Lille To Open Up for Dresden Dolls in Atlanta

Whale Heart Records kicks-off their new Web site by sharing some great news for Lille fans in Atlanta. Eighteen year-old Grace Bellury who goes by “Lille” will take the stage at several upcoming Atlanta shows, including the Dresden Dolls on November 13th, Book Club on the 18th, Aaron Lee’s Ukulele By Bicycle Tour, Little Horn on the 21st and The Earl on January 10th. Hailing from a musical upbringing, Lille’s debut EP Tall Shoulders came out on Whale Heart Records to rave reviews.

Brooklyn based WHR was founded by Daniel Bellury in 2009 to support family and friends making great music. With a focus on indie artists, there’s no shortage of incredible talent available and Bellury and company are eagerly looking forward to all that’s coming from WHR in 2011. For complete info on Lille and all WHR artists, swing on by to their new digs at whaleheartrecords.com

Tour Dates:
11.18.2010 – Atlanta, GA – Highland Inn Ballroom w/ Book Club
11.21.2010 – Atlanta, GA – Picaflor Studios w/ Aaron Lee’s Ukulele By Bicycle Tour, Little Horn
01.10.2011 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl

The Tall Tall Trees Announce November 20th Fundraiser in NYC


The Tall Tall Trees will be celebrating their Kickstarter Fundraiser at The Mercury Lounge on November 20th starting at 8 PM. Harlem folk rocker’s goal is to raise $12,000 to record their sophmore release. The band features Mike Savino on vocals and banjo, Kyle Sanna on guitar, Benjamin Campbell on bass and Mathias Kunzli but this is not your traditional folk group. Through the use of effects pedals on banjo and amplification they have managed to achieve a fresh sound that incorporates a mix of American Folk and rock elements with Brazilian and African music. The Tall Tall Trees musical chemistry and energetic live performances allow them to re-invent their songs on a nightly basis. They have spent years collaborating with such diverse acts as Moby, Yo Yo Ma and Vieux Farka Toure and can be compared to fellow NY acts such as Vampire Weekend and Dirty Projectors. For more information on The Tall Tall Trees visit their MYSPACE.

Tickets to The Mercury Lounge show are $10 and are available HERE

Metric Debuts Official “Black Sheep” Video

Metric promo photo

Canadian indie-rock band Metric has launched their official video for their single “Black Sheep” which appeared in the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as well as on the film’s soundtrack.  The launch of the video coincides with the release of the film on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, November 9th.  

The high energy video was filmed during Comic-Con in San Diego this past July after a surprise screening of the movie.  In the video, Metric frontwoman Emily Haines bounces back and forth between her synthesizer and microphone stand while dazzling the audience with her engaging voice and spirited performance as the rest of the band, James Shaw, Josh Winstead & Joules Scott-Key, rock it out to what is a truly addictive song. 

The music video was available for download at iTunes starting on Tuesday, November 9th but you can view it here right now.  The Scott Pilgrim vs. the World soundtrack is available now.

New Collisions’ Debut Video

Boston’s New Collisions are (finally) releasing their first music video off of their lauded album The Optimist, with the track “Dying Alone.”

The band, which have already toured with Blondie and the B-52’s, filmed the video in a pretty fascinating way.

The group took seven days to film on some of the most popular spots in New York City, which in itself is not too unique. However, the group played their song verrry slooowly, so that when the tape was sped up, it looks like they are playing normally while everyone around them is at warp speed.

Check it.

http://player.vimeo.com/video/16352048

New Collisions – Dying Alone from Light Matter Films on Vimeo.

Levi’s Website Offering Limited-Time Free Download of The Duke Spirit’s New Song “Procession”

Rocker chics are awesome. They last and last and last, getting better and sexier through the ages, becoming increasingly harder to toss out, kind of like your favorite pair of Levis.  Though they’re not new to the fashion world at all, it’s still pretty button-fly-fitting that The Duke Spirit, fronted by the throaty vocal styling’s of Liela Moss, are offering a free download of their track “Procession” on Levi’s Web site. Liela inspired designers Philip Lim and the late Alexander McQueen and now the quintessential denim brand is cozying up to The Duke Spirit with a limited-time offering of this free track.

“Procession” comes off of The Duke Spirit’s, Bruiser, sounding somewhat like Patti Smith meets The Dead Weather-covering-Pavement, in a heady, heavy and addictively comfy perfect track for winter playlisting. Now if The Duke Spirit would only offer a free pair of Levi’s when you buy their new album…

Download “Procession” HERE
Download “Everybody’s Under Your Spell” HERE

The Octopus Project Release ‘Hexadecagon’ as a Double-ish Album

Vinyl’s been back in style for a while and people have already gotten bored with it. Not bored enough to abandon the format again, thankfully, but enough to try to update the technology in a race to follow some analog subset of Moore’s Law. First there was Jack White’s Triple Decker Record, now The Octopus Project, with their preternaturally conceptualized double album, Hexadecagon, have their own innovation to share. Though on two slabs of vinyl, Hexadecagon will only occupy three sides. The fourth side will contain exclusive tracks in an arrangement described as “roulette grooves,” meaning you never know what track will play when you put the needle down.

On top of this, the band is including a DIY Zoetrope you can lay over the record while playing, and each song will produce it’s very own stop-motion animated sequence. Does this album even have to be good for you to enjoy it? Regardless, even if these features are just gimmicks, they’re pretty damn cool gimmicks. If your confounded as to the mechanics of a Zoetrope, The Octopus Project have included a wonderful instructional video so you can make your own.