M83 ANNOUNCES AMBIENT SERIES: DIGITAL SHADES
“DIGITAL SHADES VOL. 1″ RELEASED DIGITALLY 9/4/07
ONLINE INTERACTIVE LISTENING PARTY 8/27/07
NEW M83 ALBUM TO BE RELEASED EARLY 2008
Digital Shades is an ongoing ambient series from acclaimed French musician M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez. “Digital Shades Vol. 1″ will be released in the U.S. digitally on September 4, 2007. Originally recorded in 2006, “Digital Shades Vol. 1 “will precede the release of M83’s next full-length artist album. The album, as yet untitled, is set for release in early 2008 and will be a continuation of the vast and epic soundscapes that are synonymous with M83. Gonzalez’ is currently in the studio working on the album, which is being recorded with Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, Sugar Cubes, Cocteau Twins, Suede) and Ewan Pearson (Tracey Thorn, The Rapture, Ladytron).
Listeners will find the same textured richness throughout the Digital Shades series as can be found on all of M83’s releases. And while not a categorical sonic shift, Digital Shades follows its individual elegiac, lunar and dream-like path.
Recorded primarily at his home studio with the assistance of Antoine Gaillet, (who also worked on “Before the Dawn Heals Us”), Gonzalez was able to work without pressure, working on the record at his own time and pace. Inspired by Eno and Krautrock in its many forms, M83 focused heavily on subtleties and atmospherics during the writing process. The idea of digital, relevant during all the process (from creating the music to sharing it), gave him the idea to call the project “Digital Shades Vol.1″, and to make the album part of an ongoing series.
Fans can enjoy a sneak preview of the album during a special online interactive listening party and Q&A with Gonzalez on Monday 8/27/07 at 2pm EST. To attend, register at www.ilovem83.com.
Health - “Triceratops (CFCF Remix)”
Los Angeles, CA
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The new wave, 80s revival crap that’s coming out these days can undoubtedly sound corny, but sometimes you begin to lose sight of the stuff that’s corny, yet amazingly good. “Triceratops” remix of a Health track combines the best of 80s synths which are reminiscent of a Megaman soundtrack. If you like Nintendo midi music, chances are you will looooooooove this track. This remix is definitely a lot poppier and easier to swallow than the original of this track, which is a lot more experimental. You can listen to the original on Health’s Myspace. Health will be on tour in the United States starting from September 25th. 40 dates across the States!
Health is releasing a remix album, featuring remixes by Acid Girls, Captain Ahab, CFCF, Crystal Castles, Curses!, David Gilmore Girls, Ian Hixxx, Juiceboxxx, Lovely Chords, The Mae Shi, Nosajthing, Narctrax, Pink Skull, Thrust Lab, Toxic Avenger, and more.
While we’re at it, here’s a Crimewave Remix by Crystal Castles, lifted from YouTube.
Ashley Toman and Patricia Kline, both recipients of Master of Music Degrees from Rochester, NY’s Eastman School of Music, formed Harptallica originally to perform a series of arrangements based on the music of Metallica.
The duo’s arrangements bring the famed metal band’s songs into a new light, illuminating the comfortable transition metal makes into classical music theory and opening those songs to a wider array of listeners.
While taking the next step in bringing their harps on the road, Harptallica hopes both to introduce audiences to new and original combinations of musical styles and to of course give tribute to a band they were both introduced to as a ‘musical giant’: Metallica.
