AC Newman MP3, LP & Tour Details

AC Newman, head songwriter/ringmaster of The New Pronographers, drops his solo record out January 20th 2009 on Matador Records.
Check out a preview track: Submarines of Stockholm.Mp3

AC Newman 2009 TOUR DATES

February
20-Vancouver @ Biltmore Cabaret
21-Seattle @ Neumo’s
22-Portland @ Doug Fir
23-Sacramento @ Harlow’s
24-San Diego @ Casbah
26-LA @ Troubador
27-Santa Barbara @ SOhO Restaurant and Music Club
28-SF @ The Independent (Noisepop)

March
1-Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s

10-Ithaca, NY @ Castaways
11-Toronto @ Lee’s Palace
13-Providence @ Club Hell
14-Boston @ Paradise
15-NY @ Bowery Ballroom
17-Philadelphia @ Johnny Brenda’s
18-Washington DC @ Black Cat
20-Atlanta @ The Earl
21-Nashville @ Mercy Lounge
24-Minneapolis @ 400 Bar
25-Chicago @ Logan Square Auditorium
26-Pontiac @ The Pike Room at The Crofoot
28-Pittsburgh @ Andy Warhol Museum
29-Brooklyn @ The Bell House

(Dent May are the support from 2/20 to 3/15)

Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Secret Society shows

Dan Deacon, Dirty Projectors and So Percussion are playing tomorrow 12/11 at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple for another Secret Society show. Also check out the upcoming show with The Walkmen and The Dodos on 12/16. Visit boostmobilecommunity.com for more info.

Visit Kevchino.com and send us an email with header that reads "Dan Deacon" for a chance to win a pair of tickets for tomorrows show.

Interview with Dean & Britta

Dean & Britta have been very busy last few years. Between working for the Obama campaign (Britta), writing a book (Dean), starting a record label (named Double Feature, both Dean and Britta), touring, and, oh yes, recording some music along the way, is there anything these two can’t do? Click here to read the Interview.

M. Ward Tour Dates

Singer-songwriter and modern-day troubadour M. Ward announces plans to hit the road this winter and bring audiences on both sides of the Atlantic tracks from his highly-anticipated release, Hold Time (February 17th). Amidst producing and arranging Zooey Deschanel’s indie pop gems and being the “Him” of She & Him’s critically-acclaimed Volume One this past year, M. wrote and recorded Hold Time, the fully realized follow up to the internationally praised Post-War. It features stunning guest performances by Lucinda Williams, Jason Lytle (ex Grandaddy) and Zooey Deschanel.

So as not to miss your chance to catch M. Ward live on his upcoming tour, fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets in advance. Pre-sale for the US shows begins Tuesday, December 9 and ends Thursday, December 11. Tickets for all shows in the US, UK and EU will be made available to the public on Friday, December 12.

Click here for tickets. Password for pre-sale: holdtime

Wednesday, February 18 Boston, MA @ Somerville Theater
Thursday, February 19 New York, NY @ The Apollo Theatre
Friday, February 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theatre
Saturday, February 21 Washington, DC @ Sixth and I Synagogue
Wednesday February 25 London, UK @ Borderline
Thursday February 26 Paris, FR @ Café de la Danse
Friday, February 27 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Wednesday March 4 Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box at Fonda
Thursday, March 5 San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts
Friday, March 6 Seattle, WA @ Showbox At The Market
Saturday, March 7 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater

Lily Allen new album art and tracklist & video

February 10th in 2009 Lily Allen will release It's Not Me, It's You the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2007 debut, Alright, Still.

01. Everyone's At It
02. The Fear
03. It's Not Fair
04. 22
05. I Could Say
06. Go Back To the Start
07. Never Gonna Happen
08. Fuck You
09. Who'd've Known
10. Chinese
11. Him
12. He Wasn't There

Watch the video for "The Fear

Jay Reatard See/Saw Video

Free Xmas Music from Vice Records

Vice Records has a free holiday EP which you can download from Amazon here. Preview a track from The Raveonettes doing "Come On Santa".Mp3

Theresa Andersson the Loop Pedal Princess

Swedish born, New Orleans transplant, Theresa Andersson is like a happy St. Vincent or Juana Molina. She uses a loop pedal to build her songs with Violins, drums, guitar vocals much more. Watch the above video for "Na Na Na."

