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Seattle's Fences @ Bootleg Theater
Weekend Spotlight: New Noise Santa Barbara & Ocean is Theory
As southern California bakes in unseasonably warm weather, it’s just another reason many folks are excited to spend the weekend up in Santa Barbara for the 2010 New Noise Music Conference & Festival… The 2nd annual installment of the event once again has a solid line-up of artists performing and industry pros speaking. Dr. Drew (of Celebrity Rehab/Loveline) kicked things off last night, while industry panels start up today, followed by a string of showcases at local SB venues… Tonight’s highlights include Voxhaul Broadcast, Dead Country, The Silent Comedy and Honeychild at Whiskey Richards, meanwhile The White Buffalo and Meiko perform at SOHO. Saturday night has ASCAP presenting Fitz & the Tantrums, Honey Honey and more at Velvet Jones, while back at SOHO Saint Motel, Imagine Dragons and He’s My Brother She’s My Sister will take the stage. Get the full schedule of showcases here, and you can check out this year’s panels here… Back in Hollywood on Sunday night, catch new Razor & Tie signing Ocean is Theory for a special performance at Cinespace. The Atlanta band has been in the studio recording the full-length follow up to their previous two self-released EP’s which moved over 6000 copies. The four-piece is working with the production team of American Hi-Fi vocalist Stacy Jones (Plain White T’s, The Strays, Ingrid Michaelson) and Bill Lefler (Dashboard Confessional, Gym Class Heroes, Cary Brothers)…
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OFWGKTA @ Low End Theory (The Airliner) Wed. 10/20
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Our post-Coachella-Monday hangover A&R Report?
Sick of Sarah @ The Roxy, Friday 4/23
As quickly as it came, the annual rock n’ roll oasis in the desert known as Coachella is over. So while you tend to that lingering sunburn and exercise the last of those acid-demons, let’s play catch-up on some new signings and stories we’ve been following… Los Angeles indie-label Dangerbird Records, who has been on a recent signing-spree stocking their coffers with a wide spectrum of artists, has put paper to Fitz & the Tantrums and we hear negotiations are in motion. FATT opened for The Specials last week at Club Nokia and will be joining Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings on tour in May… We hear Epic Records is finalizing a deal with Denver’s Joel Jorgenson. The singer is managed by Michael Goldberg and Isaac Hayes for 108 Management (we’ve also confirmed that 108 does not stand for their combined IQs)… Momentum continues to build for Las Vegas-act Imagine Dragons, who played to a sold-out room last Wednesday for the BMI/KROQ-presented show at The Viper Room. Having only played a handful of L.A. dates, it was impressive to see industry take a literal back seat to a sweaty crowd of fans singing along to the band’s late-night set. With a growing regional fan base and an impressive live show, labels seem to be closing in – we hear an East Coast major is looking to shut it down early, while publishers and booking agents have joined the scrimmage too… Radio continues to build for L.A. locals Dead Country with adds at Santa Barbara’s KJEE and KROX in Austin, as well as spikes at Live 105, KNRK in Portland and Denver’s modern rock KTCL; spins are also continuing in their hometown on KROQ. Could there be outside forces at work here? The band just finished a tour with The Bronx and will be supporting Far on a series of upcoming dates. Their self-titled EP is out now… And if you slept on the radio action on South Carolina’s Villanova, it looks like the band is now off the market. We hear an East Coast major is finalizing paperwork to close the act who are getting serious spins on influential modern rock station WARQ… Look for Steve Greenberg’s S-Curve Records to release new albums from Seinking Ships and The Belles on June 8th. Eric Matthews, formerly on Sub Pop, collaborated with Ohio musician Christopher Seink to record the new full-length Museum Quality Capture, while Lawrence, KS combo The Belles will release their sophomore album Times Flies When You’re Losing Your Mind… It certainly does… Finally, catch Minneapolis’ Sick of Sarah tomorrow night in L.A. for the early show at The Roxy. The band, who has been compared to Sleater-Kinney and The Breeders, is building a big following in the mid-west and is one of two artists featured during the month of April in Journeys stores nation-wide…
IN THE MIX: Jay Lewis, Purevolume, Ben Roethlisberger
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Not So Far Away
At Night We Live Preorders On-Sale
Pre-orders are now available for Far’s long-awaited LP titled At Night We Live. Special pre-order packages can be purchased through the band’s web site: www.thebandfar.com. Their first full-length release in 12 years will street on May 25. Pre-order purchases will include an instant track download of “At Night We Live,” which is the title track of the album and is dedicated to friend/Deftones band member Chi Cheng, who was seriously injured in a car accident. Far is slated to tour with the Used at the end of April through early May. The band will also headline a run of West Coast dates at the end of May. We hear RM 64 faves Dead Country and Volapike have been selected for support… Speaking of Dead Country, the band continues to get solid radio action on the West Coast. Has a non-traditional label suitor garnered the attention of the band away from the majors. Hmmm…
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Childre Collide Play Musebox Pre-SXSW Party @ The Roxy
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Radio, Radio and Vampires…
L.A. locals Dead Country added to rotation on KROQ
If you haven’t heard of VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! you might not be the only one, but that’s about to change very soon. Century Media Records was early on signing the L.A.-based undead rockers who have a new video for the song “Immortal Love” currently in heavy rotation on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball. The band was signed by new VP of A&R and Marketing Mike Gitter and is the first signing under the watch of new label prexy Don Robertson. Their EP, Lost In The Shadows, streets on April 13th exclusively at Hot Topic locations nationwide, the band’s debut full-length is expected this summer… In a move to spotlight local talent, KROQ began spinning a new song from unsigned L.A. locals Dead Country. The band’s song “Euro Thrash” has been getting 7 spins a day and getting phones, thus spurring a flurry of label calls to the band. We hear S.F. station Live 105 may start spinning the tune this week. Expect to see label and publisher folks making a trek to Orange County for the band’s residency at La Cave, which is famous for its steak & seafood…mmm yum! Meanwhile, we hear east coast A&R reps are planning flights to Tinseltown to meet the band. Nick Raskulinecz has been tapped to produce the album and the group will be supporting The Bronx on a North American tour later this month [Update: "Euro Thrash" received an official add on KROQ this morning]… Back on the right coast is the Chris Long-managed Villanova, whose new song “Hard To Be Around” recently got added to power rotation on South Carolina’s influential WARQ and reached #1 last week with 42 spins. The band’s new album is slated for an April release. Barrister Tim Mandelbaum is handling legal duties and Atlanta studio whiz Rick Beato produced the new album. Stay tuned…
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