Hot Club De Paris Set To Release North American Debut On January 18th

Liverpool’s Hot Club De Paris will be making their North American debut this January 18th, with the release of Free The Pterodactyl 3 via Moshi Moshi Records. Self recorded and produced in the trio’s Liverpool rehearsal space, Free The Pterodactyl 3 features tracks taken from their two previous EPs, With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work?, and The Rise and Inevitable Fall of the High School Suicide Cluster Band.

Listen to the anthemic title track “Free The Pterodactyl 3” below:

Hot Sugar Releases New Single, “Don’t Cut Down My Tree”

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Nick Koenig, known better as the beat wizard Hot Sugar, continues to prove why he’s becoming one of the most exciting up-and-coming producers- dropping another new track that shows his eclectic range and style. “Don’t Cut Down My Tree” is both a grimy, in-your-face banger of a track, as well as being a meticulously arranged IDM composition.

Dame Dash’s Creative Control recently caught up with Nick to document his unique process of making beats and capture his charmingly awkward sense of humor.  Click HERE to watch Koenig in action (and note that all the sounds used in this video were recorded live at this session.)

“Don’t Cut Down My Tree” is the fourth taste of Hot Sugar’s forthcoming free digital EP, Muscle Milk, which Koenig will be releasing early next year.  The other tracks, “Color Wars,” “The Seagull,” and “Fuckable” are streaming now on Hot Sugar’s press page.

Lower Dens Releases Single and Adds Tour Dates

Lower Dens has been quite busy these the past few months.  They have a new single called “Batman” and have covered Mayo Thompson’s “Dear Betty Baby.”  Both songs are below:
Batman by brunostroszek
Dear Betty Baby by brunostroszek

The band has also announced a few tour dates with The Walkmen and Wye Oak.

01/12 – Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle $
01/13 – Atlanta GA – Variety Playhouse $
01/14 – Asheville NC – Grey Eagle Tavern $
01/15 – Nashville TN – Exit In $
03/11 – Washington DC – The Black Cat !
03/15 – Norman OK – Opolis !
03/16 – 03/19 Austin TX – SXSW

 ! = w/ Wye Oak
$ = w/ The Walkmen

Bright Eyes Plays “Shell Games,” Listen Here!


With the release of their much anticipated album The People’s Key only one month away, Bright Eyes have decided to make the album’s lead single “Shell Games” available for free download HERE!

The band is also heading out on tour to support The People’s Key, which is available for pre-order HERE. The new disc drops on February 15th so be sure to put in your order. Check out the full list of dates below as well as the tracklisting.

Bright Eyes Tour Dates in Full:
3/2                  Fillmore Miami Beach @ The Jackie Gleason Miami, FL
3/3                  House of Blues                                                         Lake Buena Vista, FL
3/4                  Tabernacle                                                                Atlanta, GA
3/5                  Thomas Wolf Auditorium                                     Asheville, NC
3/6                  The National                                                            Richmond, VA
3/8                 Radio City Music Hall ***                                      New York, NY
3/9                  Radio City Music Hall *** (SOLD OUT!) New York, NY
3/10                House Of Blues                                                        Boston, MA
3/11                State Theatre                                                            Portland, ME
3/13                Sound Academy                                                       Toronto, ON
3/14                Royal Oak                                                                  Royal Oak, MI
3/15                Vic Theatre                                                               Chicago, IL
3/17                Ryman Auditorium                                                Nashville, TN
*** Superchunk and Wild Flag support both Radio City shows
Full track list for The People’s Key:
 1 Firewall                                           6 A Machine Spiritual (In The People’s Key)
2 Shell Games                                    7 Triple Spiral             
3 Jejune Stars                                    8 Beginner’s Mind
4 Approximate Sunlight                    9 Ladder Song           
5 Haile Selassie                                 10 One For You, One For Me

Now, Now Embarking On Tour


Minneapolis based Now, Now are hitting the road in support of their recently released EP, Neighbors. The follow up to their critically acclaimed full-length debut Cars, Neighbors was met with a warm response from critics.

Hellogoodbye, Gold Motel, Jukebox The Ghost, and You Me And Everyone We Know with join the band at varying stages of the tour. Check out a full list of dates down below.

 

Upcoming Tour Dates:

JANUARY
21 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Downtown Brew*
22 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubador*
23 – Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch*
25 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Cambridge Room
26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s*
27 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Studio*
28 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues Parish*
29 – Pensacola, FL – Phineas Phogg*
30 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade*

FEBRUARY
01 – Orlando, FL – The Social*
02 – Gainesville, FL – Common Grounds*
04 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern*
05 – Greensboro, NC – Greene Street*
07 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java*
08 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church*
09 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom*
10 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall*
11 – S. Hackensack, NJ – School of Rock*
12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s*
13 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club*
15 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop #
16 – Pontiac, MI – Eagle Theatre #
17 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge #
18 – Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose #
19 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck #
20 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre #
22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex #
23 – Boise, ID – The Venue #
25 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon #
26 – Portland, OR – Hawhtorne Theatre #
27 – Sacramento, CA – Luigi’s (Headline)
28 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s #

MARCH
01 – Upland, CA – The Wire (Headline)
02 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction # (Sold Out)

 

* w/Hellogoodbye, Gold Motel, You Me And Everyone We know
# w/ Hellogoodbye, Gold Motel, Jukebox The Ghost