this Thursday, Feb. 4th, concerts from the Third Man venue will be recorded direct to 8-track analog reel-to-reel tape from their analog recording booth which was personally designed by Jack White. Third Man Live will provide a unique musical experience for bands and fans alike – for the bands, the ability to perform in front of a live audience, all the while recording a live album, and for the fans, the ability to purchase that recording on vinyl within weeks. Additionally, the series will allow teenagers normally shut out of 21-and-over concerts the opportunity to see touring bands coming through Nashville both earlier in the day, and many times for free. The Third Man venue is also outfitted with turntables, allowing for guest DJ's to spin records before and after performances.

Attendees to the shows will have the opportunity to purchase a limited-edition, split-colored vinyl LP of the concert; half-black, half-blue, hereby known as Third Man’s Black & Blue records. Three-hundred copies of this version will be pressed and only made available to those in attendance for the price of $20. Black vinyl pressings of the live album will be available in the Third Man shop and online store (when possible) thereafter for the price of $12. Neither version of the record will be distributed to other retailers. Further details on how to purchase these records will be revealed at each of the concerts.

For those unable to attend these performances in person, concerts will often be filmed in a multi-camera format and available via pay-per-view through Third Man’s online subscription service, The Vault. On the night of the concert The Vault will stream one song from the concert itself for free, while the entire concert will be available as the pay-per-view download at a later date. As a bonus to fans of the acts coming through, pay-per-view concerts will be open to everyone and not just Vault members. Details and instructions will be posted on The Vault nearer to the date of the show. The Dex Romweber Duo pay-per-view is being offered at an introductory rate of $3 to non-Vault members, while Vault members will be able to view as part of their regular service.

Third Man Records shop and venue is located at 623 7th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203.

To find out more, check out www.thirdmanrecords.com.

For more information contact Chloe Walsh or Sarah Usher at Press Here Publicity. 212 246 2640. chloe@pressherepublicity.com/sarah@pressherepublicity.com

KEVIN RUDOLF Releases “I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)” on iTunes; New Album Out Spring 2010– 2/3/2010

Producer extraordinaire and Cash Money artist, Kevin Rudolf is no stranger to the top of the radio charts. Kevin made major waves with his 2008’s monstrous, international smash “Let it Rock,” from his debut album In the City, and he arrives back on top with the infectious new single “I Made It (Cash Money Heroes),” featuring label mates, Lil Wayne, Birdman and 3x platinum British hit-maker, Jay Sean. “I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)” is released digitally this week via iTunes, and is the first single from Rudolf’s sophomore release (title forthcoming).

Kevin Rudolf was born and raised in New York City. His musical tastes and influences are rooted in rock n’ roll from the seventies and eighties, and early New York hip-hop. Picking up the guitar at an early age, Kevin experimented with various sounds and genres and soon realized he had an ear for writing a pop song, which seamlessly blended the two musical scopes of rock and hip-hop. His production and songwriting resume is highly impressive (Cobra Starship, Lil Wayne, Leona Lewis, Lifehouse, etc) but it wasn’t until Kevin moved to Miami in 2008, the new home to Cash Money Records, where his work as a solo artist was heard by its label head, Slim, and soon came to fruition. A record deal, 4 million single sales later, and a song that topped the charts for over 10 consecutive weeks, “Let It Rock” was a bonafide hit, and Kevin emerged from behind the production boards, and out into the spotlight.

It has been a wild ride for Kevin Rudolf, and it’s continuing into the new decade. “I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)” was #1 at Crossover Radio last week and is sure to continue to climb. Kevin Rudolf’s story is a modern day musical fairytale, where producers are able to emerge as successful front-men. As exemplified by Missy Elliot, Kanye West, Timbaland and Mark Ronson, producers are proving their weight in gold in the last decade…or better yet- platinum.

For more information, contact:

Press Here Publicity Gina Schulman//Carla Senft ** 212.246.2640 gina@pressherepublicity.com//carla@pressherepublicity.com

The Dead Weather Announce Spring U.S. Tour!– 2/2/2010

The Dead Weather have announced they will be hitting the road again stateside for a 13-city Spring jaunt that includes appearances at Coachella and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Tickets are available now for subscribers to The Vault, Third Man Records’ groundbreaking online subscription service, and available to the general public starting Friday, February 5th.

The dirge rock four-piece, consisting of celebrated musicians Dean Fertita (Queens Of The Stone Age), “Little” Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes), Alison Mosshart (The Kills) & Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs), have traveled the world over since their debut Horehound was released in the summer of 2009 – leaving in their wake storms of fans enthralled by the bluesy rock quartet’s gritty rhythm and incessant energy. This newest series of dates follows the band’s first-ever Australian tour.

The Dead Weather Tour Dates:

04/15/10 San Francisco @ The Fillmore

04/17/10 Indio, CA @ Coachella

04/18/10 Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Concert Theater

04/20/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

04/22/10 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom

04/23/10 Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone w/The Flaming Lips

04/24/10 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

04/26/10 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

04/27/10 Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Soundstage

04/28/10 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall

04/30/10 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

05/01/10 Houston, TX @ House of Blues

05/02/10 New Orleans, LA @ The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

To find out more, check out www.thedeadweather.com and www.thirdmanrecords.com

For more information on The Dead Weather contact Chloe Walsh or Sarah Usher at Press Here Publicity. 212 246 2640. chloe@pressherepublicity.com/sarah@pressherepublicity.com

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Announces New Album Details!– 2/1/2010

Broken Social Scene will be releasing their new, as-yet-untitled album on May 4th, 2010 on Arts & Crafts. Co-produced by the band and Tortoise’s John McEntire at Soma Studios in Chicago, with additional recording at Giant Studio and The Schvitz Studio in Toronto, the new album is the follow up to their acclaimed self-titled record, released in 2005.

The new record was written and arranged by the Canadian collective’s current line-up: Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman and Sam Goldberg, Lisa Lobsinger.

The album features guest turns by BSS alumni: Leslie Feist, Amy Millan and Evan Cranley of Stars, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw of Metric, Jason Collett, Ohad Benchetrit of Do Make Say Think and Years, John Crossingham, Marty Kinack, Leon Kingstone, Julie Penner. The record also includes contributions by John McEntire, The Sea and Cake’s Sam Prekop, Tortoise’s Doug McCombs, Pavement’s Spiral Stairs, Sebastian Grainger, Poi Dog Pondering’s Susan Bells, Helen Money’s Alison Chesley and The Weakerthans’ Jason Tait.