Thursday, 8/30/2007 BATON ROUGE, LA @ THE NORTHGATE TAVERN
LOCATION: 136 W. Chimes Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
TICKET PRICE: N/A
AGES: 21+
SHOW STARTS AT: 09:00 PM
Monday, 9/3/2007 SHREVEPORT, LA @ JACKRABBIT LOUNGE
LOCATION: 163 KINGS HWY, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71104
TICKET PRICE: $3.00
AGES: 21+
DOORS OPEN AT: 6pm
SHOW STARTS AT: 10PM
Tuesday, 9/4/2007 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK @ THE CONSERVATORY
LOCATION: 8911 N. WESTERN AVE., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114
TICKET PRICE: $5.00
DOORS OPEN AT: 8pm
SHOW STARTS AT: 9pm
Wednesday, 9/5/2007 LINCOLN, NE at Knickerbockers
LOCATION: 901 O Street
TICKET PRICE: TBA
AGES: 18 +
SHOW STARTS AT: 8PM
Thursday, 9/6/2007 OMAHA, NE @ SADDLE CREEK BAR
LOCATION: 1410 N. SADDLE CREEK RD., OMAHA, NE, 68132
TICKET PRICE: $5.00
DOORS OPEN AT: 4pm
SHOW STARTS AT: 9pm-11pm (depends on how many locals)
Sunday, 9/9/2007 ST. LOUIS, MO @ LEMP NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS CENTER
LOCATION: 3301 LEMP AVE, ST. LOUIS, MO, 63118
TICKET PRICE: $5.00
DOORS OPEN AT: 8pm
SHOW STARTS AT: 8:30pm
Monday, 9/10/2007 ST. LOUIS, MO @ THE UNDERGROUND
LOCATION: 6511 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis
TICKET PRICE: TBA but presale are $2.00 less than door.
DOORS OPEN AT: 8pm
SHOW STARTS AT: 9pm
Wednesday, 9/12/2007 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE @ THE RALLY POINT
LOCATION: 616 S. Highland Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38111
TICKET PRICE: $5.00
DOORS OPEN AT: 6 PM Ages 18+
SHOW STARTS AT: 10:00 PM
Saturday, 9/15/2007 VIRGINIA BEACH @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
LOCATION: 3550 Cellar Door Way, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456
TICKET PRICE: N/A
DESCRIPTION: Lunatic Luau w/ Hinder, Papa Roach, and Buckcherry
SHOW STARTS AT: 1:00 PM
Monday, 9/17/2007 ALLEGAN, MI @ GROUND SPHERE
LOCATION: 1608 LINCOLN RD, ALLEGAN, MI 49010
TICKET PRICE: $5.00
DOORS OPEN AT: all day
SHOW STARTS AT: 9pm
Tuesday, 9/18/2007 YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN @ Eastern Michigan University
LOCATION: 345 EMU Student Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TICKET PRICE: FREE
DESCRIPTION: A breakfast show from 11AM-1PM Ages 18+
SHOW STARTS AT: 11:00 AM
Wednesday, 9/19/2007 CLEVELAND, OHIO @ Case Western Reserve University at The Spot/Leutner Commons
LOCATION: 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
TICKET PRICE: N/A
DESCRIPTION:Show for ages 18+
SHOW STARTS AT: 10:45 PM
Thursday, 9/20/2007 NEW YORK CITY @ The Knitting Factory
LOCATION: 74 Leonard Street, New York City, New York 10013
TICKET PRICE: $10.00
DESCRIPTION: Show for all ages. Doors open at 7:30. Support bands TBA
SHOW STARTS AT: 8:00 PM
Sunday, 9/23/2007 TRENTON, NJ @ 449 ROOM
Location: 449 S. BROAD ST., TRENTON, NJ 08611
TICKET PRICE: $5
SHOW TYPE: 21+
SUPPORT BANDS: WITH:TBA
DOORS OPEN AT: 10pm
SHOW STARTS AT: 10pm
Monday, 9/24/2007 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA @ Iota Club and Cafe
LOCATION: 2832 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22182
TICKET PRICE: $12.00
DESCRIPTION: Ages 21+ doors open at 5PM Support bands TBA
SHOW STARTS AT: 8:30 PM
Wednesday, 9/26/2007 CHARLOTTE, NC at The Milestone
LOCATION: 157 E. Rosemary St
TICKET PRICE: $6.00
AGES: all ages
DOORS OPEN: 7PM
SHOW STARTS AT: 9PM
Thursday, 9/27/2007 CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA @ The Blend
LOCATION: 157 E. Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
TICKET PRICE: $6.00
DESCRIPTION: Doors open at 7PM, show starts at 9 PM For all ages
SHOW STARTS AT: 9:00 PM
Friday, 9/28/2007 CHARLESTON, SC @ Cumberland’s
LOCATION: 301 King St., Charleston, South Carolina 29401
TICKET PRICE: $5.00
DESCRIPTION: Doors open at 9PM 21 +
SHOW STARTS AT: 10:00 PM
Saturday, 9/29/2007 COLUMBIA, SC @ The Hunter Gatherer
LOCATION: 900 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina
TICKET PRICE: $4.00
DESCRIPTION: Doors open tentatively around 10 PM Ages 21+
SHOW STARTS AT: 11:00 PM
September 30 - October 2, 2007 ATLANTA, GA @ 10 High
LOCATION: 816 N. Highland Rd, Atlanta GA
TICKET PRICE:
Sept 30 Tickets are $5.00
Oct 1 and 2 FREE
Wednesday, 10/03/2007 AUBURN, ALABAMA @ Roosters Rhythm and Brews
LOCATION: 402 W. Magnolia Avenue, Auburn, Alabama 36830
TICKET PRICE: $5.00-$7.00
DESCRIPTION: Ages: 18+ bar opens at 5 PM.
