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Secret Chiefs 3 – Europe 2011
Trey Spruance and the Secret Chiefs 3 haven’t really swung around the U.S. since 2008 (Portland review link… from their last full US tour?). Lately South America and Europe are getting some love. While I’m bummed for no chance to see them as of late, I’m glad they’re active…
SECRET CHIEFS 3 Europe tour
from 16th June to 18th July 2011
Confirmed dates TBA
Booking contact : europe@webofmimicry.com
I think that’s also their first new press photo in a while. If my brain is working correctly, that’s (L-R) Jai Young Kim, Trey Spruance, Ches Smith, Toby Driver Rich Doucette, and Timb Harris. Will we see Book of Souls in 2011? Here’s hoping!!
~Dan – np: Yuka Honda – Heart Chamber Phantoms
Explosions in the Sky (due April 2011)
Texas post-rockers Explosions in the Sky come at us with their 5th studio album in April. Take Care, Take Care, Take Care will release on April 26, 2011.
1. Last Known Surroundings
2. Human Qualities
3. Trembling Hands
4. Be Comfortable, Creature
5. Postcard from 1952
6. Let Me Back In
It was recorded on a pecan ranch in West Texas by their good friend and frequent collaborator John Congleton. Esteban Rey did the artwork. And of course, the proverbial… “the music on it feels different than anything else we’ve done before and we’re very excited for you to hear it.“
www.facebook.com/ExplosionsInTheSkyMusic
www.twitter.com/EITS
www.myspace.com/ExplosionsInTheSky
~Dan – np: Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger – Acoustic Sessions
The Big 4 (trailer)
This. Looks. Massive.
The Big 4 Festival
Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011
Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Anthrax
Unlikely I’ll be able to swing it and go… but it looks like it’d be an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime event…
~Dan – np: Celldweller – Cellout EP 01
Tres Mountains (King’s X’s dUg Pinnick & Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament)
A new “super group” of dUg Pinnick from King’s X, Richard Stuverud of the Fastbacks, and Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam has a name and an album coming out and a selective tour in March 2011.
Tres Mountains (aka Tres Mts.)
Go to http://tresmts.com/, sign up for their newsletter, and get a free download of “My Baby.” The debut album Three Mountains comes out in March 15th, 2011 (CD, LP, digital). Update 2/3: I just got my ticket for the Seattle show at the Shoebox (3/16). Apparently Mike McCready (also from Pearl Jam) is playing with them. Woot!
Update 3/8: get the record digitally here:
I’m hoping good things from this group. I tend to really dig bands and side-projects where dUg gets involved. The first track “My Baby” needs a bit warming up for me, but I dig the vibe.
Friend them on the Facebox:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tres-Mts/180935358594506
~Dan – np: Yuka Honda – Heart Chamber Phantoms
Celldweller – Cellout EP 01
New music from Celldweller hits iTunes exclusively today…
Cellout EP 01 features 3 studio versions of songs taken from the Celldweller live show.
- Own Little World (Klayton’s We Will Never Die Remix)
- Frozen (Celldweller vs. Blue Stahli)
- The Best It’s Gonna Get vs. Tainted
Go here for Celldweller on iTunes!
~Dan – np: Mourning Widows – Mourning Widows
Jonny Greenwood’s Norwegian Wood out in March
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood‘s score for the film Norwegian Wood has been available in Japan for a while now, but it now finally has a release date in Europe and North America. The score accompanying the film Norwegian Wood, based on the novel by Haruki Murakami will hit stores on March 8th.
The film itself will be in the theater March 11th, NME reports. Jonny Greenwood’s score is performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Emperor Quartet.
~Dan – np: No-Man – Speak
Coachella 2011’s underwhelm-athon
Goldenvoice just revealed the full details for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
The 12th annual Coachella Festival is set for Friday, April 15, Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA and the 2011 line-up includes headlining performances from Arcade Fire, Kanye West and Kings Of Leon. While music serves as the centerpiece for Coachella, this year’s festival will feature an expanded commitment to art, culture and community via a unique partnership with The Creators Project, a global initiative that supports leading and emerging artists.
