Tuesday, September 23, 2008

PBS feat. Page McConnell: tour dates, free MP3

Page McConnell

Page McConnell joins George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste Jr., and Brian Stoltz (PBS) for four nights. The PBS album MOODOO drops September 30. It's a live recording from a show in Burlington in November 2007 where Page sat in with PBS.

  • 09/24 Revolution Hall, Troy, NY
  • 09/25 Lupo's, Providence, RI
  • 09/26 BB Kings ,New York, NY
  • 09/27 Higher Ground, Burlington, VT

MP3: Porter Batiste Stoltz featuring Page McConnell - I Get High
(live at Club Metronome, Burlington, VT - 2007/11/02)

» porterbatistestoltz.com
» pagemcconnell.com
» doyoumoodoo.com

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The Bird and The Bee: tour dates, new album January 27, 2009

photo: Autumn de Wilde

Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, the new album by jazz pop duo The Bird and The Bee drops January 27 on Blue Note Records.

Tracks:
  1. Fanfare
  2. My Love
  3. Diamond Dave
  4. What's in the Middle
  5. Ray Gun
  6. Love Letter to Japan
  7. Meteor
  8. Baby
  9. Phil
  10. Polite Dance Song
  11. You're a Cad
  12. Witch
  13. Birthday
  14. Lifespan of a Fly
Live dates:
  • 09/28 Great Scott | Boston, MA
  • 09/29 Iron Horse | Northampton, MA
  • 09/30 Spiegeltent | New York, NY
  • 10/01 World Cafe Live | Philadelphia, PA
  • 10/03 Jammin Java | Vienna, VA
  • 10/04 Rams Head | Annapolis, MA
  • 10/05 Maxwell’s | Hoboken, NJ

» thebirdandthebee.com
» myspace.com/thebirdandthebee

HCTF review of the One Too Many Hearts EP.

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Soft Targets: Heavy Rainbow

Soft Targets
photo: Edward Babcock

The Soft Targets are a trio from Tallahassee, Florida. That's not a city renowned for musical prowess, but changes are that this band has scored a bulls' eye with their sophomore album Heavy Rainbow. Think the Kinks sans the sarcasm, a stripped down version of the Small Faces, fast forward to Blur and Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, and add another off-shore "UK band" carrying American passports. Best described as a sunny side up pop album that feels like a summer breeze.

Soft Targets:
Jesse Corry: vocals, guitars
Nate Sadler: bass, keys, vocals
Steve Gillespie: drums, percussion, vocals

Soft Targets: Heavy Rainbow

Heavy Rainbow is released on Cloud 13 Records.

Tracks:
  1. Something Else
  2. Calm Me Down
  3. Sugar Glass
  4. The World Looks Bigger Now
  5. Surrendering Slow
  6. So Long, Baby Burns
  7. Under Control
  8. Offseason
  9. Skyscraper
  10. Sirens
  11. Heavy Rainbow
  12. Small Straight
  13. Dear Atlanta

MP3: Soft Targets - Under Control
MP3: Soft Targets - Surrendering Slow

» www.softtargetsmusic.com
» www.myspace.com/softtargets

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Jam in the 'Dam: no 2009 edition

Melkweg

The three day Amsterdam Jam in the 'Dam fest will skip 2009 due to serious illness:

If you are not a frequent guest at our message board you may not have heard about situation that the JitD founder, Armand Sadlier, finds himself in. You can click on 'message board' to get more details, but the long and short of it is that Armand is in need of a double-lung transplant.

Even in the wake of going through this process, we were striving to still present the show in 2009. We have sadly come to the conclusion that since this is his baby, and something that requires his personal attention, that it just wasn't feasable to pull off the show for 2009. So, it is with great sadness that we announce there will not be a Jam in the Dam for 2009.

We know that many of our fans will be disappointed, but the best thing is for Armand to focus all of his efforts on recovering, and getting back on the case for 2010.

» jaminthedam.com

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Elika: video for "The Whip"

Watch the video for The Whip, a song by electronic shoegaze duo Elika. The video was made Katie Abel (editor), Eric Sheretz (director of photography/FX supervisor) and Will Joines (director).

» elikamusic.com
» myspace.com/elikamusic

HCTF review of Trying Got Us Nowhere.

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