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Alabama Shakes: Release ‘Boys & Girls’ April 9th!

January 17, 2012 0 comments

A HUGE congratulations to Alabama Shakes who are set to release their debut full-length LP,’Boys & Girls’, on April 9th via ATO Records!

On top of that, the band will also make their television debut February 7 on Conan!!! And will also appear on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic on and their World Cafe session will air on NPR on January 26.

PLUS! As reported in our interview with Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard last fall, the band will also be releasing a LIVE 7-inch via Jack White’s Third Man Records in February! We’ll keep you posted on that one! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Track listing and tour dates are below along with the album cover art and an embedded stream of ‘Hold On.’

And check out the LP’s title-track below recorded at WNRN in Charlottesville, Virgina:

Boys & Girls Tracklisting:
Hold On
I Found You
Hang Loose
Rise To The Sun
You Ain’t Alone
Goin’ To The Party
Heartbreaker
Boys & Girls
Be Mine
I Ain’t The Same
On Your Way

Upcoming Tour Dates:

1/19     New Orleans, LA          One Eyed Jacks
1/20     Houston, TX                Continental Club        w/Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man
1/21     Austin, TX                   Continental Club          w/Mudflap    SOLD OUT
1/24     Solana Beach, CA         Belly Up                      w/Terraplane Sun
1/25     West Hollywood, CA   The Troubadour       w/Dry The River    SOLD OUT
1/26     San Francisco, CA        The Independent       w/Dry The River    SOLD OUT
1/28     Portland, OR                Doug Fir Lounge          w/Quiet Life     SOLD OUT
1/29     Vancouver, BC             The Media Club            w/Quiet Life    SOLD OUT
1/31     Seattle, WA                 Crocodile Club      w/Quiet Life
2/2       Salt Lake City, UT       The State Room
2/4       Boulder, CO                 Fox Theater         w/A. Tom Collins
2/22     London, UK                 Boston Arms        SOLD OUT
2/23     London, UK                 Boston Arms        SOLD OUT
2/24     London, UK                 Boston Arms
3/10     Milwaukee, WI             Pabst Theater
3/23     Tuscaloosa, AL            Bama Theater
3/29     Oxford, MS                  Proud Larry’s
3/31     Birmingham, AL          Work Play Theatre

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Nikki Lane: High Class Hillbilly

January 16, 2012 1 Comment

What do you do after you’re finished touring from the release of your debut full-length album?… Open a vintage clothing store in Nashville, of course!.. Nikki Lane has been hard at work putting the finishing touches to her new store High Class Hillbilly, which had its grand opening last Thursday at the 914 Woodland Street location.

Amazing vintage gear that we can’t wait to check out!… This store will definitely be on our things-to-do list for our next Nashville road trip. Check out pictures from the store below and their Etsy store HERE:

914 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
*Across from Edgefield Bar in East Nashville
Store Hours: 12pm-8pm daily

Nikki Lane’s ‘Walk of Shame’ is out now… pick up a copy HERE, stream the full album HERE and check out a few videos from the album below:

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Jonny Corndawg & Dawes: Help Support ‘Dad Country’

January 10, 2012 1 Comment

Jonny Corndawg and Dawes have been at Jackson Browne’s studio in Santa Monica, CA hard at work recording the follow-up to Jonny’s 2011 release ‘Down On The Bikini Line’ and they need your help! The band needs pledges to support the making of the Jonny’s new album ‘Dad Country’ — which is being dubbed by the band as “CornDawes.”

They are already at the half-way mark with funding and the recording process is in the bag, so these are the final stages of the record… Check out the offical Kickstarter video below which featrues tons of behind-the-scenes footage of the making-of ‘Dad Country’ as well as a first listen to some new Corndawg songs featuring Dawes as his backing-band!