01/06: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
01/16: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
01/20: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
01/30: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe

Lizzy Grant New Yawk Performances

Jazzy Jersey girl Lizzy Grant will be performing a few shows in New Yawk and New Joisey this December.

Dec 2 2008 |The National Underground | NY
Dec 5 2008 | Jersey City Kevin Spyker + Railroad Studio | NJ
Dec 16 2008 | The Living Room | NY
Dec 18 2008 | NY SIRENS | NY

Squirrel Nut Zippers Tour

Chapel Hill, North Carolina's The Squirrel Nut Zippers will be in Brooklyn this Friday at South Paw along with fellow North Carolina, chaps The Old Ceremony.

So polish up your dancing shoes and get ready to move to their Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s-era swing music.

Their once band mate Andrew Bird will not be joining the band for this show but will be headlining Carnegie Hall early in 2009.

Dec 3 2008 8:30P | The Arts Center | Carrboro, NC
Dec 5 2008 9:00P | Southpaw w/ The Old Ceremony | Brooklyn, NY
Dec 6 2008 8:00P | The State Theatre | Ithaca, NY
Dec 7 2008 8:00P | Webster Theatre | Hartford, CT
Dec 8 2008 8:00P | Tupelo Music Hall | Londonderry, NH
Dec 9 2008 8:00P | Showcase Live | Foxboro, MA
Dec 17 2008 8:00P | Boulder Theatre | Boulder, CO
Dec 18 2008 10:00P | Belly Up Aspen | Aspen, CO
Dec 19 2008 8:00P | Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom | Denver, CO

Free EP Download from Matt Pond PA

A new Matt Pond PA (9 track) EP is available for FREE DOWNLOAD, starting today. Go get a copy at www.mattpondpa.com.

M83 Opens for The Killer in early 2009

M83 will be opening for Kings of Leon in December in the UK and The Killers in the US in 2009. The M83 live setup includes Gonzalez on vocals, guitars and keyboards, Loic Maurin on Drums, Pierre-Marie Maulini on bass and guitar and featured album vocalist Morgan Kibby (of LA-based band The Romanovs) on vocals and keyboards. M83 re-released Digital Shades Vol.1 on CD and LP on October 28th.

The tour dates in support of The Killers are below:

January
17 Denver, CO Magness Arena - Ritchie Center
19 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
20 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion
22 Detroit, MI EMU Convocation Center
23 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
26 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
28 Washington, DC George Mason University Patriot Center
29 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
30 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Civic Center
31 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House
February
2 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
3 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
4 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre

NY Cares Benefit by Nick of Islands

Islands frontman Nick Diamonds hosts a New York Cares Benefit on Monday, December 8th at The Knitting Factory. The line up includes Nick Diamonds himself plus David Cross, Marnie Stern, Conrad of Trail of Dead, Leona Naess, Despot and many more. It costs $20 at the door. Free Pabst Blue Ribbon from 7-9pm.

ATP New York 2009 Partial Line Up Announced

FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER - Don't Look Back/Comedy
DAVID CROSS - curating comedy
SUICIDE performing First LP
DIRTY THREE performing Ocean Songs

SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER - Curated by ATP
PANDA BEAR »
ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM »
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE »
ATLAS SOUND »

SUNDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER - Curated by ATP
TBC

New Bruce Springsteen song

Bruce Springsteen's single "Working on a Dream" will become available in the iTunes Store and on BruceSpringsteen.net today. Free downloads will be available through both sites today. The track will be a paid download in the iTunes Store from tomorrow exclusively through December 9.

Springsteen's new album 'Working on a Dream' has been set for January 27 release on Columbia Records. 'Working on a Dream' was recorded with the E Street Band and features twelve new Springsteen compositions plus two bonus tracks. It is the fourth collaboration between Springsteen and Brendan O'Brien, who produced and mixed the album.