SHOW STARTS AT: 10:00 PM
Friday, 10/5/2007 AUSTIN, TX @ ELYSIUM
LOCATION: 705 Red River Street. Austin TX 78705
TICKET PRICE: TBA
DOORS OPEN AT: 9pm
AGES: 21+
SHOW STARTS AT: 10pm? (depending on openers) Harptallica plays at 12am
June 4 Brooklyn, NY Luna Lounge
June 7 Boston, MA Paradise
June 8 Washington, DC Rocknroll Hotel
June 9 Philadelphia, PA North Star
June 10 Montreal, Que. Petit Campus
June 11 Toronto, Ont. Mod Club
June 12 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
June 14 Chicago, IL Abbey
June 15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
Headline:
June 22 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Festivals:
Sept. 3 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot at Seattle Center
JULY
07/03/07 … Velvet Revolver - Libertad (RCA Records)
07/09/07 … Thrill Seeker - Trial And Error EP
07/10/07 … Against Me! - New Wave 07/10/07 … All-American Rejects - Tornado DVD 07/10/07 … Bad Religion - New Maps Of Hell
07/10/07 … Beck - Mongolian Chop Squad Live 1 DVD
07/10/07 … Bedlight For Blueeyes - Life On Life’s Terms (Trustkill Records)
07/10/07 … Darkest Hour - Deliver Us 07/10/07 … Down To Earth Approach - Come Back To You 07/10/07 … The Flaming Lips - UFOs At The Zoo: The Legendary Concert In Oklahoma City
07/10/07 … Foo Fighers - Colour And The Shape Deluxe Edition Reprint 07/10/07 … Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta
07/10/07 … The Icarus Line - Black Lives At The Golden Coast
07/10/07 … Interpol - Our Love To Admire 07/10/07 … Justice -
07/10/07 … Knives Exchanging Hands - Hiatus 07/10/07 … Last Day Standing - A Chorus To The Shadows 07/10/07 … The Leftovers - On The Move
07/10/07 … Mayday Parade - A Lesson In Romantics 07/10/07 … The Morning Of - The World As We Know It
07/10/07 … Nine IX Lives - Like THe Flames Attract The Moths 07/10/07 … Oliver Future - Pax Futura 07/10/07 … Paper Rival - Self-Titled EP 07/10/07 … Parade The Day - To Keep Us Moving 07/10/07 … Patton Oswalt - Werewolves And Lollipops 07/10/07 … Reel Big Fish - Monkeys For Nothin’ And The Chimps For Free 07/10/07 … The Scene Aesthetic - Self-Titled CD/DVD
07/10/07 … Single File - NoMore Sadface EP
07/10/07 … Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist 07/10/07 … Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 07/10/07 … Stephen Kellogg And The Sixers - Glassjaw Boxer
07/10/07 … They Might Be Giants - The Else 07/14/07 … A Girl A Gun A Ghost - Through The Eyes Of Ahab 07/17/07 … A Fine Frenzy - One Cell In The Sea 07/14/07 … Avenged Sevelfold - All Excess DVD 07/17/07 … The Knife - Silent Shout (3CD with DVD — Mute Records)
07/17/07 … MxPx - Secret Weapon (Tooth & Nail Records)
07/17/07 … Editors - An End Has A Start
07/17/07 … Garbage - Absolute Garbage
07/17/07 … Magic Numbers - Those The Brokes 07/17/07 … Meat Puppets - Rise To Your Knees 07/17/07 … No Hollywood Ending - Everybody’s Talking 07/17/07 … The Rocket Summer - Do You Feel
07/17/07 … Rooney - Calling The World 07/17/07 … The Sophomore Attempt - Hallways
07/17/07 … Sound The Alarm - Stay Inside 07/17/07 … Strata - Strata Presents The End Of The World
07/17/07 … Underoath - 777 DVD
07/17/07 … Yellowcard - Paper Walls 07/24/07 … 3 - The End Is Begun 07/24/07 … Cartel - Self-Titled 07/24/07 … Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker 07/24/07 … The Lovemakers - Misery Loves Company EP 07/24/07 … Hidden In Plain View - Resolution
