The Swell Season are pleased to announce two very intimate benefit shows in the Los Angeles area. Ticket for both shows will be $40 and all proceeds will go towards the purchase of a new truck for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. Last summer Glen had the honor of spending time in the company of the Maasai Tribe while traveling in Africa. While there it became apparent of their impending need for a new truck to haul medical supplies, food and other important goods. Glen was so moved by the experience that he offered to do whatever he could to raise both awareness of the tribe as well as funds to assist in the purchase a vehicle.
Sunday, March 14th McCabes in Santa Monica
Tuesday, March 16th The Largo in Los Angeles
For these shows we will be matching the money generated by ticket sales in pursuit of our goal of $70,000. If you can’t make the show but would still like to donate you can do so through the CrowdRise Glen Hansard site here. We will also list all those who bought tickets on the site. CrowdRise is a great way to generate interest and support in various causes and a nice way for our fans to check in and see how the journey is going. The links below highlight the main page of CrowdRise, the official Swell Season/Glen Hansard CrowdRise page and further info on the Maasai.
As the release of their stunning new album, Shame Shame approaches, Dr. Dog is thrilled to announce several upcoming performances and events in support of the April 6th release. After the overwhelming response to Stereogum’s premiere of first track Shadow People, Dr. Dog is excited to present Stranger (the second released song from Shame Shame) currently at RollingStone.com.
* To hear the brand new song “Stranger” right now, just go here!
From praise in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, NPR, People Magazine and more, to the adoration of artists like Jack White, Beck, Jeff Tweedy, Kanye West and Lou Reed, to selling out 1500 capacity venues worldwide, what started in the basement of a Pennsylvania farm house with a 4 track has developed into an inventive, magnificently realized, and absolutely irresistible band who shows no sign of slowing down.
Tour Dates (more to be announced):
March 18 SXSW Showcase @ Lustre Pearl (11:45pm), Austin, TX
March 19 Filter Party @ Cedar St Courtyard (5:00 pm), Austin, TX
March 20 Rachel Ray Party @ Stubbs (1:30 pm), Austin, TX
In anticipation of the April 20th release of his new album True Love Cast Out All Evil via Anti-Records, legendary psychedelic-punk rock godfather Roky Erickson, along with acclaimed cohorts Okkervil River, will be performing several shows at the celebrated South By Southwest Festival in Austin Texas. After the album’s release Erickson and Okkervil River will head out for selected appearances across the country.
True Love Cast Out All Evil is Erickson’s first new album in fourteen years. Produced by Will Sheff with Okkervil River backing, it is an inspiring and artistically riveting musical document of Erickson’s lost decades and heroic journey back. After burning so bright with seminal band the 13th Floor Elevators, Erickson seemed all but lost to personal demons. He fittingly interjects the new songs with a sense of hope and resilience that makes for an intriguing story and, even more, for some powerful and moving music.
You can view a candid and informative video interview with Erickson conducted by Will Sheff detailing Erickson’s musical history and the recording of the new album here
3/17 Paste Magazine party at Galaxy Room 4:30pm
3/18 Roky’s Ice Cream Social at Threadgill’s 6pm
3/18 Official SXSW showcase at La Zona Rosa 12:30am
3/20 Brooklyn Vegan & M for Montreal party at Galaxy Room
Daryl Neudorf, who co-produced Neko Case’smasterful album Middle Cyclone has been nominated for a Juno Award (like a Canadian Grammy) in the category of recording Engineer of the Year. If you’ve heard the album, you know the nomination is well deserved. If you haven’t, well I just don’t know what to think. Maybe you’re in prison or something. But even then…
That “fine young band” Spoon appeared on the Letterman show last night to deliver an electrifying performance of the song “Got Nuffin” off their brand new album Transference which is available in Europe on Anti.The video comes via Pitchfork via Stereogum. Note that the closed captioning is on, so don’t freak. Just go with it like it’s some sort of conceptual art. This is a really amazing album, so if you reside in Europe and haven’t picked it up, you might want to consider doing so.
Mark Linkous has committed suicide and it’s incredibly sad. Here is Sparklehorse’s haunting beautiful version of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” from the Lords Of Dogtown Soundtrack.
“The Music of the Who,” Carnegie Hall, NYC, March 2, 2010. Soul songstress extraordinaireBettye LaVette with her brilliant interpretation of “Love Reign O’er Me” from The Who’s classic mod opera Quadrophenia.
PureVolume is premiering a song from the new Weakerthans live DVD “Live At The Burton Cummings Theatre” today. The song is “Tournament of Hearts” from the DVD/CD which comes out March 23 and features 18 songs played before an adoring hometown crowd. To watch the high def video, just click here. And to listen to the streaming song “Benediction” from the same live CD, click here.
You can pre order “Live At The Burton Cummings Theatre” bundles at the Anti Store featuring stylish shirts, limited edition prints and colored vinyl. To shop go here.