Andrew Bird Tour Dates

Andrew Bird has confirmed dates for the first leg of a North American tour in support of his forthcoming new album Noble Beast. The tour will begin just after Noble Beast's release with Bird's first ever headline engagement at Carnegie Hall on January 28. This run of theater headlines will be opened by LONEY DEAR with the exception of Carnegie Hall, which will feature DOSH as support. Presales with low-fee surcharges for most shows are already underway at www.andrewbird.net. General on sales will be this weekend.

28-Jan CARNEGIE HALL NEW YORK, NY
30-Jan THE ORPHEUM THEATRE BOSTON, MA
3-Feb CLUB 9:30 WASHINGTON, DC
4-Feb THE VARIETY PLAYHOUSE ATLANTA, GA
6-Feb THE PLAZA THEATRE ORLANDO, FL
7-Feb HOUSE OF BLUES NEW ORLEANS, LA
12-Feb THE PARAMOUNT THEATER AUSTIN, TX
13-Feb THE EL REY THEATRE ALBUQUERQUE, NM
14-Feb THE RIALTO THEATER TUCSON, AZ
18-Feb THE ORPHEUM THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA
19-Feb THE FILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO, CA
20-Feb THE FILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO, CA
21-Feb THE ROSELAND THEATER PORTLAND, OR
23-Feb THE MOORE THEATER SEATTLE, WA
24-Feb THE KNITTING FACTORY BOISE, ID
25-Feb THE MURRAY THEATER MURRAY, UT
26-Feb THE OGDEN THEATER DENVER, CO
27-Feb SLOWDOWN OMAHA, NE

Budos Band NYC Shows

Funk/Afro-beat kings Budos Band will play three shows in NYC.

Nov 13 SOB’s New York, New York
Dec 06 BAMcafe Live Brooklyn, New York
Dec 19 Mercury Lounge New York, New York

Hope is Here . . . Obama is Prez!

Rock the Vote Today - David Byrne eMail

Please get out and vote today. Below is an email I received yesterday from David Byrne.

"Pardon the bulk mailing. I Can't Vote. I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. FYI - I can get drafted (luckily, Daniel Berrigan burned my draft board's records) and I pay taxes, yet I cannot vote for President. On Election Day, I see my neighbors heading to the nearby elementary school to cast their ballots. The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day.

But most of you can vote. What can I say? The Republicans have made us less safe than before 9/11, bankrupted this economy, started an illegal war they can't - and don't intend to - finish, removed what sympathy (after 9/11) and respect the world had for the US, and have robbed US citizens of many of their basic rights. Global warming? What's that? Science and education? Investment in our future? No, thanks - we'll stick with a good 'ole hockey mom. Ignorant, and fucking proud of it, as is always the case.

Although it looks like a shoo-in, it ain't over 'til Florida. And there are plenty of racists in this country who will vote against their own best interests. So please, get to your local elementary school, post office, town hall, or whatever, and cast your vote and make this a country we can all be proud of. We can get out of this mess, and life can be better than it is."

David Byrne
NYC

The Last Shadow Puppets NYC & LA Shows

Excuss the lateness of the post but The Last Shadow Puppets return to the states for two shows. The band announced that they will be supported by Stephen Fretwell for their already past sold out New York date at the Grand Ballroom on Thursday, October 30th and The Muslims for their LA upcoming date at the Mayan Theatre on Monday, November 3rd 2008. The band consists of Arctic Monkeys lead singer Alex Turner and lead singer of then newly formed The Rascals (ex The Little Flames), Miles Kane. Their debut album The Age Of The Understatement was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize but lost out to Elbow's, The Seldom Seen Kid. The band played their first ever show earlier this year in Brooklyn, New York at Sound Fix Records on 4 March 2008 and played their second gig at the Lower East Side's Cake Shop the following night.

The Last Shadow Puppets - "My Mistakes Were Made For You"

The Rascals "Freakbeat Phantom"

Arctic Monkeys - "Put Your Dukes Up John" Cover of The Little Flames

The Little Flames - "Isobella"