07/24/07 … Prince - Planet Earth
07/24/07 … Tegan & Sara - The Con
07/24/07 … Tiny Vipers - Hands Across The Void 07/24/07 … Sum 41 - Underclass Hero 07/24/07 … Silverchair - Young Modern
07/31/07 … Tokyo Rose - The Promise In Compromise (SideCho Records)
AUGUST
08/06/07 … The Coral - Roots And Echoes 08/06/07 … Ska Is Dead - Compilation 08/07/07 … Architecture In Helsinki - Places Like This 08/07/07 … Copperpot - What’re You Looking At? 08/07/07 … Envy On The Coast - Lucy Gray 08/07/07 … The Fire The Flood - Truth Seekers 08/07/07 … The Good Life - Heartbroke EP
08/07/07 … June - Make It Blur
08/07/07 … Mae - Singularity (Tooth & Nail Records)
08/07/07 … Okkervil River - The Stage Names 08/07/07 … Still Remains - The Serpent 08/07/07 … The Receiving End Of Sirens - The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi 08/07/07 … The SUbtle Way - Until We Have Faces EP 08/07/07 … The Warriors - Genuine Sense Of Outrage 08/07/07 … Underminded - Eleven:Eleven 08/12/07 … Through The Eyes Of The Dead - Malice 08/14/07 … Arsonists Get All The Girls - The Game Of Life 08/14/07 … Cake - B-Sides And Rarities 08/14/07 … Cry Of The Afflicted - The Unveiling 08/14/07 … Every Avenue - Ah! 08/14/07 … Graham Colton - Best Days 08/18/07 … Simon And Garfunkel - Live 1969 08/20/07 … Darren Hayes - This Delicate THing We’ve Made
08/20/07 … Richard Hawley - Lady’s Bridge 08/21/07 … Aiden - Conviction 08/21/07 … As Cities Burn - Come Now Sleep 08/21/07 … As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
08/21/07 … Bedouin Soundclash - Street Gospel 08/21/07 … The Dangerous Summer - If Only You Could Keep Me Alive 08/21/07 … The Devil Wears Prada - Plagues
08/21/07 … Earlimart - Mentor Tormentor 08/21/07 … The Epoxies - My New WOrld
08/21/07 … Idiot Pilot - Wolves 08/21/07 … Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter 08/21/07 … Just Surrender - We’re In Like Sin 08/21/07 … KMFDM - Tohuvabohu (Metropolis/KMFDM Records)
08/21/07 … The Ladybirds - Regional Community Theater
08/21/07 … Minus The Bear - Planet Of Ice 08/21/07 … Mobile - Tomorrow Starts Today 08/21/07 … The Morning Of - The World As We Know It
08/21/07 … New Pornographers - Challengers 08/21/07 … The Panic Division - Songs From The Glasshouse 08/21/07 … The Reign Of Kindo - Self-Titled EP
08/21/07 … Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight 08/21/07 … Ringworm - The Venomous Grand Design
08/27/07 … Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
08/28/07 … Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass 08/28/07 … Atreyu - Lead Sails Paper Anchor
08/28/07 … Ben Harper - Lifelines 08/28/07 … City Sleeps - Not An Angel 08/28/07 … Emanuel - Black Earth Tiger 08/28/07 … Horse The Band - A Natural Death
08/28/07 … Liars - Liars 08/28/07 … n.Lannon - Pressure
08/28/07 … Northern State - Can I Keep This Pen? 08/28/07 … Schoolyard Heroes - Abominations
SEPTEMBER
09/04/07 … Ben Lee - Ripe 09/11/07 … Ani DiFranco - Canon 09/11/07 … Dirty Projectors - Rise Above 09/11/07 … Film School - Hideout! 09/11/07 … The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth 09/11/07 … The Good Life - Help Wanted Nights 09/11/07 … Grand National - A Drink And A Quick Decision 09/11/07 … Hot Hot Heat - Happiness Ltd 09/11/07 … Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs 09/11/07 … Qui - Love’s Miracles 09/11/07 … Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills 09/11/07 … Wiley - Playtime Is Over 09/18/07 … James Blunt - All The Lost Souls 09/25/07 … Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature 09/25/07 … Iron And Wine - Shepherd’s Dog 09/25/07 … Sea Wolf - Intricate