Founded ten years ago by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, Broken Social Scene very quickly established themselves as one of the most vital voices in independent music. Assembled by Drew, and made up of an assortment of musical friends, lovers, and strangers, the band emerged fully-formed from their hometown of Toronto in 2002. They were an instantly engaging energetic entity: a tightly-knit community bursting at the seams with talent, personalities, songs and many, many guitars. Their albums – which were recently regaled on many “Best of the Decade” lists for the 00’s – were cinematic, critically-acclaimed splashes of concept and melody, marrying a dizzying onslaught of sounds with finely-crafted choruses. The band’s ability to weave a plethora of voices, specific genre elements, and varied instrumentation into a postmodern aural pastiche launched them instantly onto the international stage. Between 2002 and 2009, Broken Social Scene was seemingly everywhere, touring from Mexico City to Moscow, winning Juno Awards, scoring acclaimed films like Half Nelson, making multiple appearances on late-night television shows, and more. Live, their shows were notoriously epic, cathartic affairs, sometimes lasting over three hours – the result of just wanting to keep playing. They made their own videos, created their own art work, and simply looked like they were probably having more fun together than any other band out there. As a group, or on their own, Broken Social Scene’s members released some of the 00’s most notable independent albums, predominantly from under the umbrella of their own label, Arts & Crafts, cementing their status as one of Canada’s most important musical exports.

For more information on Broken Social Scene, please contact: Jen Appel // Kelly Vallon jen@pressherepublicity.com / kelly@pressherepublicity.com 212-246-2640

Jakob Dylan To Release Sophomore Solo Album, Women and Country, on April 6th, 2010– 1/28/2010

Jakob Dylan will release his sophomore solo album, Women and Country, on Columbia Records on April 6th, 2010. Soulful yet striking and ripe with sublime beauty, Women and Country is the follow up to the artist’s 2008 critically acclaimed debut, Seeing Things. This new collection finds him reuniting with acclaimed Grammy and Golden Globe winning producer T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Crazy Heart), who produced the Wallflowers' 1996 breakthrough album Bringing Down the Horse. On the release, Jakob is also joined by Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, who provide back-up vocals to 8 of the album’s 11 tracks.

“I’m so happy to be collaborating with Jakob at this exciting and vital time in his life as an artist,” said T Bone Burnett. “I think this new album is an important work from a great musician.”

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, Women and Country is the full realization of a journey Jakob Dylan began on his previous solo release Seeing Things, which hearkens back to the timeless artistry of American roots music and country blues masters. Seeing Things garnered significant critical praise for Dylan including The Los Angeles Times who called him “a gifted storyteller” and USA Today who said the release was “an evocative acoustic album that reveals the poetic grace of his lyrics and the maturity and moving power of his voice.” On Women and Country Jakob reaches new majestic heights with his voice and song-writing that are as distinct as. This, coupled with T Bone Burnett’s haunting production and the stirringly rich vocals by Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, creates a powerful and melancholic experience for the listener.

Backing Jakob Dylan up on the album’s 11 songs are T Bone Burnett’s s acclaimed group of musicians including Dennis Crouch (bass), Jay Bellerose (drums), David Mansfield (fiddle & mandolin), Marc Ribot (guitar), Keefus Ciancia (keyboards), Greg Leisz (pedal steel), Darrell Leonard (trumpet), Ira Nepus (trombone) and George Bohanon (horns). Standout tracks include the opener “Nothin' But the Whole Wide World,” which sets the tone of the album, the pensive ballad “Down on Our Own Shield,” "Everybody's Hurting," which showcases Jakob and Neko’s moving harmonies and "Truth for a Truth" that features great guitar work from Marc Ribot.

Track Listing for Jakob Dylan’s new album ‘Women and Country’ is as follows:

1. Nothing But The Whole Wide World

2. Down On Our Shield

3. Lend A Hand

4. We Don’t Live Here Anymore

5. Everybody’s Hurting

6. Yonder Come the Blues

7. Holy Rollers for Love

8. Truth For A Truth

9. They’ve Trapped US Boys

10. Smile When You Call Me That

11. Standing Eight Count

Jakob Dylan will be announcing additional album details and tour news in the coming weeks. For more information please go to www.jakobdylan.com.

CONTACT: Carleen Donovan/Rachel Gomez

Press Here

212-246-2640

Carleen@pressherepublicity.com

GIANT DRAG Release SWAN SONG EP - Out February 16– 1/27/2010

It’s been nearly five years since Annie Hardy and her drummer/key bass sidekick Micah Calabrese exploded onto the scene with Hearts & Unicorns, a record that had both critics and fans dropping hefty comparisons between the first-time front woman and music’s most iconic figures such as Kurt Cobain, PJ Harvey, Kim Deal, and Kevin Shields. Now, after a respite that involved record label fall-out, creative overhaul, and overwhelming support from Giant Drag fans around the globe, the duo are back with Swan Song EP, a four-song record reminiscent of the genius work on their debut while hinting at more anything-but-average music to come. The EP will be released on February 16th, 2010 via Roar Scratch.

Hearts and Unicorns, released in September 2005, was one of indie rock’s most prized possessions of the year and introduced us to the unique, compelling and impetuous force that is Annie Hardy. The record received massive critical acclaim that left all of the major music publications raving including Rolling Stone, SPIN, NME, Alternative Press and Blender, while the duo graced the cover of the “Best of 2005” issue of LA Weekly and were profiled by the Los Angeles Times. European tours and a 2006 Coachella gig followed the band’s critical successes and made them the buzzed about band at SXSW. Hardy’s undeniable stage presence pegged her as the bandleader to watch and critics were captivated by the way her volatile performances that meandered between detached and intensely committed.

The Swan Song EP is a lifeline for Giant Drag fans hungry for new material and a wake up call for those few who may not have been privy to the band in their Hearts and Unicorns days. The four-song record encompasses Giant Drag’s trademark cacophony of whirling, dirty guitar melodies and snarling yet sultry vocals. One viewing of the video for track “Stuff to Live For” is a welcomed reminder of the band’s tongue-in-cheek aesthetic, with the GJ Echternkamp-directed video finding Hardy pummeled with everything from glitter and confetti to pudding and canned corn to pills and fake blood.

