Tuesday, January 15, 2008

My Morning Jacket: new album, big time at Radio City Music Hall

My Morning Jacket - Radio City Music Hall 2008

My Morning Jacket joins the big league with their first headlining show at Radio City Music Hall, New York, June 20th.

They will be playing with Yo La Tengo at the Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre on March 10th, and at the Austin Music Hall on March 13th. MMJ singer Jim James will also be performing solo at Austin’s St. David’s Church on March 15th.

And finally: a new studio album should drop in June:

The group is currently wrapping up the recording and mixing of their yet untitled new album, out on ATO Records June 10th. It is being produced by vocalist Jim James and multi-grammy winner Joe Chiccarelli, who has worked with a revered and eclectic bunch that includes The Shins, Brian Wilson and The White Stripes.

MP3: My Morning Jacket - Run Thru (Live)

» mymorningjacket.com

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Zak Bourbon: International Harvester

Zak Bourbon

Zak Bourbon is a Swedish musician who has been teaching guitar, music theory and computer music for many years. His album International Harvester proofs that the adagium "those who can't, teach" does not stand.

Zak Bourbon: International Harvester

He played all the instruments, took ccare of the drum-programming and added his vocals that sound a bit like Lou Reed in a good mood. Kicking the album with the sounds of a summer carnival ("Hail to the Summer)" he serves up ten tracks with a seventies swamp rock feel.

Bourbon is a teacher to can make his students realise that music can be a lot of fun. Listen to "Abracadabra" and picture a rock show at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Buy International Harvester from iTunes or order a good old fashioned CD from CDbaby.

MP3: Zak Bourbon - Abracadabra
MP3: Zak Bourbon - International Harvester Album sampler (snippets of tracks)

» zakbourbon.com
» myspace.com/zakbourbon

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The Willowz: tour dates

The Willowz

California rock band The Willowz take their classic sound to Europe:

  • 01/31 L'Olympic, Nantes, France
  • 02/01 Le Fil, St. Etienne, France
  • 02/02 Le Mistral Palace, Valence, France
  • 02/03 Le Croc More, Perpignan, France
  • 02/04 TBC, Montpellier, France
  • 02/05 Le Kleo, Toulouse, France
  • 02/06 Le Rail Theatre, Lyon, France
  • 02/07 La Cartonnerie, Reims, France
  • 02/08 Le Rail Theatre, Lyon, France
  • 02/09 L'Abordage, Evreux, France
  • 02/10 L'Emporium Galorium, Rouen, France
  • 02/12 L'Ubu, Rennes, France
  • 02/13 La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
  • 02/14 La Lune Des Pirates, Amiens, France
  • 02/15 Woodstock Boogie Bar, Limoges, France
  • 02/16 La Coop De Mai, Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • 02/17 La Nef, Angouleme, France
  • 02/19 Bruxelles Botanique, Bruxelles, Belgium
  • 02/21 In Session Live On Club 3voor12 VPRO Radio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 02/22 TBA, London, UK

MP3: The Willowz - Waiting To Fall
MP3: The Willowz - Big Knob

» thewillowz.com
» myspace.com/thewillowz

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