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| MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND’S
UPCOMING SHARK ATTACK |
Anticipation is high for the June 17th
release of My Brightest Diamond’s sophomore
release on Asthmatic Kitty, A Thousand Shark's Teeth.
Our first taste is the four-track "Inside a Boy"
single which was released digitally on May 6. It features
remixes by Tim Fite and Son Lux. Several US dates surround
the full-length’s street date and a national tour is
being planned for October and November. |
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| A MESSAGE FROM SPIRAL STAIRS
OF PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY |
Hello there. For quite a while, all has
been quiet on the PSOI front... until now! A new record is
in the works (hopefully done by the end of spring), a new
website is on the way (still working on it), and, most exciting
of all, we're playing shows again! We've been asked to support
the Posies on their 20th anniversary show in Seattle on May
17th. We still like the Posies very much, even if the drummer
IS a Rush fan. We're also playing a bunch of new songs as
well as some old family favorites. If you're up in the Northwest,
come on out.
I've also been asked to be a guest curator for the Sled
Island Music Festival up in Calgary, Alberta from June
25th through the 28th. I'm very excited about this! I've picked
a few of my favorite bands, old and new, to play. PSOI will
be performing, too, but what is really gonna be special is
that we're doing a collaboration with the lads in Broken Social
Scene. Most of it will be new material made up just for Sled
Island!
Okay, thanks for listening. See you soon!
-Spiral
spiralstairsmusic.com |
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| NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS ANNOUNCE
FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN OVER FIVE YEARS |
Hard on the heels of the US release of
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ electrifying
fourteenth studio album, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, the
band now reveals their intention to return to North America
for their first live dates here in five and a half years.
The new album, almost universally acclaimed as one of their
very best, is off to the band’s strongest sales start
in SoundScan history. The tour, featuring Mr. Cave’s
first appearances at the famed Hollywood Bowl and New York’s
WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, is brief, eagerly awaited
and expected to sell out quickly.
Look for most shows to go on sale this week. The full slate
is as follows:
TUE 9/16/2008 - San Diego, CA - 4th &
B
WED 9/17/2008 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood
Bowl
SAT 9/20/2008 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
Theatre
MON 9/22/2008 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
TUE 9/23/2008 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
FRI 9/26/2008 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
MON 9/29/2008 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
WED 10/1/2008 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
THU 10/2/2008 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
SAT 10/4/2008- New York, NY- WaMu Theater
at MSG
SUN 10/5/2008 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
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| THE WILDERS TO APPEAR ON WXRT
CHICAGO’S "ECLECTIC COMPANY" WITH HOST JON LANGFORD |
The Wilders will be on
WXRT Chicago's “Eclectic Company” with host Jon
Langford on Tuesday, April 29 beginning at 10:00 PM CST. Listen
live or stream the show after the broadcast at:
http://www.93xrt.com/wxrt-chicago-the-eclectic-company/1522203 |
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| WIRE ANNOUNCE RARE (AND FREE)
U.S APPEARANCE AT SOUTH STREET SEAPORT IN NYC |
On Friday, May 30, the legendary disruptive
U.K. rhetoricists Wire will present their
first performance in North America in over four years to kick
off New York City’s annual River to River Festival series.
The show takes place at Pier 17, South Street Seaport and,
perhaps best of all, is free for all to attend. More specifics
will soon be available at www.seaportmusicfestival.com.
In other news, on June 27 and 28, Wire will parachute into
Western Canada for two sets at Calgary’s nascent Sled
Island Festival. Check for details at www.sledisland.com. |
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| THE ARCADE FIRE AND SUPERCHUNK
TEAM UP FOR OBAMA |
This weekend, The Arcade Fire
will reprise their inspiring Ohio performances on behalf of
the Barack Obama presidential campaign but they’ll have
help this time. North Carolina natives Superchunk
will join the full line-up of the Montreal juggernaut for
two daytime Obama One-Stop Early Voting drive performances
just ahead of the state’s Democratic primary. Free tickets
are required for both the May 1 show at the Coliseum Complex
Pavilion Parking Lot in Greensboro and the May 2 concert at
Carrboro's Town Commons. Those tickets will become available
at 2:00 PM today. Information on how to obtain them as well
as other details are available here:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/nchome
Both bands encourage fans to walk, bike, carpool or use public
transportation to get to the shows. |
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| NEKO CASE INJURED, LEAVING NEW
PORNOGRAPHERS TOUR |
Hello Friends,
We have some very unfortunate news to report. Neko had a really
bad fall in Washington, DC and it resulted in a fractured
ankle which is forcing her to leave our tour today. She was
really trying to be a trooper and stayed on as long as was
possible (through Richmond and Athens), but it has come to
the point where she must return home and seek medical treatment
and rest. She's very upset about having to leave. It's been
super fun having her on stage and around the bus.
Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago, Madison, and Cleveland, we
hope you understand. The rest of us will just have to play
that much harder and put on the best show possible.
Aside from Neko's fall, this has been a SUPER great tour for
us. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has come
out so far or bought tickets for the remaining shows.
All the best,
TNP |
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| LIARS TOUR UPDATE |
Liars have announced
that, in addition to the dates they will play with them in
May, they will now be joining Radiohead on the West Coast
in August:
Tue 8/19/08 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium
Wed 8/20/08 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Sun 8/24/08 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Mon 8/25/08 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Wed 8/27/08 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless
Amphitheatre
Thu 8/28/08 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara
Bowl
All of these shows are on sale now.
Photo Credit: Joe Dilworth |
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| LIARS TOUR WITH RADIOHEAD IN
MAY |
Liars have announced they
will be supporting Radiohead’s tour dates in the southern
US in May:
Mon 5/5/08 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Tue 5/6/08 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheater
Thu 5/8/08 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
Fri 5/9/08 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
Sun 5/11/08 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
Wed 5/14/08 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon
Wireless Amphitheater
Sat 5/17/08 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Pavilion
Sun 5/18/08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
Fans should look for a very limited number of headline dates
to be added during this time frame. |
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| THE HEAVY ANNOUNCE FIRST NORTH
AMERICAN TOUR |
After absolutely manhandling SXSW with appearances
at the Counter Records Showcase, the +1 House Party, and a still-buzzed-about
Playboy Rock the Rabbit party, Noid outfit The Heavy
are coming back to the U.S. and Canada to plunder our major
cities. This time, they come armed with an official U.S.
release (Great Vengeance and Furious Fire, out April
8th) and their signature wolf howl, but in a perfect American
accent.
Playboy is on board once again to help The Heavy and the U.S.
make nice, with Rock the Rabbit events planned in San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. There’s a Bunny /
Big Bad Wolf gag in here somewhere but let’s just get
to the tour dates:
North American Tour Dates:
May 3: San Francisco,CA @ Playboy ‘Rock the Rabbit’
Event at Mezzanine
May 5: San Diego, CA @ Cinco De Mayo Party at The Casbah
May 6: Los Angeles, CA @ Dim Mak Tuesdays at Cinespace
May 7: Los Angeles, CA @ Playboy ‘Rock the Rabbit’
Event at Bordello
May 9: Chicago, IL @ Life During Wartime @ Darkroom, a Playboy
'Rock the Rabbit' Event
May 10: Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
May 11: Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
May 12: New York, NY @ Playboy ‘Rock the Rabbit’
Event at Le Royale
May 13: New York, NY @ Rehab
May 14: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
US Television
Performances:
Last Call w/ Carson Daly
May 6 at 1:35AM (12:35AM CST) ON NBC
http://www.nbc.com/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly/
Fuel TV
Mid-May Airdate
Check Website for Local Affiliates That Broadcast Fuel
http://www.fuel.tv/
Fearless Music TV
Airdate TBD
Check Website for Local Affiliates That Broadcast Fearless Music
TV
http://www.fearlessmusic.tv/
The Heavy's limited edition Rock the Rabbit T-shirt is now available
for purchase at Bloomingdale's stores nationwide.
Playboy and göt2b have your dream ticket to see The Heavy
in NYC: www.playboy.com/worldofplayboy/features/sweepstakes/sweeps/rocknycsweeps |
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| THE BILLIONS CORPORATION AND AERO BOOKING
ANNOUNCE MERGER |
The Billions Corporation and Aero Booking
announce the merger of the two internationally recognized independent
booking agencies representing some of today’s most acclaimed
musical artists. As of June 1, 2008, the companies will begin
operations as one organization with primary offices in both
Chicago and Seattle and a total of seven agents.