Hardy is currently in the studio hard at work on the band’s second LP, due later this year. You can also catch her in the new short film from Spike Jonze, “I’m Here,” which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Check out the video for “Stuff to Live For” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq9G4PhIZi8

Swan Song EP track listing:

1. Swan Song

2. Stuff To Live For

3. White Baby

4. Heart Carl

For more on Giant Drag, contact:

Press Here 212 246 2640 Jen Appel / jen@pressherepublicity.com Ashley Bryan / ashley@pressherepublicity.com

Two New Singles From Third Man Records Available December 8th!– 11/30/2009

On December 8th, Third Man Records will be releasing singles from Smoke Fairies and BP Fallon. This newest wave of material is a continuation of the eclectic and culturally diverse repertoire for which Third Man has become known since its inception earlier this year.

Smoke Fairies- "Gastown" b/w "The River Song"

Playing and singing together since their school days in West Sussex, Smoke Fairies (Jessica Davies & Katherine Blamire) create ethereal, dark and haunting left-of -center folk and blues songs wrapped in beautiful harmonies, with the occasional psychedelic flourish. Over the years they've played with Bryan Ferry, Richard Hawley and the Handsome Family.

Following an EP and two singles, they now release their first for Jack White's Third Man Records. The songs "Gastown" and "The River Song" were produced by Jack White and will be available on 7" vinyl and as an iTunes download.

BP Fallon - "Fame #9" b/w "BP Fallon Interview" & "I Believe in Elvis Presley"

Observant Third Man fans may remember BP Fallon from his cameo in The Dead Weather's "I Cut Like A Buffalo" video. BP has long been a legendary figure in rock and roll, putting his unique stamp on the history of popular music from his work as publicist and media guru to Led Zeppelin and T. Rex, working for the Beatles at Apple Records, managing Johnny Thunders as well as so much more.

BP's release will be the first in Third Man Records' new Spoken Word Instructional Record series, and will also mark the release of Third Man's first-ever "three-sided" 45 record - presented in their patented and exclusive 'Single Signal" sound design.

Both records will be available for pre-sale on thirdmanrecords.com starting on November 30th, and for sale in their shop at 623 7th Avenue South in Nashville starting on December 8th. Both singles will also be available for download on iTunes and as 45s available in shops worldwide.

There will also be 150 tri-colors produced of both singles, 100 available in their Nashville location and the other 50 randomly inserted in mail orders placed through their website.

www.thirdmanrecords.com

Press Here Publicity: 212 246 2640. linda@pressherepublicity.com/ sarah@pressherepublicity.com

HARPER SIMON Announces West Coast Tour Dates– 11/23/2009

Harper Simon has extended his current North American tour with 11 additional west coast dates including a special solo appearance at The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles opening for legendary Beach Boy Brian Wilson. The December 6th performance is part of the "West Coast Left Coast" series, which plans on "celebrating the unique spirit of California's creative renegades."

Harper's touring act reflects his passion for musicianship and dedication to bringing a top-notch musical experience to his audience. Much like the impressive collection of artists that appear on his self-titled record, Harper Simon's morphing live band -- Harper Simon and Band (electric) -- consists of some of today's most talented players.

On these upcoming west coast dates, the line-up for Harper Simon and Band (electric) will be no exception. Money Mark, Farmer Dave Scher and The Chapin Sisters join an already impressive live band that features bass player Erik Paparazzi (Cat Power), drummer Russell Simins (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), and guitarist Mike Bloom (The Elected).

Perhaps best known for his work with The Beastie Boys and Beck, Money Mark will bring his cutting-edge keyboard playing to the party.

Multi-instrumentalist Farmer Dave Scher (Beachwood Sparks, Jenny Lewis) will bring his distinctive California vibes and The Chapin Sisters their beautiful harmonies.

An American folk pop trio, The Chapin Sisters are made up of three sisters, Abigail and Lily Chapin and Jessica Craven. Abigail and Lily will open the shows and they'll also join Harper and Band during the main set.

Harper Simon's brand new, self-titled album is in stores now (Tulsi/Vagrant Records) and available on iTunes and Amazon. Harper Simon has recently performed songs from his new album on the Late Show with David Letterman & Jimmy Kimmel Live and has been receiving praise from the likes of NPR, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, WXPN and more.

For his first album, Harper Simon assembled a line-up of extraordinarily talented musicians, both established and contemporary including Charlie McCoy, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Gene Chrisman, Fred Carter Jr., Mike Leech, Steve Gadd, Steve Nieve, and Marc Ribot, as well as Inara George (the Bird and the Bee) and Petra Haden to help him realize his vision of a record that pays homage to the classic LP of the '60s and '70s.

Stay tuned for more information:

U.S. Tour Dates in full:

*Previously announced

11/ 24/09 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center *

12/6/09 Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

12/7/09 San Diego, CA @ Casbah

12/9/09 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord

12/10/09 Arcata, CA @ Humboldt Brews

12/11/09 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

12/12/09 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club

12/13/09 Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo House of Music

12/14/09 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey

12/16/09 Brookdale, CA @ Historic Brookdale Lodge

12/17/09 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door

12/18/09 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg

For more on Harper Simon, contact:

Press Here Publicity - Gina Schulman/Linda Carbone - Gina@pressherpublicity.com

National Geographic to Present Nas and Damian Marley – 11/19/2009

National Geographic Live will conclude its fall event series with a one-of-a-kind evening with some of hip-hop's most legendary figures. "Distant Relatives," sponsored by VTech, will feature hip-hop icon Nas and Grammy-winning artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, son of Bob Marley, in a discussion about the often under-appreciated evolution of and deep-rooted connections between reggae and hip-hop.

Joining them for this conversation, moderated by MTV VJ Sway, will be key players in the development of both musical genres, including Kool Herc, Rakim, Daddy U-Roy, King Jammy, Jeff Chang, Pat McKay, Waterflow and DJ Red Alert.

The event will take place at National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at www.nglive.org , via telephone at (202) 857-7700, or in person at the National Geographic ticket office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Tickets purchased online can be picked up in the lobby prior to the event.

Hip-hop, now a multibillion-dollar industry, originated as a vital form of cultural expression in Africa that was translocated by the slave trade to the Caribbean and the American colonies. It blossomed a half century ago in the dance halls of Kingston, Jamaica, and soon migrated to the parks jams and recreational centers of New York City, where the culture became known as hip-hop.

This evolution forms the basis of the "Distant Relatives" music project, a collaborative effort by Marley and Nas, which will comprise an album set for release in early 2010, a documentary film, performances and a series of public discussions, the first of which is this event hosted by National Geographic.

