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SUFJAN STEVENS' New "All Delighted People" EP Out Digitally

MUSIC NEWS - Sufjan Stevens' new EP All Delighted People is available today exclusively from Asthmatic Kitty Records thru Sufjan's Bancamp site for only $5.00 !  They're also offering a free stream of the EP.

Next week, August 23 the EP will be available for purchase from most digital stores and will appear on CD and vinyl later this year. All Delighted People includes two versions of the title track which debuted on Sufjan's 2009 tour along with six other new songs. The collection is Sufjan's first original song-oriented material since 2006.

The GADDABOUTS (Edie Brickell, Steve Gadd, Andy Fairweather-Low & Pino Pallidino) Update

MUSIC NEWS -  Exciting new group confirmed today, with news that  Edie Brickell has joined up with drummer Steve Gadd, bassist Pino Palidino and Andy Fairweather-Low to launch the aptly named The Gaddabouts. The group's debut will be released January 2011 and is composed of material written by Brickell over the past decade as well as songs written with the band in the studio the very day of recording.  Two songs, MAD DOG and FEELIN' BETTER are streaming now, see below.  The group will make their live concert debut in NYC next spring at Carnegie's Zankel Hall as part of the WFUV concert series in April 2011.

JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys Announce Shows for FIDELITY

MUSIC NEWS - JP, Chrissie, & The Fairground Boys have just confirmed a few live performances supporting Lucinda Williams to celebrate the launch of their new album, Fidelity!, set for release on August 24 via their own La Mina Records, in partnership with Rocket Science Ventures.  These performances will feature the band as an acoustic trio; JP Jones, Chrissie Hynde and Fairground Boys guitarist Patrick Murdoch, and will include an intimate concert at the Grammy Museum on August 23rd. A full-band USA tour is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. (Update- see full band tour news)

DEVO Back on Tour for Summer 2010

MUSIC NEWS- 

With last month's Something For Everybody album out and getting critical and fan acclaim, Devo is back on the road for a North American tour that starts this week, July 23, in Kansas City, MO and currently due to wrap up on September 18 in Phoenix, AZ (full itinerary below), but we expect more dates to be added.

And, if you haven't heard the new record yet, check out two tracks streaming online-

"Fresh" via: quicktime or  windows    and   "What We Do" via: Quicktime or windows.

Music Legend, Dr Robert Moog, to Be Honored at MoogFest 2010

MUSIC NEWS- MNN's excited to bring you confirmation of MoogFest 2010, the first ever music/tech festival to honor the work of Dr Rober Arthur Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.  The event will be produced by the noted gang at AC Entertainment (of Bonnaroo fame) and will run on Halloween weekend, October 29 thru 31 in the doctor's hometown of Asheville, SC (also where his company, Moog Music is headquartered)

The final artist lineup for MoogFest 2010 is still being finalize, but we're told that MGMT, Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack have already signed on, and we hope some classic, prog rockers will make the event.  There will also be panel discussions and product displays.  Knoxville based AC Entertaiment is expecting over 25 acts will perform at several venues in downtown Asheville; the Civic Center Arena, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and the Orange Peel nightclub.

WAVVES Move Up Their KING OF THE BEACH Release !

MUSIC NEWS - King of The Beach, the new album from the WAVVES, originally slated for an August 3 release, will now get an iTunes exclusive digital release on July 1, all other digital outlets will offer it starting on July 13 and it has a physical release date (CD / LP) of August 3.  But don't wait, give a listen now!  The full KING OF THE BEACH album is streaming, here .

In the life of Nathan Williams, the year of 2009 will go down as both a highlight reel and a total shit show. Meteorically, feverishly and somewhat improbably, two albums worth of naïve punk rock that he recorded behind his parents' San Diego home as Wavves became a sensation in the indie music world.  So, of course, passports got filled, capers got pulled off and lots of good things were said about the music in both print and digital world, along with actual human voices. At the same time, fights were fought, situations got hairy and people got indignant and mean. Oh well. That's life.

AGAINST ME! Streams Butch Vig Produced, WHITE CROSSES

MUSIC NEWS- White Crosses, the new album from Florida punk rockers Against Me! , will get its premiere via MySpace this weekend thru an exclusive listening party. The album, which will be released by Sire Records on June 8th, will stream in its entirety beginning Saturday, June 5th through June 7th at myspace.com/againstme.  Be sure to check it out.
 
White Crosses was produced by veteran producer Butch Vig (Green Day, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins), who also produced Against Me!’s 2007 album New Wave.  Against Me!, is Tom Gabel, guitarist James Bowman, bassist Andrew Seward, and new drummer George Rebelo (formerly of Hot Water Music), are currently  on tour (full itinerary below).  The band will also perform the album’s first single, “I Was A Teenage Anarchist,” on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on June 11th. Gabel recently described White Crosses as "a little Bowie, T.Rex, Cock Sparrer, some Clash, some Replacements and some Primal Scream."

AMANDA PALMER Added to OK Go's Webcast Event

MUSIC NEWS - Punk cabaret art/music performer Amanda Palmer will join power-pop band OK Go for a live concert webcast on Monday, May 24.  The show will be broadcast at 6pm PST/ 9 pm EST and is hosted by Ustream and Creative Allies (CreativeAllies.com), a new art and design web community from the Ex’pression College for Digital Arts.

