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Drivin' N' Cryin': Releasing A Series of 4 EPs

Here Comes The Flood — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:39:00 GMT

Atlanta roots rockers Drivin' N' Cryin' will release a series of 4 EPs. Lead singer and guitar player Kevn Kinney:

In an effort to release Drivin' N' Cryin' music while it's still fresh and new to both ourselves and our fans, we have partnered with our good friends at Redeye Distribution to release 4 EPs over a 12 month period beginning June 12, 2012 [on the band's own New! Records label]. This first EP, Songs From The Laundromat, contains 5 songs reflecting the rock side of DNC. EP2, Songs About Cars, Space and The Ramones, will showcase songs from the secret landscape of the American psyche. EP3, Songs From The Garage, will harken back to DNC's punk roots. EP4 - well, you'll have to wait and see.

» drivinncryin.com

John Cale: "Paris 1919" and "Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico" in NYC

Here Comes The Flood — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:52:00 GMT

Paris 1919 in Malmö 2011/21/11 - photo: Olle Enqvist/ROCKFOT0

As part of the Next Wave festival in January 2013: the New York premiere of John Cale's Paris 1919, along with Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico, curated by Cale (January 16-19).

» John Cale tour dates

Keller and The Travelin' McCourys: new album "Pick" 07/03

Here Comes The Flood — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:04:00 GMT

photo: Casey Flanigan

Keller Williams and The Travelin' McCourys join forces on the forthcoming album Pick, to be released on SCI Fidelity Records on July 3^rd. The albums contains bluegraas covers and freshly penned originals. US citizens might get luck and win a trip to Nashville to see the bands' NYE show:

Pre-Orders for the album begin May 18^th at www.kellermccoury.com. Those who pre-order Pick automatically get 2 entries into the PickMe! sweepstakes, where one lucky person and a friend will win a trip to Nashville to hang with Keller, Del and The Travelin’ McCourys at their just-announced 2012 New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Marathon Music Works.

Live dates:

05/26 DelFest - Cumberland, MD
06/01 Mountain Jam - Hunter, NY
06/02 Wakarusa - Ozark, AK
07/01 Electric Forest - Rothbury, MI
07/03 Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua - Washburn, WI
07/06 Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center - Deadwood, SD
08/17 The River Roots Live Music Festival - Davenport, IA
09/14 Jomeokee Arts and Music Festival - Pinnacle, NC
12/31 Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN

» kellermccoury.com

Spectrum Road (Medeski, Blackman-Santana, Reid & Bruce): tour dates

Here Comes The Flood — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:34:00 GMT

Spectrum Road, a quartet featuring John Medeski (organ), Cindy Blackman-Santana (drums & vocals), Vernon Reid (guitar) and Jack Bruce (bass & vocals) will be on the road in North America and Europe throughout June and July.

North American dates:

06/09 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, TN
06/16 San Francisco Jazz Festival, Herbst Theatre SF, CA
06/17 Playboy Festival, Hollywood Bowl, CA
06/19 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
06/21-24 Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA
06/25 Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, Canada
06/27 Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto, Canada
06/28 Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Canada
06/29 B.B. King Blues Club, New York, NY
06/30 Howard Theater, Washington, DC

European dates:

07/06 North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Holland
07/07 Montreaux Jazz Festival, Montreaux, Switzerland
07/08 Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, Italy
07/10-11 Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria
07/13 Carthage Jazz Festival, Carthage, Tunisia
07/21 Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway

» facebook.com/SpectrumRoad

Antony and the Johnsons: new live album "Cut The World" in August

Here Comes The Flood — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:15:00 GMT

Cut The World, a live album by Antony and the Johnsons, is to be released August 7 on Secretly Canadian (August 6 UK). The album was recorded in Denmark on September 2nd and 3rd, 2011 at the DK Concert Hall in Copenhagen with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra.