Diggin’ what you hear? Well, swing-on-over to Kickstarter and make a donation HERE

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Waters: Spring Tour w/ Delta Spirit

January 10, 2012 1 Comment

Van Pierszalowski and his new band Waters just released dates for their upcoming 2012 Spring tour with Delta Spirit which includes shows in Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham and Asheville! Check out the full dates below and click on the ‘TICKETS’ link that will take you to Delta Spirit’s own ticket presale. Each ticket purchase will include the new Delta Spirit MP3 on January 30th… Also check out Waters on QMtv Sessions via QuitMumbling featuring songs from their debut LP ‘Out in the Light’ which is available now… pick up a copy HERE and stream the sessions below:

March 14-17 SXSW Austin, Tx
March 19 Revolution Music Room Little Rock, Arkansas * TICKETS
March 20 The Old Rock House St. Louis, Missouri* TICKETS
March 21 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, Minnesota* TICKETS
March 22 Turner Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin* TICKETS March 23 Metro Chicago, Illinois* TICKETS
March 24 Radio Radio Indianapolis, Indiana* TICKETS
March 26 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, Ohio* TICKETS
March 27 Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts* TICKETS
March 29 Webster Hall New York, New York* TICKETS
March 30 Union Transfer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* TICKETS
March 31 9:30 Club Washington, DC* TICKETS
April 2 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, Virginia* TICKETS
April 3 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina* TICKETS
April 4 Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall Asheville, North Carolina* TICKETS
April 6 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, Tennessee* TICKETS
April 7 The Masquerade-Hell Stage Atlanta, Georgia* TICKETS
April 9 WorkPlay Theater Birmingham, Alabama* TICKETS
April 10 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, Louisiana* TICKETS
April 12 Fitzgerald’s-Upstairs Houston, Texas* TICKETS
April 13 Emo’s East Austin, Texas* TICKETS TICKETS
April 14 Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas* TICKETS TICKETS
April 30 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah* TICKETS TICKETS
May 1 Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado* TICKETS TICKETS
May 2 The Neurolux Boise, Idaho* TICKETS TICKETS
May 4 Neumo’s Seattle, Washington* TICKETS TICKETS
May 5 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon* TICKETS TICKETS
May 6 Electric Owl Vancouver, BC, Canada* TICKETS TICKETS
May 8 Ace of Spades Sacramento, California* TICKETS TICKETS
May 10 Fillmore San Francisco, California* TICKETS TICKETS
May 11 The Music Box at Fonda Hollywood, California* TICKETS

* w/ Delta Spirit

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Could This Be the End of Harlem? (Part 2)

December 28, 2011 0 comments

In July we wrote a about the possible break-up or hiatus of the Austin trio Harlem — Read the full article HERE — speculations based on rumors and the band being dropped from Matador Records‘ active roster this summer… Now to add to these unverified facts and tweets are 2 new side-projects/bands from some of Harlem’s members:

Curtis O’Mara is still in Austin and is now fronting Grape St., a band who now have a few videos floating around the internet of live shows from this fall. Check’em out below… Not too far off from Harlem at all:

Jose Boyer is now living in Brooklyn, NY and is playing bass for Daytona, who already released an EP last month. Check out the ‘Storm So Long’ EP below and if you’ll be in the NYC area next month, catch them at Glasslands Gallery Thursday January 12th:

At the time of this article, we could not find material on any projects from Michael Coomers… We’ll keep you posted.

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Justin Townes Earle: Announces New Album

December 27, 2011 1 Comment

UPDATE (1/10/2012): Check out the trailer for Justin Townes Earle’s new record, ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now,’ below and download the LP’s title track HERE:

Bloodshot Records announced the release of Justin Townes Earle‘s 4th full-length, ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now,’ which is due out March 27, 2012… The LP was produced by Skylar Wilson in just 4 days at an old Asheville, NC church that was converted into a recording studio. The new record contains no overdubs and was recorded live. Earle says “The new record is completely different than my last one, ‘Harlem River Blues.’ This time I’ve gone in a Memphis-soul direction.” We’re lookin’ forward to it!

See below for the full 10-song track list below in addition to a few of those tracks recorded live during a some random solo performances earlier this year:

‘Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now,’ Track Listing:

01. Am I That Lonely Tonight?
02. Look the Other Way
03. Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now
04. Baby’s Got a Bad Idea
05. Maria
06. Down on the Lower East Side
07. Won’t Be the Last Time
08. Memphis in the Rain
09. Unfortunately, Anna
10. Movin’ On

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Diarrhea Planet: at Collective Warehouse this Saturday!