An open-mic party will be hosted at popular Washington nightclub Zanzibar following the event. National Geographic ticket holders will receive free admission with proof of purchase. For more information on the Zanzibar event, visit www.zanzibar-otw.com.

This event also will be streamed live and broadcast online at www.natgeomusic.net.

OUT TODAY: Bat for Lashes - Two Suns – 11/17/2009

Bat for Lashes has released a Special Edition version of her critically acclaimed sophomore album, Two Suns, on Astralwerks Records. Two Suns 'Special Edition' is packed with rare and unreleased studio gems, cover versions, stunning live tracks, demos, exclusive remixes, and a revealing long-form documentary. Encompassing both an expanded CD and a bonus DVD, the new version of Two Suns includes a 48-minute documentary, following Khan across the globe on the intense personal journey she undertook to create Two Suns. From a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her work in the studio, to the making of her provocative, striking videos, to the evolution of Two Sun's femme fatale character Pearl, Two + Two allows fans to see Khan as never before. TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek adds an ethereal sheen to the remix of "Sleep Alone" and two different versions of "Daniel" adorn the collection - a haunting lo-fi rendition and an earlier incarnation of the song, recorded live during Bat For Lashes' 2008 jaunt touring with Radiohead. If the initial release of Khan's sophomore album was any indication of her visual and musical triumph, then its expanded contents confirm above all else that her achievement has now become, in fact, timeless.

"Pounding on pianos, cranking out delicate little click-clack beats and shivering through choruses with an ultraromantic soprano, Khan proves she's a powerhouse." (3.5 stars) - Rolling Stone

"Natasha Khan returns with the rhythmically complex Two Suns, which signals her daring sonic transition from goth-pop indie darling to high-concept sorceress...Two Suns brims with warm, burbling electronics, delicious psychadelic piano pounding...and indelible melodies..." - BlackBook

"...stunning vocals and obvious talents...Khan is a pleasure as she weaves eerily beautiful tales...- Alternative Press

For more information about Bat for Lashes, please contact: Press Here Publicity: Jen Appel - 212-246-2640 - jen@pressherepublicity.com

Thirty Seconds to Mars New Single Soars at Alternative Radio– 11/12/2009

Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars have been climbing radio charts with the first single "Kings & Queens" off of their highly anticipated upcoming album THIS IS WAR available for pre-order at ITunes. Soaring into Alternative Radio's top 5 only four weeks after impact, the track is also working its way up through the Active Rock format landing in the top 25 this week.

Thirty Seconds to Mars will be debuting the single live on the Tonight Show, December 10th. Set for release on December 8th, THIS IS WAR (EMI/Virgin Records), the follow up to their incredibly successful sophomore release A Beautiful Lie, has already been deemed notable as Billboard Magazine proclaimed "'Kings & Queens is epic rock at its most affecting". The video, a short film entitled "The Ride" shot this past month in Los Angeles is inspired by the critical mass and crank mob movement, founded with forward thinking and eco-conscious intentions, and celebrates this amazing community of riders on a night time journey downtown LA to Santa Monica. For this epic short film the band shut down Hollywood blvd, Santa Monica pier and sections of downtown Los Angeles, making this their love letter to the city of angels. "The Ride" makes its global premiere today on MySpace and "Kings & Queens" is currently available on ITunes.

Check out the video for "Kings & Queens" here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=3Dvids.individual&videoid=3D=100601596

Catch Thirty Seconds to Mars on tour this winter:

Nov 30 Salt Lake City, UT The Rail Event Center ** Radio Show X96

Dec 1 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre ** Radio Show KTCL

Dec 3 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre ** Radio Show KTBZ

Dec 4 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre ** Radio Show KDGE

Dec 5 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater ** Radio Show WPBZ

Dec 6 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre ** Radio Show WSUN

Dec 8 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre ** Radio Show KNXX

Dec 11 Oakland, CA Alameda County Coliseum ** Radio Show kits

Dec 13 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena ** Radio Show 91X

Dec 15 Seattle, WA WAMU Theatre ** Radio Show KNDD

Dec 16 Chicago, IL House of Blues ** Radio Show Q101

Dec 17 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom ** Radio Show WLUM

Dec 18 Detroit, MI The Fillmore ** Radio Show 89X

Dec 19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues ** Radio Show WKRK

For More information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com

For photos and other press materials on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: www.emimusicpublicity.net

For More Information: Carleen Donovan/Cara Wodnicki Press Here Publicity - 212-246-2640 - carleen@pressherepublicity.com // cara@pressherepublicity.com

Phoenix Return to North America for Holiday Radio Shows this December!– 11/12/2009

Phoenix will make their highly anticipated return to North America this December for a series of holiday radio shows, as well as dates in Pontiac, MI, Toronto and Montreal. Phoenix's radio show appearances will take the band from coast to coast, including stops at WRXP's show at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, WFNX's show at the Orpheum Theater in Boston and KNDD's show at the Wamu Theater in Seattle.

2009 has been a career-defining year for the band with the release of their critically acclaimed album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Selling more than 200,000 copies to date, WAP is being heralded as one of the best albums of the year. These incredible songs spring to life even more so on stage, with dynamic guitars, infectious choruses and addictive rhythms building to sheer exhilaration as the audience rides Phoenix's sonic high. With two sold out American tours under their belts, these are must-see shows by one of the year's most talked-about artists. Be sure to catch them this time around and see why they've been captivating audiences around the globe all year long.

The dates are:

12/2/09 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom - WRXP (sold out)

12/4/09 Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater - WFNX (sold out)

12/5/09 Toronto, Canada @ Sound Academy

12/6/09 Montreal, Canada @ Metropolis

12/8/09 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo

12/9/09 Columbus, OH @ The Newport

12/12/09 San Diego, CA @ RIMAC Arena - KBZT

12/15/09 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theater - KNDD

For more on Phoenix, please contact: Press Here Publicity: Jen Appel - 212.246.2640 - jen@pressherepublicity.com

P!nk Nominated for People's Choice Award! – 11/11/2009

In the midst of an incredible year on top of the charts and on the road with her record-smashing Funhouse Tour, P!nk has been nominated for a People’s Choice Award in the ”Favorite Female Artist” category. The awards will be broadcast live on January 6th on CBS.

P!nk recently released the DVD/live album Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia. The DVD features P!nk performing her hits from the past decade as well as songs from her fifth studio album, Funhouse, which has sold over 5 million units worldwide. The concert was filmed entirely in HD in Australia where she sold out a record-breaking 60 shows. The performance will also be available on Blu-ray on December 8th. The bonus live audio CD, limited to the DVD set only, is made up of a dozen of P!nk=B9shandpicked tour favorites including “So What” and “Sober” and a previously unreleased exclusive studio track, “Push You Away.”