Chicago-headquartered Billions, with existing agents also based
in Seattle, WA and Bloomington, IN, is celebrating its twentieth
year of operation. Among its exclusive clients are The Arcade
Fire, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Sufjan Stevens, Vampire Weekend,
Neko Case, Silversun Pickups and Oscar-winning duo The Swell
Season.
Seattle-based Aero Booking, in its tenth year, exclusively represents,
among others, platinum-selling Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal
Service, David Bazan, Midlake, Beach House, Bodies of Water
and Bowerbirds.
Aero founder and owner Trey Many explains, "Throughout
the ten years that I've spent building Aero Booking, I've been
an admirer of the way Billions does business. The more I've
come to know the people in their organization, the clearer it
has become to me that we need to work together. We are very
excited to merge our company with theirs and to collaborate
in an official capacity."
Billions founder and president David T. Viecelli adds, “We
are positively thrilled to welcome Trey and Andrew to our family.
The forthright and honest nature of Trey’s personal commitment
to his artists has always placed him among the very best agents
working today. I’m proud that he has recognized a similar
approach and creative energy in our company and chosen to join
us. We are all the better for it.”
While the merger will not be effective until June 1, 2008, Aero
Booking will move into the new Billions offices in Seattle in
May while continuing to do business as a separate entity until
that effective date. As of June 1, Trey Many can be reached
at 312-997-9999 and via email at trey(at)billions.com. Current
Aero agent/assistant Andrew Morgan will be available at the
same Chicago number and via email at andrew(at)billions.com.
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| JON LANGFORD PREMIERES NEW MUSICAL |
Jon Langford, a founding
member of the legendary British punk rock collective The
Mekons, and lead singer with Chicago band The
Waco Brothers, will premiere a reading of his latest
music/theater project All The Fame of Lofty Deeds this
month. Written by Chicago playwright and rock journalist Mark
Guarino, based on the art and music of Jon Langford and featuring
live music by Jon Langford, the work will be presented at 7:00
PM on March 24, 2008 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
at 2433 North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. The performance is
free of charge but ONLY 60 SEATS ARE AVAILABLE on a first come-first
served basis. Those wishing to attend should RSVP to Will Rogers
at wrogers@victorygardens.org
or 773-549-5788 as soon as possible.
All The Fame
of Lofty Deeds traces the ascent of a wide-eyed young country
singer from rural obscurity to tinsel-town opulence during the
middle decades of the last century. His life parallels the optimism,
grandeur, betrayals and despair of the country and culture that
spawned him (and which eventually suck him dry). Lofty wants
it all and gets a little more, climbs the showbiz beanstalk,
sacks his band and steals a gulp from the poison cup before
sinking back into the dirt and darkness from whence he came.
Take advantage of this opportunity to follow the progress of
an exciting new work and learn how such projects are developed.
After this initial reading, Victory Gardens Theater will present
a full workshop performance of All The Fame of Lofty Deeds
in April featuring a live band and an exhibition of Jon Langford's
artwork. Stay tuned for more details. Learn more at www.victorygardens.org.
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| JIM LAUDERDALE TO APPEAR ON THE
TONIGHT SHOW |
| Our own Grammy-winning Jim Lauderdale,
along with members of the Dream Players, will be performing
as the special musical guest on NBC’s Tonight Show
with Jay Leno on this Wednesday, March 19. Please check
local listings for the broadcast time in your area. |
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| NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS TO
HEADLINE HOLLYWOOD BOWL |
| Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
have announced the first date of their highly-anticipated first
North American tour in over five years. On Wednesday, September
17, Nick and the band will headline the legendary Hollywood
Bowl in support of their soon-to-be-released fourteenth studio
album, DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! Spiritualized will also
be on the bill; one other artist and show times are yet to be
announced. Ticket information will also be forthcoming soon. |
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| BILLIONS PRESENTS TWO SHOWCASES
AT SXSW 2008 |
We’re pleased to announce our two exceptional
showcases during SXSW this year: Thursday, March 13th at The
Ale House and Friday March 14th at Antone’s. Both line-ups
consist of new Billions artists and those supporting brand new
releases! If you’re heading to Austin, be sure to peruse
the full schedule of performances at SXSW.com which includes
appearances by other distinguished Billions clients such as
Destroyer, Black Mountain, Bon Iver, Two Gallants, My Brightest
Diamond, Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers, The Black Angels,
and Tim Fite.
