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Watch the new Lies video by Dutch rock band The La La Lies. Directed by Guido Bruin. It's the third single from their Pretty Tales & Promises album.

• 05/19 Radio 3FM, Hilversum, The Netherlands
• 05/31 JC Pardoes, Hoogwoud, The Netherlands
• 06/09 Vondelpark Theater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 06/23 De Hout Rocks, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
• 06/30 Wessummerbreeze, Wessem, The Netherlands
• 09/03 Durango Sessions, Beringen, Belgium
• 09/13 Parkstad Limburg Theater, Heerlen, The Netherlands
• 09/14 Het Bolwerk, Sneek, The Netherlands
• 09/19 Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• 09/20 Gebouw-T, Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands
• 10/18 JC Kompleks, Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands

» thelalalies.com

HCTF review of Pretty Tales & Promises.

Amsterdam garage funkers Staton have released Riot as the next single from thier Mapped: Sins EP. A fan made video captures the mood of the song perfectly: grainy and distorted.

The band is currently working on their debut full-length with Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, R.E.M.) and J.B. Meijers.

• 05/19 Kiteboard Open 2013, Noordwijk
• 06/01 Het Podium Hilversum
• 06/15 De Spieghel Groningen
• 06/28 Cafe Stiels Haarlem
• 07/12 De Nacht van Winschoten, Winschoten
• 08/07-11, Horizontoer, Waddeneilanden
• 11/11 Dwaze Zaken, Amsterdam

» statonmusic.nl

HCTF review of Mapped: Sins.

Guitarist Dweezil Zappa takes his Zappa Plays Zappa project on the road to perform Roxy & Elsewhere in its entirety. The tour ends with 3-night stand The Roxy in Los Angeles, CA.

Fans with deep pockets may consider participating in "a 90 minute personalized guitar instruction session from Dweezil's annual musical bootcamp, Dweezilla, will be offered as a separate ticket in the afternoon before sound check in every city. Players of all skill levels are welcome to attend".

Zappa Plays Zappa:
Dweezil Zappa: guitar
Scheila Gonzalez: saxophone, flute, Keyboards & vocals
Ben Thomas: vocals
Chris Norton: keyboards
Kurt Morgan: bass
Ryan Brown: drums

• 09/03 Providence, RI @ Lupo's
• 09/04 Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
• 09/05 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
• 09/06 Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theater
• 09/07 Urbana, IL @ Krannert PAC/ Ellnora Guitar Festival
• 09/08 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
• 10/08 Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre
• 10/09 Eau Claire, WI @ State Theatre
• 10/10 Chicago, IL @ Copernicus Center
• 10/11 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
• 10/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
• 10/13 Kent, OH @ Kent Stage
• 10/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Keswick Theatre
• 10/17 Buffalo, NY @ Kleinhans Music Hall
• 10/18 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
• 10/19 Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
• 10/20 Ottawa, ON @ Algonquin Commons Theatre
• 10/22 Laval, QC @ Salle Andre' Matie
• 10/23 Sherbrooke, QC @ Theatre Granda
• 10/24 Saint Hyacinthe, QC @ Centre de Arts Juliette/Lassonde
• 10/25 Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC @ Theatre des Deux Rives
• 10/26 L'Assomption, QC @ Theatre Hector Charland
• 10/27 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Theatre
• 10/28 Rimouski, QC @ Salle Desjardins/Telus
• 10/31 New York, NY @ Beacon Theater
• 11/01 Portland, ME @ State Theater
• 11/02 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
• 11/03 Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
• 12/08 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
• 12/09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
• 12/10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy

» zappaplayszappa.com.html

photo: Silvio Tanaka

If I'm going to Hell, I'm going there playing the piano.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Watch the new Mantle Sound Core video for Sexy Baby, a slow sleazy dance tune created by the San Francisco analog synth lovers and Russian singer Anastasia Gera.The single (plus an analog remix) song can downloaded (pay-what-you-want) from Bandcamp.