P!nk has also recently premiered her new music video for new Funhouse single “I Don’t Believe You.” Check it out here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=3Dvids.individual&videoid=3D1000=50910

For more information on P!nk, contact: 212.246.2640 - Linda Carbone // linda@pressherepublicity.com or Ashley Bryan ashley@pressherepublicity.com

Monsters of Folk Announce Video Contest for "Dear God"!– 11/11/2009

MONSTERS OF FOLK have announced an amazing video contest for their brilliant song, "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)," the first song from their acclaimed self-titled debut. Sponsored by Apple/Quicktime and Death + Taxes Magazine, the winner will receive a bundle of great things, including $5000, a signed Gibson guitar by all four Monsters, and a copy of Final Cut Pro software. Learn more about it from the Monsters of Folk themselves here... http://shangrilamusic.com/monstersoffolk/videocontest/ For more information on Monsters of Folk, please contact jen@pressherepublicity.com

OUT TODAY: *The Killers Live From The Royal Albert Hall* – 11/10/2009

Today brings the release of The Killers=B9 first ever live CD/DVD entitled The Killers Live From The Royal Albert Hall. Filmed in high-definition in front of an electrified crowd at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall, the DVD highlights how the Las Vegas four-piece has become one of the biggest and most exciting live bands in the world. Featuring tracks from the band's three studio albums, Hot Fuss (2004), Sam's Town (2006) and Day & Age (2008)

- including huge hit singles "Human," "When You Were Young," "Mr. Brightside," and "All These Things That I've Done"

Live from the Royal Albert Hall is truly a spectacular way to experience a Killers show. The package also includes the band's first and only live CD, rarer tracks including their cover of Joy Division's "Shadowplay" and fan favorite "Sweet Talk", bonus festival performances and a behind-the-scenes documentary. The film was produced by Jim Parsons and directed by Dick Carruthers.

To check out the DVD trailer, please visit www.thekillersliveatroyalalberthall.com.

For more information on The Killers, please contact: Press Here Publicity Linda Carbone // Jen Appel 212-246-2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com / linda@pressherepublicity.com

Introducing...Doug Keith – 11/9/2009

Doug Keith, an exceptional artist and performer, is set to release his new full-length, The Lucky Ones, on February 3rd, 2010. The Lucky Ones, an 11-song collection on indie imprint The Village Label, vividly showcases Keith's strengths as a guitarist and songwriter, capturing significant emotional truths in every song.

The material on The Lucky Ones ranges from the acoustic starkness of "We Left Everything," to the surging electricity of "The Lucky Ones," to the buoyant textures of "Skip James Radio." His simple-yet-poignant lyrics are layered over soaring instrumental arrangements that are expertly tailored to create distinct aural atmospheres. The link connecting each track is Keith's weathered, knowing voice, and the results are nothing short of breathtaking.

Although The Lucky Ones is only his second full-length solo album, Keith is no stranger to the studio or the life of a touring musician. Music has been his passion for years, and it shows in the beauty and intimacy of his current work. Keith started his career playing bass with punk trio The Gods Hate Kansas, and went on to play with several other punk/avant-garde bands, including noted noise-rock combo Up the Empire. But Keith always worked on his own material, releasing a four-song EP and half of a split 7" single under the name The First Person to See an Elephant. Here's to Outliving Me, his official solo debut in January of 2009, was the first release under his own name and his introduction to international audiences. With The Lucky Ones, Keith delivers a moving batch of songs that are a worthy follow-up - and natural progression - to his stunning debut.

Keith's songs are honest and the emotions are pure, and this comes across in his raw beautiful live performances. Keith is playing select US tour dates; give us a call to see him perform live or for more information.

What the press is saying:

"A well-weathered and sage source of advice and storytelling." - Rachel Kowal, NPR

"[Keith] conjures the spirit of Dylan, Young, and Waits." - Purge

"We will watch Doug Keith and his future work very closely because he will be huge."-Rootstime

Catch Doug Keith on tour:

Thu 11/12: Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe

Fri 11/13: Columbus, OH @ Skully's

Mon 11/16: Chicago, IL @ The Abbey

Wed 11/18: Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews

Thu 11/19: Dayton, OH @ One Eyed Jacks

Sat 11/21: Lexington, KY @ Al's Bar

For More Information: Press Here Cara Wodnicki 212.246.2640 cara@pressherepublicity.com

The Dead Weather Announce Intimate NYC Performance November 17th – 11/9/2009

On the heels of their spirited European tour, The Dead Weather are heading back to the States, announcing a special performance in NYC at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 17th. Tickets will be available for subscribers to The Vault, Third Man Records' groundbreaking online subscription service, for three days starting on Tuesday, Nov. 10th at 12:00 p.m. EST, and available to the general public starting Friday, November 13th at 12:00 p.m. EST.

From a tour that has featured some rather exceptional exclusive performances - including three surprise appearances at the limited-time Third Man Records outposts in New York City, Los Angeles and, most recently, London - The Music Hall of Williamsburg show will allow fans another unique opportunity to experience the incredible combination of raw energy and ferocity that the dirge rock four-piece exhibit at each show.

The Dead Weather's stop in Brooklyn precedes a performance at the 6th annual mtvU Woodie Awards, for which they have received a Best Video Woodie nomination for the Jonathan Glazer-directed "Treat Me Like Your Mother." Held at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, the Woodie Awards, which recognizes the music voted best by college students, will air on Friday, December 4th at 10PM EST on mtvU, MTV, MTV2 and Palladia.

For more information on The Dead Weather contact Linda Carbone or Sarah Usher at Press Here Publicity. 212 246 2640. linda@pressherepublicity.com/sarah@pressherepublicity.com

K-OS Announces Digital Release of New Album "Yes!" – 11/9/2009

Canadian rapper and multi-instrumentalist k-os is set to exclusively release his acclaimed 3rd album Yes! (Last Gang Records) online starting on November 17th. Yes! will be available exclusively on iTunes starting on the 17th and then on other digital platforms on November 23rd. The physical release of Yes! will follow on February 23rd, 2010.

