Category Archives: New Releases

04.28.11
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Announces Tour and Premieres “Sink / Let It Sway” Video


Someone Still Loves You Boris Yelsin kicked off their spring tour on Monday, April 25 in Columbia, MO at Mojo’s and will be wrapping it up May 3 at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn, NY. The tour will be featuring support from Minnesota band Koo Koo Kangaroo. The band also released their “Sink/Let It Sway” video featuring the band in various rubber masks (one Conan O’Brien, one Hilary Clinton). The video shows the band running constantly creating chaos whenever they can and eventually settling down at a raging party where Hilary wales on the drums and Conan does some crazy guitar moves. The song rocks, but the video should not be watched drunk. It will make you nauseous. Just a tip. Anyway, featured below are the tour dates for SSLYBY:

Apr. 25 – Columbia, MO – Mojo’s

Apr. 26 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

Apr.28 – Champaign, IL – Courtyard Cafe

Apr. 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox

Apr.30 – Philadelphia, PA – Blockley Pourhouse

May 01 – Washington DC – Rock and Roll Hotel

May 02 – South Orange, NJ – Seton Hall University

May 03 – Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop

04.28.11
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Matt Pond PA Releases ‘Spring Fools’ EP


Matt Pond PA recently released his Spring Fools EP with tracks such as “Love To Get Used,” “Human Beings,” “Lovers Always Win,” “Spring Fawn,” “Sugar Bush.” Speaking from strictly listening to the lead track “Love To Get Used” this EP will blaring out of headphones in this city everywhere. The track has a catchy, sway your head back and forth kind of beat and the lyrics will stick with you long after the mp3 is over. If you think you recognize that lovely lady voice it is Austin’s very own singer-songwriter Ariel Abshire. She perfectly compliments Pond’s vocals in this track which boasts that physical love may be the only truth in this world. Whether you agree or not, download the EP, give it a listen, and form your own opinion. The EP itself is dedicated to Andrew Kenney of The Wooden Birds, of which Matt Pond PA is now a full fledged member. Their new album “Two Matchsticks” will be dropping in June. Matt Pond PA will be performing a last-minute show on Thursday, April 28 at Watermark 800 Ocean Avenue Asbury Park, NJ. Doors @ 8pm. And it’s 21+.

See Matt Pond on tour with The Wooden Birds this summer:

June 16 Rhythm Room – Phoenix AZ

June 17 The Echo – Los Angeles CA

June 18 Soda Bar – San Diego CA

June 19 The Crepe Place – Santa Cruz CA

June 23 Sunset Tavern – Seattle WA

June 24 Doug Fir Lounge – Portland OR

June 25 Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco CA

July 8 Hideout – Chicago IL

July 9 Founders Brewery, Co. – Grand Rapids MI

July 10 Drake Hotel – Toronto ON

July 11 Casa Del Popolo – Montreal QC

July 12 Great Scott – Allston MA

July 14 Mercury Lounge – New York NY

July 15 The Rock Shop – Brooklyn NY

July 16 DC9 – Washington DC

July 17 THE EARL – Atlanta GA

July 20 The Mohawk – Austin TX

04.27.11
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Art Brut Premieres “Lost Weekend” Video and Announces ‘Brilliant!Tragic!’ Release with U.S. Summer Tour


Art Brut recently released the music video for “Lost Weekend” and let me just say you will lose your mind when you hear it. And not in a good way. Eddie Argos, vocalist, proudly declared that this was the first album he has been the vocalist for and it shows. You don’t know if he’ll whisper the lyrics to you or just flat out say (note say, not sing) them to the melody. The only thing that redeems this song is the guitar solo at the end. Even that is a generic nod to Ian Catskilkin, lead guitarist. In the video while Catskilkin is wailing away, Argos walks off stage to get acquainted with a unicorn, as if the song couldn’t be more ridiculous, the band decided to kick things up a notch. If you decide, however, that this kind of music speaks to you then buy their album, Brilliant Tragic! When it’s released on May 24th. Art Brut will also be touring in the states if you don’t believe they truly sound that bad, see them live to confirm it. Below are the dates for June.
6/15 – Chicago at Double Door
6/16 – Cleveland at Beachland Ballroom
6/17 – Toronto at Mod Club
6/18 – Montreal at Il Motore
6/20 – Boston at Brighton Music Hall
6/22 – DC at Black Cat
6/23 – Brooklyn at Music Hall Williamsburg