March 13th - The Ale House (310
E. 6th St)
8:00 pm - Eleni Mandell
9:00 pm - The Heavenly States
10:00pm - The Wilders
11:00 pm - Liam Finn
12:00 pm - Scott H. Biram
1:00 am - Supagroup
March 14th - Antone’s
(213 W. 5th St)
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Tim Fite
8:00 pm - Bear in Heaven
9:00 pm - Basia Bulat
10:00 pm - Foreign Born
11:00 pm - Vampire Weekend
12:00 am - DeVotchKa
1:00 am - Constantines |
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| VAMPIRE WEEKEND ON SNL, COVER
OF SPIN |
| The seemingly irrepressible NYC quartet
Vampire Weekend has landed on the cover of the March
issue of SPIN and, this Saturday (March 8), will appear as the
musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live with
host Amy Adams. If you have yet to see the band live, be sure
to tune in to see what has so many folks so excited about these
guys. Rarely has anything so fresh and worthwhile caught fire
with so many so quickly. |
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| THE ARCADE FIRE HEADS TO OHIO
FOR BARACK OBAMA |
| The Arcade Fire will be
playing a free concert on Sunday, March 2 at Stuart's Opera
House in Nelsonville, Ohio in support of Barack Obama's bid
for the Democratic nomination. The show is at 7:00 PM - first
come, first served. They will also be playing a free show at
the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland on Monday, March 3. Doors
are at 7:00 PM and the show is 18 and over – also first
come, first served. |
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| DEVOTCHKA ANNOUNCE ENHANCED TOUR
AND PRESALE |
DeVotchKa have announced
their largest American tour to date. Beginning at Coachella
on April 26, the run includes stops at San Francisco’s
Fillmore, The Vic in Chicago and New York’s Terminal 5.
The group will be joined in performance by a string quartet
and, on selected dates, the Cirque de Soleil-style aerial acrobats,
The Slavic Sisters. The enchanting Canadian chanteuse (and Billions
client) Basia Bulat will support the entire tour.
Dubbed “A Mad and Faithful Tour,” this grand journey
is all in support of DeVotchKa’s bewitching new full-length,
A Mad and Faithful Telling, set for release by ANTI- on
March 18. In their four-star review, SPIN calls the record “cheerful,
eclectic lunacy with a heart as big as the world.”
A fan presale begins today, Wednesday, February 27, at www.devotchka.myshopify.com.
The general public on-sales start on March 6.
DeVotchKa will also be making a number of appearances at Austin’s
South By Southwest in mid-March. The group will be joined by
the Tosca Strings and kick off KEXP’s live broadcast from
the event in addition to performances for Anti-, Billions, Filter
Magazine, Minneapolis’ KCMP, and Austin’s KUT radio
stations.
The group will return to Denver for a celebratory release day
in-store at Twist and Shout on March 18 before heading to Europe
for a nearly month-long run in April. Tickets are moving very
well; more than a month and a half in advance, the performance
at AB in Brussels has already sold out! |
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| BON IVER DEBUTS IN BILLBOARD
TOP 200 |
Bon Iver’s stunning debut album,
For Emma, Forever Ago, had the humblest of beginnings.
Secluded for long winter months in a Northwestern Wisconsin
cabin, Justin Vernon filled his days splitting wood for warmth
and hunting deer for food while writing and recording what would
become a masterful work of music. Despite Justin’s complete
detachment from thoughts of commercial release, live performance,
reviews and chart positions, out of those wintry woods came
what the New York Times calls “irresistible,” Stereogum
dubs “astounding,” and Pitchfork branded with the
Recommended tag. Now, with the record’s official release
on Jagjaguwar, real music fans are responding in droves, landing
the album in Billboard’s Top 200 in its debut week.