With its innovative, multi-genre sound, Yes! is pure magic. Following hot on the heels of its Canadian release earlier this year, k-os' new album is already making waves in America with "4,3,2,1," the lead single off the album, of which the video can currently be seen in rotation on MTVU and on MTV2's Subterranean. In addition to the album's first single, the release includes such standout tracks as "Burning Bridges," "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman," and "Uptown Girl," which feature special guest collaborations from Metric's Emily Haines and Murray Lightburn from The Dear's.

With several multiple platinum album and video awards, six Canadian Urban Music Awards, four MuchMusic Video Awards, three Junos, and a Source award already in his trophy cabinet, k-os continues to push the boundaries as one of Canada's most distinctive, intriguing and creative talents. First making the mark on the US music scene with his Astralwerks debut Exit, the release quickly announced k-os pigeonhole-defying capabilities. His subsequent albums, Joyful Rebellion and Atlantis: Hymns for Disco, have gone on to cement his position as among the most intriguing and creative talents at work in Canada today.

k-os' full length album is slated for release in February 23rd, 2010 and will be followed by an extensive tour of the US. Stay connected on all details for k-os via www.k-osmusic.com.

About Last Gang: Last Gang Entertainment is a Toronto-based recording, management and publishing company founded in 2004. In addition to discovering Metric, Death From Above 1979, MSTKRFT and Crystal Castles the label has combined successfully with Chromeo, The New Pornographers, Boys Noize and Tiga on varied licensing deals. The distributed labels division boasts deals with Turbo Recordings, Tremendous Records and Nelly Furtado's label, Nelstar Music. www.lastgangrecords.com

For further information and interview requests please contact: PRESS HERE PUBLICITY 212.246.2640 Carleen Donovan carleen@pressherepublicity.com // Rachel Gomez rachel@pressherepublicity.com

*The Soft Pack Announce Debut Album - Out Feb 2, 2010!* – 11/9/2009

California quartet The Soft Pack are proud to announce the release of their eagerly awaited self-titled debut album, out February 2nd on Kemado Records.

Chances are you have encountered the no-frills razor sharp music of The Soft Pack at some point over the last year and a half. Whether you've seen them share stages with Phoenix, Franz Ferdinand or The Breeders on recent tours, heard their deadpan cover of "Fences" on the Phoenix remix album, or had the whimsical surfer-punk tune "Extinction" from the Muslims EP stuck in your head for the last seven months, the band has laid the groundwork to put out one of next year's best debut albums.

The Soft Pack began as a collaboration of two friends, Matt Lamkin and Matty McLoughlin. Matty played guitar obsessively; Matt also played guitar but fancied himself as a singer/wordsmith too. Both Matt and Matty were frustrated music aficionados who decided that they'd had enough of all the bands in their hometown dressing and sounding like chilly English bands from the 1960s/70s/80s. "We wanted to start a band that played simple, catchy, smart rock songs," says Matt. "There weren't many bands in San Diego doing that at the time. So we did." The aesthetic that Matt and Matty honed early on is the piece de resistance of their debut - a spare yet fiery jangle of guitars, drums, base and pokerfaced singing. Matt and Matty played the San Diego circuit with a revolving roster of bassists and drummers and by CMJ 2008 had recruited permanent members Dave Lantzman (bass) and Brian Hill (guitars) just in time to play a raucous 11 show run at the festival. The much-deserved buzz spread, and the band was picked up on tours with The Breeders, Franz Ferdinand and the Last Shadow Puppets before hitting SXSW '09 and releasing the limited edition 12 inch Muslims EP that flew off the shelves. They signed deals with Kemado Records in the US and Heavenly Records in the UK, and crafted their debut album alongside producer Eli Janney at Saltland Studios in Brooklyn, New York during the late summer of 2009. "We've spent a lot of time talking about music," says Matty. And in their 10-song debut, running at a little over thirty minutes and begging to be put on repeat, it shows. The band is already making waves in the UK, with both Mojo and Q profiling the band as "ones to watch" in 2010 and NME including the album in their picks of key records of next year. Lead single "Answer to Yourself" has been getting a great response from UK radio, with a recent first play on BBC1.

Opening track "C'Mon" kicks off the record with a playful challenge from the band after which the four-piece race through the deliciously poppy and refreshing "Down on Lovin'." By track three, first single "Answer to Yourself," The Soft Pack's signature no-frills sound comes to a head with an irresistible last-gang-in-town swagger. Other highlights include "Pull Out," which captures the energy and wild abandon of the band's live shows while a brief respite can be found in the hypnotic sway of "Mexico," the only song on the album where the pace drops from a sprint. "Parasites," a standout track and favorite of the live set, closes the album with a triumphant finish.

Contact: Press Here Publicity

212 246 2640

Linda Carbone - linda@pressherepublicity.com

Jen Appel - jen@pressherepublicity.com

Ashley Bryan - ashley@pressherepublicity.com

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Announces New Album Due Feb. 16– 11/4/2009

Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You (February 16th, 2010; Domino Records)

We are very excited to announce that Lightspeed Champion - the incredible brain child of former Test Icicles guitarist Dev Hynes - has returned with his second album, Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You. The follow-up to 2008's Falling Off the Lavender Bridge is an epic collection of twelve pop songs, two instrumental intermissions and one piano 'tude, set for release on Domino Records on February 16th, 2010.

London's Lightspeed Champion emerged from the ashes of Hynes' first band, acclaimed noise rockers Test Icicles. Under the name Lightspeed Champion - a moniker taken from a comic book character he'd created who lived in a world of mathematics - Hynes released one of 2008's most charming debuts in Falling Off the Lavender Bridge. Recorded in Omaha, NE, the album was an orchestral pop love letter to American country twang and boy/girl harmony sweetness, with Hynes' lyrics referencing everything from broken relationships to teen soap opera The O.C. and more. With rave reviews, a performance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and a full American tour under his belt, Lightspeed Champion picked up from his native England, seeking new inspiration, and relocated to New York City. To say the city has never been the same since would be an understatement, and on his newest record, Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You, Dev Hynes showcases not only his incredible ability to write a catchy-as-hell tune, but also his fine ear for brilliant arrangements, once again creating a world all of his own.

Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You is colored by a palette that draws on baroque 60's pop, Girl Group harmonies, classical music and even musical theatre. As a pop culture connoisseur (Hynes has been known to launch into a Weezer cover while writing Queen-style vocal parts and naming his songs with hip-hop slang), Hynes, along with producer and mixer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), has assembled an eclectic grab-bag of influences: joltingly 70's guitar and synth sounds, classical piano, Serge Gainsbourg, Greek choruses shouting reprisals, Todd Rundgren, and at least one ukelele-driven moment.