The 2011 lineup of bands also features: Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Best Coast, Big Audio Dynamite, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Bomba Estereo, Brandon Flowers, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Cage The Elephant, Cee-Lo Green, Chromeo, Cold Cave, Cold War Kids, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cut Copy, Daedelus, Death From Above 1979, Delta Sprirt, Duran Duran, Elbow, Empire Of The Sun, Erykah Badu, Fistful Of Mercy, Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, Good Old War, Health, Interpol, Jack’s Mannequin, Jenny And Johnny, Jimmy Eat World, Kele, Klaxons, Leftfield, Mariachi El Bronx, Marina And The Diamonds, Menomena, Moving Units, Lauryn Hill, Mumford & Sons, Nas & Damian Marley, Neon Trees, OFF!, Omar Rodríguez López, One Day As A Lion, Ozomatli, Paul Van Dyk, PJ Harvey, Raphael Saadiq, Ratatat, Robyn, Rye Rye, Scissor Sisters, She Wants Revenge, Tame Impala, The Aquabats, The Black Keys, The Chemical Brothers, The Henry Clay People, The Joy Formidable, The Kills, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Pains Of Being Pure at Heart, The Presets, The Strokes, The Swell Season, Titus Andronicus, Wiz Khalifa, !!!, and a bunch more.
I know… many of you will say how can that line-up be underwhelming? Well, outside of a few acts that would pique my interest, it’s just underwhelming to me.
~Dan – np: No-Man – Housewives Hooked on Heroin EP
My Brightest Diamond – 2011 news
My Brightest Diamond / Shara Worden has some new collaborations in the hopper…
- “I’m On Fire” is a duet that Shara recorded with Chris James of the band Stateless for their new album, Matilda, due out on February 21, 2011 in Europe on Ninja Tune.
- Colin Stetson’s forthcoming album, New History Warfare Vol.2: Judges, will be released February 22, 2011 on Constellation Records. Shara is featured on 2 tracks: “Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes” and “Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun” (which also features Laurie Anderson)
- Murat Eyuboglu has produced a multimedia release entitled Letters to Distant Cities, which features poetry recitation and a song by Shara. New Amsterdam Records will be releasing it March 29, 2011.
She’s also has a few dates coming up, too…
My Brightest Diamond 2011 TOUR
- 01/27/11 New York City The Allen Room *
- 01/28/11 Milford, CT Daniel Street ~
- 01/30/11 Ithaca, NY Castaway’s %
- 01/31/11 Rochester, NY Bug Jar %
- 02/01/11 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern %
- 02/03/11 Holland, MI Knickerbocker ~
- 02/04/11 Chicago Lincoln Hall ~
- 02/05/11 Madison, WI Der Rathskeller ~
- 05/04/11 – 05/05/11 Minneapolis, MN Southern Theater +
* Shara, Drums, bass & yMusic
~ Rock Trio formation
% Shara performing solo
+ Shara & yMusic (co-bill with Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope)
I’m soooo tempted to hit the Minneapolis dates… closest they’re getting to me. I guess I’ll wait / hope they fill in a PacNW date or two in between February & May…
~Dan – np: No-Man – Housewives Hooked on Heroin EP
Iron & Wine on Daytrotter
Sorry for the late post… I’ve been gone for work. Earlier this week, the newly-not-indie-anymore Iron & Wine‘s newest Daytrotter session was posted. The few websites that aren’t RSS feed-able that made it to my “must check every day” list… Daytrotter is great…
Go here for the free music:
http://tinyurl.com/ironwine-daytrotter
1) Tree by the River 2) Naked As We Came
3) Godless Brother 4) Glad Man Singing
Past Daytrotter Sessions I’ve blogged about and dug (links and free music not guaranteed on these old blogs): El Ten Eleven, A Weather, Tegan & Sara, Clare and the Reasons #2, CocoRosie, Portland Cello Project, Matisyahu, Tori Amos, The Swell Season, David Bazan #2, Copeland, Bad Veins, Nellie McKay, Clare and the Reasons #1, My Brightest Diamond #2, Damien Jurado, Talkdemonic, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, Bad Veins #1, Kaki King, Holy Fuck… and David Bazan, My Brightest Diamond, Erin McKeown.