Tracks:

Cut The World
Future Feminism
Cripple and the Starfish
You Are My Sister
Swanlights
Epilepsy Is Dancing
Another World
Kiss My Name
I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy
The Rapture
The Crying Light
Twilight

Live dates:

05/19 México City, México @ Festival de México
w/ Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México
06/02 Moscow, Russia @ Ahmad Tea Festival
w/ Novaya Opera Orchestra
06/05 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Holland Festival
w/ The Metropole Orchestra
07/03 Paris, France @ Salle Pleyel
w/ L'Orchestre National d'Ile de France
07/06 Lyon, France @ Théâtre antique de Fourvière
w/ Orchestre de L'Opera de Lyon
07/09 Istanbul, Turkey @ Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater
w/ Philharmonia Istanbul
07/11 Gent, Belgium @ Gent Jazz Festival
w/ The Metropole Orchestra
07/13 Ostrawa, Czech Republic @ Colours of Ostrawa Festival
w/ The Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
07/15 Joensuu, Finland @ Ilosaarirock Festival
w/ The Joensuu City Orchestra
07/19 Molde, Norway @ Molde Jazz Festival
w/ The Trondheim Solistene
07/22 San Sebastian, Spain @ Jazzaldia Festival
w/ The Et Incarnatus Orkestra
07/25 Lisbon, Portugal @ Cascais Music Festival
w/ The Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa
07/28 Lucern, Switzerland @ Blue Balls Festival and orchestra
08/03 Stockholm, Sweden @ Stockholm Music and Arts Festival
w/ The Swedish National Radio Orchestra
08/01-12 London, England @ Meltdown (Antony curates Meltdown at The Southbank Centre)

» antonyandthejohnsons.com

Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra: free "Do It With A Rockstar" MP3

Here Comes The Flood — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:17:00 GMT

Amanda Plamer is breaking records with her Kickstarter campaign to fung her new album/art book project: $750,144 so far. She is sharing Do It With A Rockstar as a free download.

The new Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra album, produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse), is being released this September.

» amandapalmer.net

Donna Summer: 1948-2012

Here Comes The Flood — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:42:00 GMT

Donna Summer, queen of disco, is dead at 63 after a battle with cancer. She scored her first hit with The Hostage in 1974, reaching number one in Belgium and number two in the Netherlands.

» donnasummer.com

Phish: Bonnaroo 2009 live videos

Here Comes The Flood — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:58:00 GMT

Watch pro-shot footage from the Phish shows at Bonnaroo in 2009. Hidden Track has posted a breakdown to all the individual tracks:

2009/06/12:

2009/06/14:

The footage will be up on Youtube for one week only.

» phish.com

The Disco Biscuits: "City Bisco" in Philadelphia

Here Comes The Flood — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:21:00 GMT

The Disco Biscuits will host City Bisco, a new two-day event in Philadelphia, on October 5th and 6th:

It is with great excitement that we announce the first ever City Bisco on October 5th and 6th at the Mann in Fairmount Park - Philadelphia, PA! Get ready for two nights of the Disco Biscuits at this incredible and historic venue nestled in the lush surroundings of the biggest metropolitan park in the United States! In addition to the four screaming Biscuits sets, you can expect a healthy dose of the best bands and DJs from around the world. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for the full lineup announcement and ticket info!

See you there

» discobiscuits.com

Iggy and the Stooges: European tour dates

Here Comes The Flood — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:31:00 GMT

Iggy and the Stooges bring their raw power to Europe.

Live dates:

05/19 Territorios Sevilla Festival, Seville, Spain
05/24 Rock Coast Festival, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain
06/30 Volt Festival, Sopron, Hungary
07/02 Rockwave Festival, Athens, Greece
07/06 Parc Del Forum, Barcelona, Spain
07/08 Sofia Rocks 2012 Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
07/13 Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom
07/27 Castello Scaligero Di Villafranca, Verona, Italy
07/29 Greenville Festival, Berlin, Germany
08/02 Arenes d'Avenches, Avenches, Switzerland
08/04 OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland
08/08 Theatre de Plein Air Parc Expo, Colmar, France
08/10 Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
08/12 Brussels Summer Festival, Brussels, Belgium

» iggyandthestoogesmusic.com