All tracks on Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You were written and arranged by Dev Hynes.

A sneak peak of the lead track "Marlene" can be seen here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DdWHUHxKbTEU

Praise for Lightspeed Champion...

"Hynes' poppy solo debut is packed with romantic ups and downs and love-induced nausea, making for an easy listen of well-produced, structurally sound guitar/piano folk." - Filter

"...Pointedly melodic and lyrical..." - V Magazine

"Hynes' moping autobiographical lyrics are balanced by his truly unusual sense of humor." - Paste

The track listing is:

1 - Dead Head Blues

2 - Marlene

3 - There's Nothing Underwater

4 - Intermission

5 - Faculty Of Fears

6 - The Big Guns Of Highsmith

7 - Romart

8 - I Don't Want To Wake Up Alone

9 - Madame Van Damme

10 - Smooth Day (At The Library)

11 - Intermission 2

12 - Sweetheart

13 - Etude Op.3 'Goodnight Michalek'

14 - Middle Of The Dark

15 - A Bridge And A Goodbye

For more info, please contact Press Here: Jen Appel at 212-246-2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com

www.lightspeedchampion.com

www.myspace.com/lightspeedchampion

Scott Stapp Tops the Billboard Album Charts Debuting at Number Two – 11/4/2009

Scott Stapp Returns to the Top of the Billboard Album Charts With Creed's Full Circle Debuting at # 2

Scott Stapp has landed at # 2 on Billboard's Top 200 this morning with Creed's new album Full Circle, the band's first studio album together in 8 years.

Fresh off the heels of a near 40-city coast to coast tour the band graced the Regis & Kelly stage last week and a performed last night on The Tonight Show. The first single from the album, "Overcome" garnered immediate success at radio soaring up the Active and Mainstream Rock charts.

Stapp is no stranger to dominating the album charts, Creed's first studio album, My Own Prison, sold over six million copies in the U.S. Their follow-up, Human Clay, was certified Diamond for sales in excess of 11 million copies sold. They won numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and others including the GRAMMY Award for best Rock Song in 2001 for "With Arms Wide Open." Overall the band went on to sell 35 million records worldwide with 26 million sold in the U.S. alone.

For more information please contact Carleen Donovan carleen@pressherepublicity.com // Samantha Nemeth samantha@pressherepublicity.com 212-246-2640

Out Today: TAYLOR HOLLINGSWORTH, TRANSFER – 11/3/2009

TAYLOR HOLLINGSWORTH * Life With A Slow Ear (Team Love Records) Life With a Slow Ear is out today on Team Love Records. While many know guitarist Taylor Hollingsworth as one of the members of the acclaimed Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, he is also an incredible solo artist who has toured extensively with the Felice Brothers, finger picking his way across the US to share with audiences his quirky folk and country tunes. The eleven song debut album, which brings to mind all of the traveling troubadours who have come before, is an eloquent and, at times, fantastical reflection of his Alabama roots and recent years on the road. Please let us know if you'd like to check out the album or if it's slated for a review.

For more on Taylor Hollingsworth, please contact: Press Here Publicity: Jen Appel // Laura Sadai 212.246.2640 jen@pressherepublicity.com laura@pressherepublicity.com

TRANSFER*Future Selves (Obscure Magpie Records) - digital release While exhibiting all the grandeur of British rock, yet rooted in the gritty allure of the American west, TRANSFER beseeches personal discovery. You can either experience TRANSFER by being fully immersed within a good pair of headphones, or, preferably, get caught up in the intensity of their unusually captivating and dynamic live performance. With the impending release of their digital-only second full-length release, Future Selves, TRANSFER stands poised to win over unsuspecting listeners and to elicit praise for its remarkably savvy take on the art of rock music. Engineered and mixed by bassist, Shaun Cornell and Mark Needham (The Killers).

TRANSFER live:

11/6 San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar

11/7 San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar

11/9 Los Angeles, CA @ Viper Room

11/13 Seattle, WA @ High Dive Seattle

11/14 Bellingham, WA @ The Rogue Hero

11/19 Sacramento, CA @ Old Ironsides

11/20 Chico, CA @ Lasalles

11/21 San Francisco @ El Rio

http://www.transferband.com

http://www.myspace.com/transferband

http://www.facebook.com/transferband

For more on TRANSFER, please contact: Inge Colsen inge@pressherepublicity.com

MATISYAHU'S One Day Soundtracks NBC'S Winter Olympics Campaign– 11/3/2009

Premiering Across All NBC Networks on November 4th, 2009

Matisyahu Performs "One Day" on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly on Thursday, November 5th

"All my life I been waiting for;

I been prayin' for;

For the people to say...

One day..."

--from Matisyahu's "One Day"

New York, NY- November 3rd, 2009--- NBC has chosen GRAMMY nominated artist Matisyahu's hopeful and uplifting anthem "One Day" as a song used in its "Countdown to Vancouver" Olympic promotional campaign. On November 4, 100 Days from the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Games, NBC Universal will premiere the TV spot in the 8pm hour, across all the networks of NBC Universal (NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, The Weather Channel, Bravo, Oxygen, SyFy, Universal Sports, Universal HD, Chiller and Sleuth). Additionally, on the morning of Wednesday, November 4th, NBCOlympics.com, NBC's official Olympic site, will debut the commercial and it will live on the site for the duration of the "Countdown to Vancouver."

The one-minute spot features Vancouver Olympic hopefuls Apolo Ohno (short track speed skating), Lindsey Vonn (alpine skiing), Shaun White (snowboarding), Gretchen Bleiler (snowboarding) and Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto (figure skating).

Since his very first album, Matisyahu has had a reputation as an artist who transcends boundaries - musical, religious and ethnic - and encourages a united world view through his music.

"One Day" is the lead single from Matisyahu's latest LP, Light (Epic Records), which debuted inside the Billboard top 20. The song itself has sold over 100,000 digital downloads and is a top-20 hit at Alternative radio.

The track has over 4.4 million total plays on YouTube and MySpace and can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Das7Y-mCiFaM. Daily plays on YouTube have doubled since the album release.

Matisyahu continues to excel at bringing his music and his message directly to his fans via the latest technology. He has over 250,000 new followers on Twitter since the album release, taking him to over 1 million total followers. He's in the top 25 musicians on Twitter and in the top 200 overall users.