November 22, 2011 0 comments

On-top of the JJ’s Bohemia 5-year anniversary 2-day extravaganza this Friday & Saturday, Nashville’s Diarrhea Planet will be dropping by Chattanooga’s Collective Warehouse for a post-turkey day treat Saturday November 26!!!… The boys are doing a small southern-run tour that starts here on the 26th and then rolls-out to Athens, Atlanta and Tuscaloosa afterward (see full details below).

Diarrhea Planet’s debut LP, ‘Loose Jewels,’ is out NOW via Infinity Cat Records and word on the street, their debut 7″ ‘ALOHA’ is almost sold out! Pick up your copies at the show or via the links below

Purchase: Diarrhea Planet ‘Loose Jewels’
Purchase: Diarrhea Planet ‘ALOHA’ (via Evil Weevil Records)

If you live near Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, or in between the two and want Diarrhea Planet to do a house show or anything on the 29th, please email them at diarrheaplanet@gmail.com

November 26th – Chattanooha, TN @ Collective Clothing Warehouse
November 27th – Athens, GA @ Farm255 w/ Jeffers Morning
November 28th – Atlanta, GA @ 529 (FREE Monday’s Concert Series)
November 30th – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Egan’s Bar w/ Piss Shivers

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Peach Kelli Pop: Southern December Tour

November 21, 2011 2 Comments

Peach Kelli Pop from Ottawa Canada is coming down South for the first time, touring select dates on both the West Coast and South, which were just announced via the tour trailer below… No Chattanooga dates, but swing by Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham or Memphis, who made the elite list:

If you’re not familiar, Peach Kelli Pop re-pressed her self-titled LP via Infinity Cat Records earlier this year… Copies are still available, but what we’re not sure of is if Infinity Cat still has any of the limited-addition pink vinyl remaining. The first 100 copies were pressed on bright pink!… A key track from that LP is ‘Do The Eggroll,’ check it out below and if you’re diggin’ it, pick up the LP HERE… see full tour dates below:

Download: Peach Kelli Pop ‘Do The Eggroll’

Sat Dec 3 – Portland OR @ Club 21 w/ Mean Jeans, Guantanamo Baywatch, the Cry
Sun Dec 4 – San Francisco CA @ the Knockout w/ Wrong Words & 1tba
Mon Dec 5 – Oakland CA @ 1-2-3-4 Go! w/ Swiftumz & King Lollipop
Tues Dec 6 Fullerton CA @ Burger Records (early show!) w/ Summer Twins
Tues Dec 6 – Pomona CA @ VLHS Warehouse w/ Pangea & Underground Railroad to Candyland, Lovely Bad Things
Wed Dec 7 – San Diego CA @ Til Two Club w/ Summer Twins & Jungle Fever
Thurs Dec 8 – Tucson AZ @ the Red Room w/ Lenguas Largas
Fri Dec 9 – Midland TX @ the Pine Box w/ Queens, Fourarms
Sat Dec 10 – Austin TX @ Beerland w/ Bad Sports, CC Bloom (1rst show – Jill & Beth of Cowabunga Babes) & The Best
Sun Dec 11 – Denton TX @ Mad World Records w/ Bad Sports
Mon Dec 12 – *~*~* day off *~*~*
Tues Dec 13 – New Orleans LA @ Siberia
Wed Dec 14 – Tallahassee FL @ Retrofit Records w/ Wet Nurse & 1tba
Thurs Dec 15 – Orlando FL @ Will’s Pub.. Florida’s Dying XMAS Party!!!!!! w/ King G and his GTones and Love Handles
Fri Dec 16 – Atlanta GA
Sat Dec 17 – Birmingham AL @ God’s Butt w/ the Tuffs
Sun Dec 18 – Memphis TN @ the HiTone w/ Toxie, True Sons of Thunder, Sharp Balloons
Mon Dec 19 – Nashville TN @ tba w/ D. Watusi +1
TuesDec 20 – Lafayette IN @ the Black Sparrow
Wed Dec 21 – Detroit MI @PJs Lager House w/ Gardens & 1tba

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