04.26.11
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The Cool Kids Drop A Bundle


The Cool Kids recently released their new video “Bundle Up,” featuring a mockumentary-style music video poking fun at the sometimes unoriginal rap industry as well as themselves for trying to be out of the box. It’s a hilarious commentary on this genre, which The Cool Kids are known for. Their beats are reminiscent of late ‘80’s rap with a modern twist. In fact, their very stance can be summed up in the opening lines of their track “A Little Bit Cooler:” “Eating a bowl of them fruity pebbles / How gangsta’ is that? / Not Gangsta’ at all / Oh, you judging me dog? / Please you shop at the mall.” The “Bundle Up” video, spearheaded by Maxim Bohchik and Alex Bergman, features mermaids, lost Rolling Stone wannabes, Polar Bears and a hell of a lot of fake snow. The sense of humor and solid beats will take this up and coming Chicago rap duo far.

04.26.11
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Dawes Announce New Album

Dawes will be releasing their second album, Nothing is Wrong, on June 7th through ATO Records. If you can’t wait that long, you can get a little teaser of  the album with a free download of the song “If I Wanted Someone” available on their website. From there, you’ll be able to follow their weekly countdown to the release, which they are marking by putting out interview, candid, recording, and live performance footage until the big day. Should all this exclusive material tempt you to see them live, Dawes are embarking on a spring and summer tour in May. Check out the dates below!

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

May 05 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds (with Brett Dennen)
May 06 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa (with Brett Dennen)
May 07 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
May 09 – Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater (with Brett Dennen)
May 10 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room (with Brett Dennen)
May 11 – Tampa, FL – State Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
May 12 – St. Augustine, FL – Café Eleven
May 13 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse (with Brett Dennen)
May 14 – Birmingham, AL – Secret Stages Festival
May 14 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
May 15 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
May 17 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
May 18 – Carborro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
May 19 – Athens, GA – Melting Point
May 20 – Chattanooga, TN – Nightfall Series
May 23 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s (with Brett Dennen)
May 24 – Portland, ME – State Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
May 25 – Northampton, MA – The Iron Horse
May 26 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground (with Brett Dennen)
May 27 – Montreal, QC – Le National (with Brett Dennen and Milow)
May 28 – Toronto, ON – Opera House (with Brett Dennen)
May 29 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 01 – Louisville, KY – Headliners (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 02 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 03 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 05 – Hunter Mountain, NY – Mountain Jam (with My Morning Jacket, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Preservation Hall Jazz Band)
Jun 06 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant (with Bright Eyes and M. Ward)
Jun 07 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Ampitheatre (with Bright Eyes)
Jun 08 – Columbus, OH – LC Ampitheatre (with Bright Eyes)
Jun 09 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE (with Bright Eyes)
Jun 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center (with Bright Eyes and M. Ward)
Jun 11 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
Jun 13 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 14 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 16 – Bend, OR – Athletic Club of Bend (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 17 – Chico, CA – El Rey Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 20 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 21 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Silverton Casino (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 24 – Reno, NV – Knitting Factory (with Brett Dennen)
Jun 25 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre (with Brett Dennen)
Jul 02 – Emeryville, CA – High Sierra Music Festival
Jul 07 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival
Jul 08 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival
04.26.11
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The Wooden Birds Announce Tour and Drop New Single

Indie rockers The Wooden Birds have just announced they’re be going on tour in support of their new full length album, Two Matchsticks.  Led by Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set and Broken Social Scene, the band has also announced the release of previously unreleased songs.  You can listen to the title track of the new album right here: http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/04/18/song-the-wooden-birds-two-matchsticks/

Here are the spots you can see them on tour:

6/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room (all ages)
6/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (18+)
6/18 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (21+)
6/19 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place (all ages)
6/23 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern (21+)
6/24 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir  (21+)
6/25 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill  (all ages)
7/8 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout (21+)
7/9 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Brewery (21+)
7/10 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake (all ages)
7/11 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo  (all ages)
7/12 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott (18+)
7/14 – New York, NY @ Mercury (21+, 8pm)
7/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rock Shop (21+)
7/16 – Washington, DC @ DC9 (all ages)
7/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (21+)
7/20 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (all ages)