09/##/07 … Eisley - Combinations (Reprise Records)
09/##/07 … Jonathan Rice - Further North (Reprise Records)
OCTOBER
10/09/07 … Old Time Relijun - Catharsis In Crisis
10/16/07 … Maritime - Heresy And The Hotel Choir 10/25/07 … The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
10/##/07 … Thursday - DVD/CD Package (Victory Records)
We have some exciting news!!! We know that everyone is wondering what is next for us (New Label? New Record? Touring? Breaking up?). We’re proud to announce that we will be releasing a DVD/CD on our former label, Victory Records. Surprise! A lot of the footage from this DVD was taken during the time we spent on Victory and we thought it was appropriate to release it with them. On a more personal note, many of you know that our parting with Victory was bitter on both sides and we’re taking this chance to put that behind us. That label really helped us get to where we are and we helped them to establish themselves as well… “coming full circle” and “making amends” are some of the phrases that we could throw around here but we think you get the picture already. Tony’s passion for this project and his continued support of the band after all these years has helped to make this an easy decision.
We’re really looking forward to this release. The DVD will be a retrospective of our band’s career so far(footage from the last nine years) with a ton of live stuff. Everyone always says we’re much better live than on record– now you can decide. The CD will have several new tracks(!) and some alternate versions and demos of older songs.
Once the DVD and CD are complete, we will be starting work on a new album soon after and the home for that has yet to be determined.
- THURSDAY
The DVD/Album package will be in stores October 30, 2007.
“There’s so much lost time to cover,” says Buck in a recent interview with The Louisville Eccentric Observer’s Mat Herron. “Basically, I’m trying to start anew.” After a successful 10 year run in VHS or Beta – which included a national arena tour with Duran Duran – Buck now devotes his time and talent to People Noise, the band he started with good friend and ex-Boom Bip member Matt Johnson. With Johnson on drums and Buck on, well, everything else, these Louisville natives have produced an epic, drone-laced rock album reminiscent of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Spiritualized and Interpol.
Although we never heard him sing a lick during his years in VHS or Beta, Buck’s resume would lead us to ask the question, “why the hell not?” From the ripe age of only four years old he was belting out opera all over the country until the inevitable struck: puberty. Unfortunately for him, it struck in the middle of a performance. It wasn’t until only recently that Buck began to sing again. For a number of months he studied under Turley Richards, a blind Louisville musician with a vocal range that would impress Whitney Houston, and eventually regained the confidence that was lost long ago. On People Noise’s debut album Ordinary Ghosts, Buck sings about everything from reincarnation to thoughts on his former band.