~Dan – np: Reptet – Chicken or Beef?
Storm Corrosion (Steven Wilson & Mikael Akerfeldt)
Dec 2011 update: There’s an official FB page (other one now unlinked), and the album is expected on Roadrunner in April 2012. GO here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Storm-Corrosion/187831801312141
March 2012 update: The pre-order for the album is HERE.
For a while now, Porcupine Tree‘s Steven Wilson and Opeth‘s Mikael Akerfeldt have been talking about an official collaboration (outside of SW’s involvement in Opeth production, etc). Well, it now has a name…
STORM CORROSION
They have “churned out” about only 15 minutes of music so far, but the goal for the group is to do “something really, really special and really different” – whatever that means for these prog-metal gents.
Per Steven Wilson’s FB page, Storm Corrosion won’t occur until at least after September 2011 (when SW’s 2nd solo album comes out). Opeth also has a new one due in the Fall of 2011; so we shouldn’t expect any Storm Corrosion until 2012, most likely. Its naming is at least a good sign of things being “in the works.”
Mike Portnoy is also involved, but I think to a more limited extent compared to SW & MA… though, with Portnoy’s being ousted from Dream Theater and done on the road with Avenged Sevenfold – perhaps he’s more freed up.
For more news, I’d pay attention to these webpages:
http://swhq.co.uk/
http://opeth.com/
~Dan – np: Erik Friedlander plays Masada Book Two: Book of Angels, Volume 8 (Volac)
Tenacious D working on Album #3
Tenacious D news, as reported in Paste…
Four years have passed since Tenacious D released The Pick of Destiny, but a new album from the D-ynamic Duo should be released by the end of the year.
Jack Black and Kyle Gass will be returning to familiar subject matter on the new record. “We’re gonna be talking about love, there are gonna be some songs about sex and there’s gonna be songs about food,” Black recently told Spinner.
At the moment, The Greatest Band in the World’s new album is still untitled and lacks an official release date, but Black says that they are about halfway through the writing process. “We need another few months,” he said. “But you can look for it at the end of 2011.”
Black added that another feature film adventure starring The D might not be out of the question either. “This is strictly a musical endeavor, but I would not rule out another film,” he said. “Although it would probably be on the lower-budge.”
Read more on Spinner, too. Hopefully it’s as good as their debut, and not like that deuce they dropped with Pick of Destiny. I could use another “Tribute“-like effort…
~Dan – np: Michael Kelsey – Submerged
Help 12-yo blues singer Savanna (Kickstarter)
I’m here to promote music. When that music is also made by friends, it’s even more fun to promote.
When I moved to Eugene, I got involved in a most excellent vegetarian supper club. The founders, Josh & Sharon Coen, are super great… it’s a really fun group. Well, when we moved here, we met their (then) 9 year old Savanna. About two years ago, she started singing and has been gigging more and more in the Eugene area… whether it be Saturday Market, Kidz Rock, Grrrlz Rock, or blues festivals – it’s been great to see Savanna and her talent grow.
Well, now 12 years old, she’s starting a Kickstarter campaign to get her first CD made. If you’ve never heard about Kickstarter, it’s a great new way to be financially active in an independent venture – music or otherwise. I’ve done a couple Kickstarters recently (Kevin Moore‘s Shine and GdEB‘s Jazz). Anyway, it’s a great way for those who want to support art to put their money where their mouth is.
Fan funding is what it’s all about.
So, my question for you… do you want to help this talented 12-year old blues singer from Eugene, Oregon, make her first CD? Of course you do! As little as $10 gets you the music. Go to:
http://tinyurl.com/coen-kickstart
To find more about Savanna, go to:
http://www.savannacoen.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Savanna/136772699673273
If you can help, please do… her goal is to raise $3,000 in 90 days to be able to get this off the ground.
