Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues (MP3) New Album Release May 3rd.
February 3, 2011
The release of the twelve-track album will coincide with the band’s first North American tour dates since August 2009 followed by a string of UK and European dates. The tour will begin in Vancouver on April 30th and end in London England.
Helplessness Blues was recorded over the course of a year at Avast Recording, Bear Creek Studios, Dreamland Studios, and Reciprocal Recording.
Pre-order the album here.
Listen to the title track below.
The album cover was illustrated by Seattle artist Toby Liebowitz and painted by Chris Alderson.
Fleet Foxes North American Tour
Beginning Tuesday, February 1st at 9:00 AM Pacific time, tickets can be purchased online
at www.fleetfoxes.com. Ticket prices will vary. Fleet Foxes pre-sale tickets are available while supplies last.
04/30/11 Sat – Vancouver BC @ The Vogue Theatre *
05/01/11 Sun – Portland OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
05/03/11 Tue – Seattle WA @ Moore Theatre*
05/05/11 Thu – Oakland CA @ Fox Theater**
05/06/11 Fri – San Diego CA @ Spreckels Theatre*
05/07/11 Sat – Hollywood CA @ Hollywood Palladium*
05/08/11 Sun – Tucson AZ @ Rialto Theatre*
05/10/11 Tue – Austin TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater*
05/11/11 Wed – Dallas TX @ Palladium Ballroom *
05/13/11 Fri – Nashville TN @ Ryman Auditorium*
05/14/11 Sat – Atlanta GA @ The Tabernacle*
05/15/11 Sun – Washington DC @ DAR Constitution Hall*
05/17/11 Tue – Boston MA @ Orpheum Theatre*
05/18/11 Wed – New York NY @ The United Palace Theatre*
05/21/11 Sat- Upper Darby PA @ Tower Theatre***
* On sale to general public Feb 4
** On sale to general public Feb 6
*** On sale date TBA
UK and European Tour
05/25/11 Wed – Berlin, Germany @ Astra*
05/26/11 Thu – Munich, Germany @ Dachau Summer of Music*
05/28/11 Sat – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound**
05/30/11 Mon – Paris, France @ Bataclan*
05/31/11 Tue – London, England @ Hammersmith Apollo*
*On sale to general public Feb 4 at 9am local time
**Currently on sale
Hunx and His Punx: Lovers Lane
February 3, 2011
Who: Hunx and His Punx (Seth “Hunx” Bogart, lead vocals. Shannon Shaw, vocals and bass.
Guitarist Michelle Santamaria, drummer Erin Emslie, and Amy Blaustein on guitar/organ)
What: “Young Oldies”, a mixture of 50s teenage rock ‘n’ roll, 60s girl groups and bubblegum pop.
Hunx and his Punx is the first ever “girl group” fronted by a flamboyant gay male whose dream in life is to sound like a girl.
Where: San Francisco/Oakland.
When: Their LP Too Young to Be in Love will be released March 29th.
Trivia: The album was recorded in the same studio as Hunx’ idol, Ronnie Spector.
Pic of the Day: The Punx
February 2, 2011
Punxatawny Phil says: Happy Groundhogs Day!
Band of Skulls: Impossible
February 2, 2011
Who: Band of Skulls (Russ guitar lead vocals. Matt Drums, Emma bass and vocals)
What: Alternative Rock
Where: UK, http://www.bandofskulls.com/
Trivia: Emma did the artwork on their album and their Website.
Forums are always fun http://bandofskulls.com/forum/
Vincent Moon to Premiere ‘An Island’
February 1, 2011
French filmmaker/artist Vincent Moon, aka Mathieu Saura, has come a long way since the debut of his game-changing “Take Away Show” videos, which have portrayed dozens of top artists, as well as up-and-comers, performing live in varied — sometimes unusual or unwieldy — environments to brilliant effect. (A personal fave is his work with The National.) Now in addition to directing aconcert film for Arcade Fire, among other post-Blogotheque projects, Moon will unveil his latest feature-length: An Island, a film that follows the Danish bandEfterklang as they collaborate with over 200 local musicians, kids, and parents over the course of 4 days in their home country.
Watch a stunning clip from the film, which premieres this month at various screenings, above. Also, you might want to read a new, somewhat scandalous interview with Moon that’s been making the rounds, in which he sounds off on his frustration with Arcade Fire members, his distaste for music coming from the U.S./U.K., and why he might retire from making “images,” here.
reblogged from Twentyfourbit
The Civil Wars: Barton Hollow
February 1, 2011
Who: The Civil Wars. John Paul White and Joy Williams
What: Folk Country
Where: California, Nashville, Alabama
The Civil Wars
When: Their album Barton Hollow is in stores now
Check here for Tour Dates
Free Download of Poison and Wine
What’s the Buzz: Paste Magazine calls them “The best of what’s next”.
Their song Poison and Wine was featured on Grey’s Anatomy.
i like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another ‘til i drop. this is the night, what it does to you. i had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.
jack kerouac (via abrutalkind)
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