Ivan & Alyosha Release EP, Tour Dates

Filled with “warm harmonies  and lush melodies,” (Filter Magazine) Ivan & Alyosha have released a brand new EP titled Fathers Be Kind out now on Missing Piece Records. The Seattle quartet will saddle up for an appearance on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert Series” February 7th. From their, they will take their talents on the road featuring stops at SXSW, Mountain Stage, and The Folk Alliance in Memphis, TN. Take a peak at “Living for Someone.”

FEBRUARY
15 – Boise, ID – The Reef
16 – Denver, CO – Rock ‘n’ Soul Café
17 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
18 – Iowa City, IA – Java House
19 – Memphis, TN – The Folk Alliance Festival
20 – Nashville, TN – The Basement
21 – Franklin, TN – Kimbro’s
22 – Knoxville, TN – Longbranch Saloon
24 – Asheville, NC – Lexington Avenue Brewery
25 – Durham, NC – Broad Street Café
26 – Carrboro, NC – Jessee’s Coffee and Bar
27 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center (Mountain Stage w/ Lucinda Williams)
28 – Richmond, VA – The Triple

MARCH
01 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fire
02 – Newark, DE – Mojo Main
04 – New York, NY – The Living Room
06 – Cleveland, OH – Wilbert’s Food and Music
08 – Bloomington, IN – Bear’s Place
11 – Denton, TX – 35 Conferette Festival
12 – Fayetteville, AR – Smoke & Barrel
13 – St. Louis, MO – Lemmon’s
14 – Tulsa, OK – Soundpony
SXSW
22 – Scottsdale, AZ – Rogue Bar
24 – San Diego, CA – Tin Can Ale House
25 – Los Angeles, CA – Origami Vinyl
26 – Ventura, CA – Zoey’s

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. go on tour with Tapes N’ Tapes

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is a Detroit-based band composed of Daniel Zott and John Epstein, which are pictured in an oil painting to the left. This will serve as the album artwork for their debut LP, “It’s a Corporate World”. Here’s what Epstein said about the eclectic album: ‘It’s a Corporate World’ is really about two individuals existing in separate lives, and the ideas that can form or possibilities that can open up when one person starts to rely on another with a genuine sense of trust and mutual respect”. Check out their upcoming tour below.

 

 

 

 

 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. on Tour
Mar 1 – Kenyon College – Gambler, OH
Mar 4 – Jackpot Music Hall – Lawrence, KS *
Mar 5 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO *
Mar 7 – Neurolux – Boise, ID *
Mar 8 – Crocodile Café – Seattle, WA *
Mar 9 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR *
Mar 11 – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA *
Mar 12 – Troubadour – W. Hollywood, CA *
Mar 14 – Cellar Door – Visalia, CA *
Mar 16 – SXSW
Mar 17 – SXSW
Mar 18 – SXSW
Mar 19 – SXSW
Mar 20 – Stickyz – Little Rock, AR
Mar 22 – Mojo’s – Columbia, MO
Mar 23 – The Bilken Club – St. Louis, MO
Mar 25 – Schubas – Chicago, IL

* with Tapes ‘n Tapes

Thao and Mirah Team Up

Thao and Mirah Team for Album

Thao Nguyen (of Thao with the Get Down Stay Down) has joined forces with singer/songwriter Mirah. The two had recently collaborated on a tour, and now they will be releasing a record together.

On April 26, Kill Rock Stars will release Thao & Mirah, an album that the duo recorded in a two-week span. Both musicians work with Air Traffic Control, an organization that teams musicians up with social advocacy. If When the two start touring behind their upcoming album, they will be promoting social causes at the same time!

You can hear Thao & Mirah on April 26. Until then, check out the song “How Dare You” recorded for a Yours Truly session a while ago.

Thao & Mirah “How Dare You” from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Grand Atlantic Plots U.S. Tour

Aussie quartet, Grand Atlantic, has announced a small U.S. tour including a stop at SXSW.  The power pop band is touring in support of their upcoming album.  Dates below:

3/11 Reggie’s Music Joint, Chicago, IL
3/12 The Living Room, New York, NY
3/13 The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
3/15 Dart International Party, Austin, TX
3/17 Paisley Underground Party, Austin, TX
3/20 Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar, Houston, TX
3/22 Comet Tavern, Seattle, WA
3/24 Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
3/25 Trip, Santa Monica, CA

Xiu Xiu & J. Morrison Unveil Art T-Shirt Subscription

Xiu Xiu frontman Jamie Stewart and artist J. Morrison have teamed up for a different type of collaboration. The pair will work together on handmade art shirts featuring influential figures in their lives. The first shirt features Queen’s Freddie Mercury. Every month will bring about a new and unique shirt. The shirts are available for individual purchase ($20 to $25 plus $4.95 shipping in the U.S.) or for a year long subscription ($200 plus $50 shipping in the U.S.) that will feature a 13th shirt not available for individual purchase. For International orders, shipping is $9.95 individually or $100 for the subscription. Order the shirts here and here.

Echo Lake Announce Debut EP ‘Young Silence’ On No Pain In Pop

Starting as a bedroom project between art students Thom Hill and Linda Jarvis, South London’s Echo Lake have barely reached the infancy of their musical careers. While still less than a year old, the band has started to make noise, garnering acclaim from Pitchfork and The Fader as a cross between pre-Sub Pop Beach House and a more raw My Bloody Valentine. Deciding to take some time off from art school, the band recorded their debut EP for label and blog No Pain In Pop, set for release February 14th (in the UK) and February 15th (in the US).

Tracklisting:
1. Sunday Evening
2. In Dreams
3. Everything Is Real
4. Memory Lapses
5. Young Silence
6. Buried At Sea

EchoLake-YoungSilence by nmcollins