• 06/02 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
• 06/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Kibbitz Room
• 06/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Killradio.org
• 06/19 Stanford, CA @ KZSU 90.1 FM Radio
• 06/22 Davis, CA @ 3rd Annual Davis Music Festival
• 06/25 San Diego, CA @ Tin Can Alehouse
• 06/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Kibbitz Room
• 06/27 Scottsdale, AZ @Rogue Bar
• 06/29 Tempe, AZ @ Long Wongs
• 06/30 Sierra Vista, AZ@ JRs
• 07/16 New York, NY @ Shrine
• 07/18 New York, NY @ Pianos
• 07/24 Boston, MA @ Church
• 07/25 North Hampton, MA @ The Elevens

» mantlesoundcore.com
» anastasiagera.com

When Durch indie folkies I am Oak released On Claws in 2010 the press outside those hometown Utrecht finally took notice of Thijs Kuijken's project. Basically a one-man band, Kuijken enlisted outside players to get a full sound. The CD has been out-of-print for quite some time and a expanded reissue will be available on June 1st 2013.

Kuijken's songs will comfortable next to the albums of The Low Anthem and Wovenhand. He uses a banjo as his weapon of choice, an instrument with a dry sound that is softened by adding layered vocals, acoustic guitar and a bit of trumpet every now and then. An album that sneaks up on the listener, just like the tiger on the cover. And like that big cat, it should be cherished and handled with care.

On Claws is released through Snowstar Records.

1. We Are Sound
2. On Trees and Birds and Fire
3. Wolves in the Yard
4. Don't I Know Enough
5. Hearth
6. Trumpets
7. On Talons
8. Lo and Behold
9. Under Sun
10. On Oxen
11. Storm
12. Murmur
13. On Crests
14. Clavicles
15. Oakestra (bonustrack)
16. Gold and Porcelain (bonustrack)

• 05/18 Le Mini Who? @ Tivoli, Utrecht
• 06/01 Red Show Session (solo) @ De Refter, Ubbergen
• 06/15 Harlem Shuffle @ Patronaat, Haarlem
• 06/22 Artis, Amsterdam

» iamoak.com

NYC based jazzy pop musician and film maker Jordan Galland will release his new EP Wind-up Rabbit on July 23 througth Slush Puppy Music Guests include Charlotte Kemp Muhl & Sean Lennon. One of the tracks, GO 2, can be streamed thru Soundcloud.

» jordangalland.com

HCTF review of To The Top.

Watch Queens of the Stone Age perform If I Had A Tail on Dutch TV show De Wereld Draait Door - 2013/05/15. It's a track from their forthcoming album ..Like Clockwork.

» qotsa.som

Guitarist Scott Tournet is best known as a prominent member of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. When the mood strikes him, he goes out on his own, His latest solo album Ver La Luz is a collection of subdued songs. Playing all instruments except the drum courtesy of Austin Beede and and backing vocals by Lowell Thompson and Kelly Ravin. He recorded the album in his studio in San Diego, overdubbing the basic tracks he recorded with Beede, with Mike Kamoo acting as engineer.

Most lead guitarist use solo albums as an outlet for shredding and geeking out, but not Tournet. His vocals take center stage, with his slide guitar riding shotgun. Taking cues from Seventies luminaries such as Stealers Wheel and modern day successors such as Tom Petty and Wilco Ver La Luz is a serious album about relationships, with all the highs and lows that come with it. Song titles like Demons and Ex-Lover have written spoiler alert all over it, but Tournet has found new ways or describing old grief.. Go for Stand by You and Song For You and find a self-assured musician doing his own thing. Treasure and The Longing, the songs that were co-written with Grace Potter, are the weak spots. Her vocals on The Longing may give the album some leverage for getting the press to take notice.

Ver La Luz is a self-released album. Buy it from his website. The Longing can be downloaded for free.

1. Lights Go Down
2. Not Too Late
3. Song For You
4. Treasure
5. Ex-Lover
6. The Longing
7. Demons
8. Stand by You
9. Here In The Morning
10. Here All Night
11. Crawl Back

• 05/16 Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
• 05/17 Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
• 05/18 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
• 05/19 8x10 Club, Baltimore, MD

» scotttournetmusic.com

Brooklyn retro pop band Starlight Girls go triphop on their new single 7x3. The single is produced by Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart and will be released as a limited-edition picture 7" disc featuring glow-in-the-dark images of constellations. With 21st century dub technology meeting Sixties pop, the quartet steps out of their comfort zone.

• 05/18 Behemoth Festival 2013 (w/ Love As Laughter, Birthdays, Honduras) Brooklyn, NY
• 07/02 Glasslands Gallery (w/ ZulÃ, The Tony Castles) Brooklyn, NY
• 07/11 Manderley Bar @ McKittrick Hotel, New York, NY

» starlightgirls.net

HCTF review of the Starlight Girls EP.