For Emma, Forever Ago is a sonic gem, an album
of constant revelation that offers ever-greater rewards on repeated
spins. Despite that, the full emotional impact of Bon Iver’s
songs can only be felt in the experience of live performance
and so it is the shows that, above all else, are fueling the
wildfire word-of-mouth. Find Justin and the band on the road
now with Jagjaguwar labelmates Black Mountain, in Austin for
a handful of performances during SXSW, and on the West Coast
and through the Midwest this spring. All available dates can
be found on Bon Iver’s page here at Billions Online. |
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| LIAM FINN ON LETTERMAN, SUPPORTING
EDDIE VEDDER, LAURA VEIRS |
We couldn’t be more pleased with how
well things are going in the Liam Finn camp. Landing in the
US last weekend, Liam jump-started his US touring with a sold-out
show at Spaceland in Los Angeles. Supporting his debut release,
the much-lauded I’ll Be Lightning, the tour resumes
on February 27 (supporting Pela) and includes Liam’s US
network television debut on CBS’ The Late Show with David
Letterman on Thursday, February 28.
Liam will also be performing a number of times at South By Southwest
in Austin, TX in mid-March, including on one of our Billions
showcases at the Ale House on Thursday, March 13. After that,
Liam will join forces with Billions client Miracle Fortress
and The Most Serene Republic for a brief east coast tour before
heading west to support Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder on his
first-ever solo tour in April. Liam was hand-picked by Vedder
as sole support on this limited and very special theatrical
run on the west coast. In May, he will support Billions client
Laura Veirs on a cross-country trek of highly anticipated dates.
Go Liam!
Liam Finn (supporting Eddie Vedder):
WED 4/2 + Vancouver, BC + Centre for the Performing
Arts
SAT 4/5 + Santa Cruz, CA + Civic Auditorium
MON 4/7 + Berkeley, CA + Zellerbach Auditorium
THU 4/10 + Santa Barbara, CA + Arlington Theatre
SAT 4/12 + Los Angeles, CA + The Wiltern
SUN 4/13 + Los Angeles, CA + The Wiltern
TUE 4/15 + San Diego, CA + Spreckels Theatre |
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| OSCAR TRIUMPH FOR GLEN AND MARKETA! |
Please join us as we send our teary-eyed,
heartfelt congratulations to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
for their amazing night at the 80th Annual Academy Awards. A
memorable, orchestra-enhanced live performance of “Falling
Slowly” was followed by the tune being named Best Original
Song, being favored over four other nominees including three
from a single Disney picture. Once is truly the little
indie film that roared!
Be sure to catch Glen and Marketa (touring as The Swell
Season) live this spring beginning on April 23 in Phoenix.
Many shows are going on sale this week. Don’t miss your
chance! |
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| SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
PLAY LETTERMAN |
| Be sure to catch the dynamic and incomparable
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings on The Late Show
with David Letterman on CBS this Monday, February 18. Fresh
from tearing the roof off a sold-out Beacon Theatre in New York
on Friday, Sharon and company will lay siege to the Ed Sullivan
Theater in the band’s first performance on the program.
Check your local listings for the broadcast time in your area. |
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| JIM LAUDERDALE & THE DREAM
PLAYERS PLAY CONAN O’BRIEN |
| Look for Grammy-winning Jim Lauderdale
and members of The Dream Players to appear as the special musical
guests on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien
tonight (Monday, February 18). Check local listings for the
broadcast time in your area and be sure to pick up a copy of
Jim’s new album, Honey Songs, released tomorrow! |
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| GABE ROTH OF THE DAP-KINGS ALSO
NABS A GRAMMY! |
| Congratulations are also due to Gabriel
Roth of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Daptone
Records for his win as one of the credited engineers on Amy
Winehouse’s “Rehab,” named Record of the Year
at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last night.
As most folks know by now, Gabe and the rest of the Dap-Kings
played an integral role in the creation of the sound that has
catapulted Ms. Winehouse to such commercial success. |
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| JIM LAUDERDALE WINS GRAMMY! |
| We are thrilled to be able to congratulate
our own Jim Lauderdale on his win at the 50th
Annual Grammy Awards! Jim’s excellent The Bluegrass
Diaries (Yep
Roc) was named Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental)
in Los Angeles on Sunday. |
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| BASIA BULAT’S BEGUILING
DEBUT FINALLY AVAILABLE IN U.S. |
This week sees the US release of Oh,
My Darling, the debut full-length from Canada’s Basia
Bulat. Appearing here on Rough Trade through Beggar’s
Banquet, the oft-complimented album has been outfitted with
bonus tracks for this long-awaited American issue, including
the initial single, “In the Night.” You can see
the Anthony Seck-directed video here:
www.basiabulat.com/video.htm.