Johnson, a guitarist turned drummer with an experimental electronic music background, boasts quite a resume himself. During his time in Boom Bip, he toured extensively across Europe and has shared the stage with notable acts like LCD Soundsystem, Yo La Tengo, Pinback and Matt Pond PA. Johnson has also performed at London BBC Peel Sessions, Centre Pompideu, Royal Festival Hall and The Renne Music Festival in Renne, France. Not to mention he studied the djembe under Yaya Diallo for a number of years. Quite an accomplishment for a guy who wrote and performed all of the drum parts on Ordinary Ghosts on a rural Kentucky farm with no internet and no cell phone service!
For its live shows, Johnson and Buck are joined by Rahman McGuinnis on guitar, Woody Woodmansee on keyboards, and Sam Marino on bass. People Noise’s debut album Ordinary Ghosts album hit stores on June 12th. And, considering its crazy tour schedule, the band might be available to deliver its album straight to your door.
People Noise on Tour:
07/03 Athens, GA Tasty World
07/04 Chapel Hill, NC Blend Nightclub & Lounge
07/05 Atlanta, GA The ISP Space
07/06 Tampa, FL New World Brewery
07/07 Orlando, FL The Back Booth
07/09 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
07/10 Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
07/11 Deland, FL Cafe Davinci
07/12 Delray Beach, FL City Limits
07/13 Miami, FL Churchill’s Pub
07/14 Gainesville, FL The Atlantic
07/15 New Orleans, LA House of Blues (The Parish)
07/16 Montgomery, AL Off the Wagon
07/17 Jackson, MS Swell-o-Venue
07/18 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack
07/19 Lafayette, LA The Grant Street Dance Hall
07/20 Houston, TX The Meridian Room
07/21 Austin, TX Beauty Bar
07/25 Salina, KS Lucky’s Bar
07/26 Kansas City, MO El Torreon Ballroom
07/27 Tulsa, OK DFest
07/28 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
07/29 Aurora, CO Wyatt’s Torch Bar
07/30 Boulder, CO The Trilogy Lounge
07/31 Denver, CO 15th Street Tavern
08/01 Albuquerque, NM Atomic Cantina
08/04 Phoenix, AZ Casa Blanca
08/06 Pomona, CA The Glass House
08/07 San Diego, CA The Jumping Turtle (All Ages)
08/09 Davis, CA KDVS 90.3 (In-Studio)
08/12 Eureka, CA The Boiler Room
08/15 Seattle, WA The High Dive
08/18 Boise, ID Neurolux
08/19 Salt Lake City, UT Monk’s House of Jazz
08/20 Riverton, WY Fremont County Fairgrounds
08/24 Missoula, MT The Badlander
08/25 Fargo, ND The Nestor
08/27 Omaha, NE The Slowdown
09/01 St. Louis, MO Lucas School House
09/02 Clinton, IA Zabbies
09/03 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
09/11 Augusta, GA The Mission
09/26 Durham, NC Duke Coffeehouse
10/11 Bloomington, IN Live From Bloomington
Ordinary Ghosts Track Listing:
01. The Killing Fields
02. A Million Lives
03. Turn Around
04. Sedation
05. Ordinary Ghosts
06. The Sun & The Moon, The Moon & The Sea
07. The Nothing Place
08. Pretty Things
09. Harrison Bergeron
10. Older
On The Web:
www.myspace.com/peoplenoise
www.fanaticpromotion.com/current/people_ordinary.html
Dreamy, indie-pop band Eisley are back and hitting the road with a series of special, acoustic performances in support of their upcoming album Combinations, which will be released by Reprise Records in September. The stripped-down setting is the perfect way to fully experience the DuPree family’s signature harmonies and hauntingly beautiful lyrics. Also, catch Eisley opening for The Fray beginning July 9th in Nashville, TN, (full tour schedule is below).
The powerful follow-up to 2005’s Room Noises, Combinations “possesses a decidedly heavier sound and more introspective lyrics,” says Nylon magazine in a feature on Eisley in this month’s Music Issue. To make the record, the band joined forces with renowned composer and former Oingo Boingo keyboardist Richard Gibbs, who is best known for his work on the movies Say Anything and Queen of the Damned, and the television series Battlestar Galactica. Gibbs and the DuPree family - Chauntelle (guitars), Sherri (guitars/vocals), Stacy (keyboards/vocals), Weston (drums), and cousin Garron DuPree - set up shop in Malibu, CA, in Gibbs’ studio The Woodshed with noted engineer Csaba “Chubba” Petocz, who has worked with Etta James, Elvis Costello, and Metallica.