~Dan – np: GdEB – Jazz
Jazz Stamps – coming March 2011
Thanks to Aural Addict for the scoop…
Jazz stamps will be coming out at the USPS in March 2011…
Paul Rogers designed the stamp based on several previous pieces of work by David Stone Martin, Alex Steinweiss and others (see below).
The only requirement given to Paul was that the letters J-A-Z-Z appear in the design and that no recognizable performer be depicted. Beyond that, it was up to Paul to communicate the feeling of jazz. I think he nailed it. Read more and see some excellent prototypes & sketches over on Paul Rogers’ site:
http://drawger.com/paulrogers/?article_id=11778
~Dan – np: Erik Friedlander plays Masada Book Two: Book of Angels, Volume 8 (Volac)
Michael Kelsey – Submerged (2011)
Michael Kelsey is quite possibly the most intensely amazing guitar player I have ever seen – and I’ve seen a lot of them. He’s a phenom in the live setting. He pops, he jumps, he loops, he bends… I’ve heard his style being described as “progressive aggressive acoustic.” It fits! Once, I even saw him change a guitar string while still playing. He didn’t even miss a beat…
Last week I put out a post about anticipated albums in 2011. Had I even known about the Michael Kelsey’s surprise attack, it would have made that list – easily! Well, his 6th studio album Submerged was announced on Thursday, December 30th – and it’s officially out now!!!
If you happen to live near West Lafayette, Indiana – you should go to the CD release party on January 15th, 2011 (FB event link). He’s also doing a little midwest tour (I miss being able to see him now that I live out in Oregon). If you are a downloader, the album is out now on the Amazons…
If you dig CDs (like I), it’s available via his website with a super-easy PayPal purchase option:
http://www.michaelkelsey.com/music.cfm
Mine is on the way as I type this. For a taste of what the album’s like:
Do yourself a favor. New years resolution: new music! :)
~Dan – np: nine inch nails – the fragile
2011 anticipated albums
So, the year end recaps are in process (instrumental list maybe later today or Friday) … I needed something to fill the gap… here are some artists who are expecting to release new material in 2011 (some are carryovers from 2010’s anticipation), all of which I’m looking forward to…
Kevin Moore‘s Shine (digital out now, CDs en route), dredg has one due at the end of March, Over the Rhine‘s The Long Surrender, Earth‘s Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 (in February), Iron & Wine‘s Kiss Each Other Clean, Mogwai‘s Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will, Reptet‘s At the Cabin, My Brightest Diamond‘s as of yet untitled (she’s in the studio), a bunch of new stuff from John Zorn, Derek Webb‘s Democracy Vol 2 (10 cover songs for 2011), maybe the Secret Chiefs 3 will finally release Book of Souls (it’s their “Chinese Democracy”), Eisley‘s The Valley, Jelly Jam with Ty Tabor of King’s X/John Myung of Dream Theater/Rod Morgenstein of Dixie Dregs, Goddamn Electric Bill‘s Jazz, A.N.M. featuring Doug Pinnick of King’s X and Jimi Hazel of 24-7 Spyz, Ken Andrew and Co’s Digital Noise Academy (maybe), Silverchair are working on one (didn’t hit in 2010), Radiohead have put in studio time in 2010 (maybe something out by year’s end), Glen Phillips likely has a few in the hopper (RemoteTreeChildren #2? new Toad? new WPA? new solo?), Opeth is in the studio, Steven Wilson with Mike Portnoy & Mikael Akerfeldt (of Opeth) too, Sufjan Stevens tribute album (due out in March), more chapters from Celldweller‘s Wish Upon a Blackstar, new tracks from Billy & Maynard’s A Perfect Circle, Mike Patton‘s electronic Fantômas or Peeping Tom #2, and… Ani DiFranco – I mean, it’s inevitable… right? Well, not always, she totally missed 2010 (as of now, no studio albums out in 821 days / 257 since a live EP on Record Store Day 2010).
Plus many more great albums due out in 2011, I’m sure.