On Thursday, November 5th, Last Call with Carson Daly will air a live performance of "One Day" from Matisyahu's October concert at the Anaheim, CA House of Blues. Last Call with Carson Daly airs on NBC at 1:35am EST/PST.

Matisyahu is currently on the road behind Light which Billboard said "pushes musical boundaries...dipping into everything from guitar driven rockers to stripped down acoustic tunes." It is produced by David Kahne (The Strokes, Sublime, Paul McCartney) and features Stephen McGregor, Sly & Robbie, members of Fishbone and more.

Matisyahu emerged in 2004 with his debut album Shake Off the Dust...Arise, followed by Live At Stubb's, which reached #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers charts. His sophomore studio album, Youth, debuted at #4 on Billboard, reached #1 on the Reggae Albums charts, and featured the hit single "King Without a Crown." Appearing on show such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Matisyahu is a true global artist and citizen of the world, selling nearly three million records worldwide. Matisyahu performs hundreds of shows around the world each year, selling hundreds of thousands tickets.

For more information on Matisyahu visit: http://www.matisyahuworld.com

For More Information on Matisyahu, contact Press Here: Gina Schulman//Linda Carbone 212-246-2640 gina@pressherepublicity.com

Alanis Morissette to Perform National Anthem @ 2009 World Series– 11/2/2009

Seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette will perform the National Anthem tonight prior to Game Five of the 2009 World Series on FOX, with coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET live from Philadelphia.

Prior to Game Four tonight, Hall of Fame pitcher and former Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. US Air Force Staff Sgt. Jody Johnson will perform the National Anthem and Pennsylvania-native Detective Matthew Allshouse from the Palmer Township, PA Police Department will perform God Bless America.

Alanis Morissette has released a series of groundbreaking albums that have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. She has won twelve Juno Awards, seven Grammy Awards, and has also received an additional fourteen Grammy nominations. Morissette's international debut album, "Jagged Little Pill" remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S. and is the highest selling debut album worldwide in music history.

La Roux Announces Winter Tour Dates, Named FUSE Incoming! Artist – 11/2/2009

Hot off the heels of a sold-out stateside tour, South London synth-pop sensation La Roux have just announced winter tour dates where they'll perform tracks from their just released, self-titled debut referred to by the New York Times as "...dizzying fun." The tour kicks off in Boston on January 31 at the Paradise Rock Club and wraps in New York City on February 11 at Webster Hall.

Momentum is building quickly here in the United States for La Roux. They have been chosen by FUSE for the network's new artist spotlight program, "Incoming!", which showcases the best and brightest emerging artists, all of whom come with FUSE's highest recommendation. Beginning on November 2nd the video for the lead single "Bulletproof" will be featured during music hours and tagged as part of the series.

La Roux also continues to be a part of MTV's Discover and Download program, which showcases new music from the most exciting emerging artists. Discover and Download includes a free download of the track "Tigerlily" off of La Roux's self titled debut which hit via Cherrytree Records on September 29th.

21-year-old Elly Jackson and co-producer co-songwriter co-producer co-songwriter co-hort Ben Langmaid, who are La Roux, have made an impressive impact on UK's music scene since joining forces two years ago. What began in London's burgeoning underground warehouse scene has since landed the pair nominations for the highly coveted Mercury Prize, an MTV Europe Award as well as an MTVu Woodie stateside along with Grizzly Bear, Friendly Fires, and Passion pit for the Breaking Woodie. The duo can also boast hot singles on daytime radio and the upper echelons of the British charts. On our shores, first single "Bulletproof" shot to #1 on the Billboard Dance Charts going into Labor Day weekend. La Roux the album continues to make waves in the UK. Dazzling current single "Bulletproof" entered the UK Singles Chart at #1 and "In For The Kill," the album's first single in the UK, sold more copies than any other single this year!

La Roux's Winter Tour Dates:

1/31/10 Boston,MA @ Paradise Rock Club

2/1/10 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

2/3/10 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial

2/5/10 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis

2/6/10 Ottawa, ON @ Capital

2/9/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Voyeurs

2/10/10 Washington, DC @ 930=20

2/11/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

Visit La Roux's MTV artist page: http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/la_roux/artist.jhtml

Check out the video for "Bulletproof" by pointing your browser to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DNQdC7h609k8

Press Here at Bonnaroo 2009!– 6/18/2009

GRIZZLY BEAR * Friday, June 12 @ This Tent (5pm – 6:15pm)
Celebrated Brooklyn quartet Grizzly Bear debuted at # 8 on the Billboard Album Charts last week with their stunning new album Veckatimest, the band’s third studio album. While taking two years off to record this album, a follow up to the band’s celebrated “Yellow House,” the band took breaks from recording to tour with Radiohead, perform with Paul Simon and appear on David Letterman last year, trying out new material. The result is Veckatimest, a remarkable album of homespun elegance, bubbling with orchestral flourishes and haunted harmonies. The band is currently on a coast to coast tour of the US. For complete dates please visit www.grizzly-bear.net.
Critical praise of Veckatimest…
“Grizzly Bear…arranges its songs so carefully that they accrue intricate, hairline detail with no loss of momentum, but the group’s most obvious gift is the vocals…’Veckatimest’ captures a band in full, collaborative density.” – New Yorker
“..an album so fully realized it demands to be heard by a wider audience…genuinely intoxicating.” - Entertainment Weekly
“Suffused with gorgeous choral harmonies ….a lush mix of ornate art rock and swooning pop hooks” – Rolling Stone
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PHOENIX * Friday June 12 @ That Tent (11:30 – 12:15 p.m.)
Paris, France's Phoenix are making their Bonnaroo debut on Friday June 12 before kicking off their sold-out North American headlining tour the following night in Chicago. Phoenix’s career-defining, critically acclaimed new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Loyaute/Glassnote Records), released May 26, debuted at #37 on the Billboard 200 chart. With an appearance in April on Saturday Night Live, tons of critical praise (including a 4-star Rolling Stone review) and boundless excitement surrounding their new release, Phoenix is well on their way to the next level of their already impressive career. Co-produced with Philippe Zdar of French house duo Cassius, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix exudes a whimsical breeziness, filled with the band’s signature melding of synthetics and organics, danceable rhythms, infectious choruses and pop sensibilities. Phoenix’s highly anticipated Bonnaroo set – sure to include energetic performances of standout album tracks “1901” and “Lisztomania”– is guaranteed to make it clear exactly why Phoenix has taken America by storm! jen@pressherepublicity.com // carla@pressherepublicity.com