Oxyana Soundtrack by John McCauley and Jonny Fritz
Nashville songwriter Jonny Fritz has a new collaboration out today with Tribeca Film Fest “Best New Director” Sean Dunne. Dunne “has built his reputation on a series of short documentaries about unusual characters” including Stray Dawg about Jonny Fritz. Most recently, Dunne brought Fritz in to contribute the soundtrack for his first feature-length documentary, Oxyana. […]
Pretty Lights Launching Extensive Fall North American Tour
A Color Map of the Sun – the new studio album from Pretty Lights – is out today. Pretty Lights – the musical project of the electro soul hip-hop pioneer Derek Vincent Smith – will make its national television debut on “Conan” on Wednesday, July 17, performing with special guest Talib Kweli. A Color Map […]
Rival Sons Reveal 14 City U.S. Tour
Maximum-blues-infused, rock ’n’ roll band Rival Sons are excited to announce a 14-city tour beginning August 20 with stops including Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Lake Tahoe, wrapping in San Francisco September 7 (full tour itinerary below). The Long Beach, CA-based group has been invited to perform a select number of shows with one of […]
Moby Releasing New Album Innocents- Wayne Coyne, Mark Lanegan Guest
Moby has announced the release of his 11th studio album Innocents, available October 1st via Mute. Moby chose to make this record with a stellar cast. For the first time in his career he worked with an outside producer, friend Mark “Spike” Stent, whose résumé includes Madonna, U2, Muse, Björk, and Massive Attack. The list […]
Alt-J To Release “An American Wave” Concert Film
Mercury Prize-winning UK band Alt-J have announced details of their upcoming concert film, An American Wave. The fjlm includes interviews with fans and tastemakers as well as a full-length performance from their sold out show at the Midland Theater in Kansas City. Kansas City claims a unique place in the still-unfolding story of Alt-J. As […]
Night Moves Announce Summer Headline Dates/Support Father John Misty
Night Moves has announced a round of summer headline tour dates with Father John Misty. Night Moves is John Pelant (guitars/vocals), Micky Alfano (bass) and Mark Ritsema (multi-instrumentalist) and will be joined by drummer Jared Isabella for the tour, who also joined them on recent tours with Lord Huron, Django Django and Polica. The band […]
The Milk Carton Kids Keep on Playin’ Thru Oct/Nov
The Milk Carton Kids have just announced a brand new series of North American tour dates in October and November. The duo is continuing to perform in support of their acclaimed new album The Ash & Clay. NPR recently described the album as ‘gorgeous contemporary folk.’ After releasing The Ash & Clay on March 26, The Milk Carton […]
Pixies Release “Bagboy,” First New Song in Nine Years
Just two weeks after announcing the departure of bassist Kim Deal, The Pixies made public “Bagboy,” their first new song since 2004. The indie legends went all in with a video (shown below) featuring the bagboy in question riding home on his bike with groceries, bathing in a tub full of Froot Loops and then […]
Patton Oswalt + The Coup = “The Magic Clap”
In a newly released buzzed about video, renowned actor and comedian Patton Oswalt (King of Queens), provides a brilliant comedic interpretation of the revolutionary soul anthem “The Magic Clap” by Oakland group The Coup. Oswalt described the video on Twitter by saying succinctly, “I explain my favorite song by my favorite band.” The video, which is spreading […]
Earl Sweatshirt Cancels Tour Dates Due To Illness
Due to illness, Earl Sweatshirt has been forced to cancel all foreseeable tour dates until he is healthy. He announced the news to his fans via Twitter here.