Eisley, who hail from the Deep Ellum District of Dallas, TX, earned a sensational buzz from two EP’s - Laughing City and Marvelous Things - and the stellar full-length Room Noises. Their larger-than-life energy led to tours with Coldplay and Taking Back Sunday, as well as slots on Coachella, SXSW, and Austin City Limits, giving them a platform for their own sold-out headlining tour last year,.
This acoustic tour is going to be an incredible way for both first-timers and avid fans to experience this memorable band.
EISLEY SUMMER 2007 TOUR:
*w/The Fray
**Acoustic headline dates
July 9Nashville, TNGaylord Entertainment Center*
July 10Atlanta, GAHi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre*
July 11Memphis, TNMud Island Amphitheatre*
July 12Dallas, TXSmirnoff Music Centre*
July 13Houston, TXCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
NEW ALBUM, IN OUR NATURE, RELEASED ON MUTE SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
FIRST SINGLE “DOWN THE LINE” TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY AUGUST 14, 2007
Set to release his sophomore album “In Our Nature” on Mute September 25, 2007, José González announces the first of two US tours scheduled for Fall 2007.
Tues Aug 21 NYC, NY Spiegeltent (Special Preview Show)
Thu Sept 27 NYC, NY Gramercy Theater*
Fri Sept 28 NYC, NY Gramercy Theater#
Sat Sept 29 NYC, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sun Sept 30 Boston Paradise#
Mon Oct 1 Philadelphia, PA World Café#
Tue Oct 2 Washington, DC 9:30 Club#
Thu Oct 4 Chicago, IL Park West#
Fri Oct 5 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater#
Sun Oct 7 Seattle, WA Showbox#
Mon Oct 8 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall#
Tue Oct 9 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall#
Wed Oct 10 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre#
Fri Oct 12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre*
Sat Oct 13 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café*
*James Blackshaw
#Savath & Savalas
Beginning with a special preview show at the Spiegeltent in New York City’s South Street Seaport on August 21st, González will kick off the first of two upcoming US solo tours on September 27th with three consecutive New York City appearances during the week of album release. On this upcoming tour González will be performing songs from his forthcoming record “In Our Nature,” including the album’s first single “Down The Line” which is set for a August 14, 2007 digital release in North America. Savath and Savalas and James Blackshaw will open for González on select dates.
Performing seven times at SXSW in March 2006, González went on to sell out solo shows in virtually every major US market last year, in addition to performing at festivals such as Central Park Summerstage Austin City Limits, Hollywood Bowl, Bumbershoot, the Intonation Music Festival, V Fest and most recently at the Coachella Music Festival in April 2007.
After concluding the first US tour in Minneapolis on October 13th, 2007, González will tour the UK and Europe. He will return to the US for a second tour beginning November 2007 (dates TBA).
“In Our Nature” sees González coming into his own as a songwriter – displaying a heightened emphasis on melody and strong, focused lyrics with songs that are as instantly accessible as they are brimming with darkness and brooding intensity. It is the follow up to González’ debut album “Veneer” (reissued on Mute April 2006) which went platinum in the UK and Ireland and sold more than 700,000 worldwide.
Modern Life Is War have completed work on their forthcoming album, Midnight In America, with legendary indie-rock producer J. Robbins (Against Me!, Murder By Death).
The band, which calls Marshalltown, Iowa their home, will be touring this summer with Southern rock/Post-hardcore bands He Is Legend and Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. They will be joined by House of Fools on the first half of the tour, and Paulson on the second.
Expect Modern Life Is War to be carrying a two-song sampler of Midnight In America on the road with them featuring the songs “Stagger Lee” and “The Motorcycle Boy Reigns” from the new album.
Midnight In America will be released on August 21st through Equal Vision Records.