~Dan – np: Kevin Smith – Red State of the Union (podcast)
‘Speak With Ghosts’ by Anakronic Electro Orkestra
One of my favorite EPs of 2009 was Anakronic Electro Orkestra‘s The Yiddish Part. My only complaint with the EP? It was too short. Well, in mid-November 2010, unbeknown to me at the time, they came out with their debut full-length Speak With Ghosts. It’s digital only at this stage, with Amazon’s mp3 Download department being the best choice (which I found out after I bought it on iTunes). Anyway, well worth the coin spent!
AEO hail from Toulouse, France, and crank out a mighty fine mixture of drum & bass mixed with Eastern European-fused klezmer. Their new album is a 40+ minute shuffle through a modern klezmer forest – including one song featuring David Krakaeur (another favorite musician of mine). I think AEO is also great for fans of Beats Antique and Balkan Beat Box.
I just downloaded Speak With Ghosts, and it’s definitely vying for a favorite in 2010. See, this is why it’s so hard to put these lists out. December 26th, and I have a new one pop on to the list. :)
For more info… http://www.anakronic.com/
~Dan – np: Anakronic Electro Orkestra – Speak With Ghosts
Free Radiohead DVD (for Haiti)
Free up a ton of hard drive space and download the entire Radiohead Haiti show HERE. Meanwhile, the band and fans responsible ask that you consider making a donation to Oxfam in support of their considerable efforts and, of course, this important cause.
Happy Festivus!
~Dan – np: Various Artists – Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump
merry Christmas, Kwanzaa, EID, Diwali, Hanukkah , too
Silverchair/Daniel Johns short film + free music from Owen Pallett
Two unrelated music new tidbits…
First off, Daniel Johns (frontman for Aussie rock trio Silverchair) will be part of a short film that received a grant under the 2010 Screen NSW Emerging Filmmakers Fund. Josh Wakely, an experienced actor and writer and an emerging director, will have the opportunity to make My Mind’s Own Melody, a short musical drama he has written with Daniel Johns. http://www.chairpage.com/news
Second, Owen Pallett just put out a free demo EP on soundcloud. It’s instrumental except for a spot vocal appearance from Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond). It is delightful. Get it while it’s still a free download. For other great Shara Worden guests spots… well, the Clogs record (with Sufjan Stevens guest spots, too) and Sarah Kirkland Snider‘s Penelope concept album rank high this year.
Yeah, my “Best Of” lists are still in the works. It’s still 2010; so I’m not late. (I hate it how some people start putting out their lists in October… argh…)
~Dan – np: The Weepies – Be My Thrill
FZ was here.
Thanks, Frank! Happy Birthday!
Check out the new for 2010 Aaafnraaaa birthday bundle on iTunes… it features new covers from Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa, as well as a hip-hop “Willie the Pimp” (with DMC, Talib Kweli & others) and a cover of “Your Mouth” by Macy Gray. More, too… I just haven’t had a chance to download & listen to it yet (soon, though).
~Dan – np: Kevin Moore – Shine
John Zorn’s new art gallery
Reposted from A-to-Z media blog…
A to Z is excited to announce that our long time friend/client/unyielding supporter, John Zorn, has created a new online art gallery – Obsessions Collective that has just gone live. The site has been beautifully designed by Heung-Heung Chin whose own work will be exhibited on the site and can be seen at the top of this post.
The aim of this non-profit site is to serve as the conduit between living, cutting edge artists who work outside of the gallery system and art collectors and patrons who seek to interact and purchase art directly from the artists themselves with no interference or meddling from a third party.
In true Zorn fashion, 100% of the income derived from the sales of the artwork goes to the artist directly. No commission or bullshit admin fee’s will be charged on any of the pieces purchased.
John has created this site simply to shine a light on the many talented artists he is friends with and to encourage art collectors to open their minds and wallets to discover, nurture and support truly independant artists who are deciding to make real art for art’s sake.
http://www.obsessionscollective.com/
~Dan – np: Sarah Kirkland Snider & Shara Worden – Penelope
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-Frank Zappa
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