In addition, both performers are running contests with Creative Allies: Palmer‘s contest lets her fans upload original art inspired by what it means for an artist to be unrestricted, independent and free. The contest celebrates Palmer's recent music release, after a public two–year struggle, from her former record label.

DEFTONES Reveal Tour Dates and Live Webcast

MUSIC NEWS - Deftones have advised MNN that they will be part of a historic tour hitting the road this Fall, along with Alice In Chains and Mastodon.  A lot more info to be announced, but we have dates on several shows (below).

Visit blackdiamondskye.comfor regularly for all tour information and more from the band.

DEFTONES Fall 2010 Tour Dates-

September

16 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
17 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center
18 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
20 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun

DEFTONES Show Their "Diamond Eyes"

MUSIC NEWS - Not the word normally used to describe them, but “Pretty” affirms Deftones singer and guitarist Chino Moreno when he discusses their new full-length studio album, Diamond Eyes (out May 4, pre-order here). “We’re not afraid to be pretty.” It’s an adjective most riff-heavy groups might avoid, but then, Deftones have never been your average hard rock band. 

They’ve been able to consistently cross over genres, defied categorization and confused the hell out of your iPod (“Heavy Metal?” “Hard Rock?” “Alternative?”).  And most importantly, Deftones have stuck together throughout their often-turbulent time together, and now, bring us one of the most compelling records of their career.

An 11-track album, Diamond Eyes, works the way good records used to run; each song carries listeners further away from your sh*tty day until finally, you’ve been taken to a place that feels a whole lot better than where you started. “There are so many emotions that music can give you, and if you explore all sides of those, it can be really amazing,” said Moreno. “Like sadness -- it can be really lovely, or beautiful, or wide open, or coarse. We connect with different emotions because we listen to everything out there—that could mean dumb music or something  by Brian Eno. Then when we play, it’s not a real conscious thing, but the emotion builds and it takes us in a lot of different ways. I think that’s what music’s supposed to do.”

JEFF BECK Grammy Museum Performance To Stream Live Online

MUSIC NEWS - To celebrate, and promote of the release of his new album, Emotion And Commotion, guitar legend Jeff Beck will perform live from the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day) at 7:30pm pst.

The event will be webcast live at KLOS.com and the radio broadcast of the event will air on KLOS FM at 10 PMPST. Direct link to webcast page @ 955klos.com

Emotion And Commotion, Jeff Beck's first release in seven years, is available now from Rhino Records.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Issue Free "Astral Planes" Tune for Record Store Day

MUSIC NEWS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will release “Astral Planes,” the fourth track of their 44-song TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE project on Friday, April 16 via the independent Amoeba Records’ website.
The swirling, psychedelicized song will first be available for free download on Amoeba.com and later in the as a for free download via the pumpkins website, along with three previously released tracks: “A Stitch In Time,” “Widow Wake My Mind” and “A Song For A Son.”

“Astral Planes” is the final song to be issued for TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE VOL.1: SONG FOR A SAILOR, the first of the eventual 11 EPs to be sold in record stores. TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE VOL. 1: SONGS FOR A SAILOR is scheduled for official release on May 25th thru Martha’s Music / Rocket Science Ventures. A very limited edition collector’s EP, it will be packaged in a collector’s silk-screened wooden box. Each box will contain a 4-song CD, a vinyl 7” and a hand-carved obelisk.

Listen to JEFF BECK's New "Emotion and Commotion"

MUSIC NEWS - Jeff Beck's new album, Emotion and Commotion, is waiting for you to hear it, right now at NPR.  It's streaming in its entirety (until its April 13th release, on Atco Records).

The legendary guitarist has compiling a collection of songs that suit his adventurous style, covering rock, standards, jazz, soul and other genres, with some tunes cushioned by a symphony orchestra and another featuring the young soul singer Joss Stone.  We're impressed at the first listen and will be going back for more.

And catch Beck on tour this spring, details here.

SLASH Solo Album Streaming Now

MUSIC NEWS - The upcoming solo album release from rock icon SLASH is available to hear now, online. His self-titled record, to be released on April 6, 2010 has numerous top musical guests on board; including Fergie of Black Eyed Peas, Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother and Motorhead's Lemmy.  Kid Rock, Iggy Pop,  Dave Grohl and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Duff McKagan (now signed on to Jane's Addiction) are also featured.

Listen @ Aol.com and order your copy, here .

DEVO Wants to Get "Fresh" With You - Free New Song

MUSIC NEWS - DEVO, certainly one of post-modern rock’s most visionary and influential groups, is back in action and plans to break (somewhat) new ground by giving you a brand-new recording free (for only 24 hours) timed with their live performance at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games

on February 24.

 

The new song, “Fresh” off their upcoming new album, will be available immediately following the band’s Winter Olympic Games performance thru their official web site.   DEVO wants YOU, the fans, to be among the first to hear the song, in order to gather valuable feedback that will be part of their song selection survey. Further details regarding the results of DEVO’s research to be revealed at a later date.