Basia also launches her first US headline tour tonight at Schubas
in Chicago. The lightning run will bring her to most major markets
and will wind up with two shows with our own St. Vincent in
New York and Boston at the end of the month. Look also for her
to support a major national tour by another acclaimed Billions
client in April and May. News on that very special bill is coming
very soon.
In the meantime, check out some of the press from the UK and
Canada:
"[T]here's an epic sparkle to the likes
of I Was A Daughter, Bulat's future looks bright indeed."
-Simon Goddard
Q (UK) ****
"...when
the swaying, empty-ballroom drama of Little Waltz and misty,
violin-drenched December follow, you begin to realize how many
moods and genres Bulat has successfully led her band through."
-Jason Keller
NOW
"Oh My
Darling is an enchanting collection of songs featuring Bulat's
breathy vibrato set like a jewel into organic arrangements"
-Andy Gill
The Independent (UK) ****
"The Ontario-based singer's gorgeous debut is an old
fashioned delight, full of waltzing rythms, twinkling piano
and delicate strings, topped off with a voice so warm it barely
needs accompaniment...a low key gem that should not be overlooked."
-David Smyth
London Evening Standard (UK) **** |
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| BILLIONS WELCOMES THE HEAVY |
It is with great pleasure that we welcome
The Heavy and their brand of “dirty,
guitar-soaked, hip-hop soul” to the Billions roster. Hailing
from the poor, insular and dark English countryside surrounding
Bath, UK (a seemingly unlikely place to spawn such a band),
The Heavy are creating matchless grooves dissimilar to everything
else happening right now. Described by Rolling Stone as “...as
funky as Amy Winehouse or Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings but
with just a little more fuzz...” and self-described as
heavy as f*ck, The Heavy are the “baddest”
soul band around.
Their debut full-length, Great Vengeance and Furious Fire, will
be released by Counter Records in conjunction with the newly
launched +1 Records on April 8. The Heavy will embark upon their
first US tour this spring, beginning at SXSW in Austin and continuing
with a tour of major markets (including New York, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Chicago) in May.
Stay tuned to Billions Online for more details and exciting
news about The Heavy. |
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| NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS TO
HEADLINE 2008 PLUG AWARDS |
The PLUG Independent Music Awards will be
headlined by the legendary Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. This
year’s show, taking place at Terminal 5 in New York on
March 6, will see the esteemed band join previously announced
performers St. Vincent and Jose Gonzalez and host Patton Oswalt.
PLUG co-founder Gerry Hart says, "Having Nick Cave and
the Bad Seeds perform at PLUG has been a dream of ours since
Amaechi (Uzoigwe, co-founder) and I started PLUG." Additionally,
seminal U.K.-based rapper and Mercury Prize winner Dizzee Rascal
has also been confirmed to perform.
The PLUG AWARDS were founded to highlight outstanding accomplishments
within the independent music community, and has been exemplified
by (Australian Recording Industry Award Hall of Fame inductee)
Nick Cave’s rich history and influence upon the music
landscape. In addition to performing, Cave will accept the 2008
PLUG Impact Award which honors his influence on the independent
music community through his exceptional work and career. Last
year’s Impact Award was presented to Stephen Malkmus (Pavement,
Silver Jews and his solo career with and without the Jicks).
The appearance by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds coincides with
the release of the band’s fourteenth studio album Dig,
Lazarus, Dig!!!, out April 8 in the US on ANTI- Records.
The set has Cave recording most of the songs on organ as opposed
to his usual piano, Warren Ellis playing guitar, twelve-string
lute and electric mandolin, Mick Harvey on guitar, Thomas Wydler
on drums and percussion, Martyn Casey on bass, Conway Savage
on piano and vocals, Jim Sclavunos on drums, percussion and
vocals and James Johnston on guitar and organ. Dig, Lazarus,
Dig!!! follows Cave’s 2007 debut self-titled album
with his band Grinderman, which has received 2008 PLUG nominations
for Song of the Year ("No Pussy Blues”) and Album
Art/Packaging of the Year. Cave has also received a nod as Male
Artist of the Year. |
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