June 26, 2007

Ben Kweller Announces Album Tour

Ben Kweller  has confirmed  summer touring plans in support of  his most  recent  release,  the self-titled BEN KWELLER (ATO Records). The tour will kick off in Detroit, MI, on July 20  and come to a close in Charlottesville, VA,  on  August  26.  A highlight  of the tour will be the three dates in Brooklyn. For those shows,  Kweller will play each  one  of his  records  in their  entirety  in  order:  SHA SHA (7/30), ON MY WAY (7/31) and BEN KWELLER  (8/1).  Kweller  will  also be playing the Austin City Limits Festival in September.

BEN KWELLER was produced by  Gil Norton (Feeder, Pixies),  and  all  the instruments were played by Kweller. It reveals an ever-evolving  and  melodic  sound that has been praised by Filter as  "effortless  pop."  Kweller's  direct and nostalgic lyrics have been  named  his  "most  personal"  by Alternative
Press.

Ben Kweller tour dates:

7/20 Detroit, MI- State Theatre
7/21 Indianapolis, IN- White River State Park Amphitheatre
7/22 Apple Valley, MN- Music in the Zoo
7/23 Apple Valley, MN- Music in the Zoo
7/25 Chicago, IL- Schubas
7/27 Philadelphia, PA- Festival Pier @ Penn's Landing
7/28 Northampton, MA- Pines Theatre
7/29 Sayreville, NJ- Starland Ballroom
7/30 Brooklyn, NY- Southpaw (Sha Sha)
7/31 Brooklyn, NY- Southpaw (On My Way)
8/1 Brooklyn, NY- Southpaw (Ben Kweller)
8/7 Atlanta, GA- Variety Playhouse
8/8 Orlando, FL- The Social
8/9 Jacksonville, FL- Jack Rabbits
8/10 Ybor City, FL- Crowbar
8/11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Culture Room
8/13 Birmingham, AL- WorkPlay Theatre
8/15 New Orleans, LA - The Parish
8/17 Houston, TX- Walter's on Washington
8/18 Denton, TX- Hailey's
8/20 Oklahoma City, OK- Bricktown Ballroom
8/21 Tulsa, OK- Bob's at Cain's Ballroom
8/22 Little Rock, AR- Juanita's
8/23 Memphis, TN- Newby's
8/24 Nashville, TN- Exit/In
8/25 Asheville, NC- Grey Eagle
8/26 Charlottesville, VA- Starr Hill Music Hall
9/15 Austin, TX- Austin City Limits

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June 14, 2007

Robbers On High Street NYC Show Anounced/ New Album

‘Tis the season for New York City trio Robbers On High Street with their new album, Grand Animals, all set for a July 24th release and upcoming tour dates with The Redwalls.

Their wry storytelling style comes fully to the fore on Grand Animals, with enough eccentric oddball characters, tall tales, and music hall melodies to fill a Brooklyn bar.

Check out Crown Victoria from the new record.

Tour Dates

June

23 Chicago, IL - Belmont Music and Arts Street Festival

26 Nashville, TN - Exit/ In

27 Newport, KY - Southgate House *

28 Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick *

29 Akron, OH - Lime Spider *

30 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw *

July

1 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *

2 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda¹s *

3 Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear¹s *

5 Arlington, VA - Iota Club and Café *

6 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *

7 Columbus, OH - The Basement *

10 Chicago, IL - Schubas

11 Dekalb, IL - Otto¹s

12 Milwaukee, WI - Mirimar *

13 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *

14 Madison, WI - High Noon *

* with The Redwalls

Tags:   New Music, NYC Bands, Redwalls, Robbers On High Street, Southpaw

June 12, 2007

Beastie Boys: New York shows announced!

BEASTIE BOYS U.S. DATES ANNOUNCED The Mix-Up Instrumental Album Out June 26 "The Boys owned this festival. Between the instrumental performance, headlining the main stage on Sunday...the best of the fest."-PITCHFORK review of Beastie Boys at Sasquatch Following the triumphant unveiling of Beastie Boys' Gala Event doubleheader live experience at the 2007 Sasquatch festival, a first set of U.S. dates has been announced: 8/1  Philadelphia - Festival Pier 8/6  Boston - Bank of America Pavilion 8/8  New York - Summerstage 8/9  Brooklyn - McCarren Pool 8/16 Denver - Red Rocks 8/23 Santa Barbara - County Bowl 8/25 Berkeley - Greek Theater The above dates will feature Beastie Boys in all their traditional hip hop glory. Additional, more intimate dates showcasing the band configuration featured on The Mix-Up (due out June 26 on Capitol) will be announced shortly. ">Pre-sales for the above dates begin Thursday June 14th, with on-sales following Friday June 15th and Saturday June 16th.  For more details, visit www.beastieboys.com.

Tags:   Beastie Boys