World's Fair

The Dandy Warhols’ new album, Earth To The Dandy Warhols, is coming out fewer than two months from now, and to celebrate the band, in collaboration with AOL Spinner, has released another track, “The Legend of the Last of the Outlaw Truckers aka The Ballad of Sheriff Shorty.”

Here’s what Spinner had to say:

“It’s 2008, but it sure sounds like ’90s all over again with records dropping from the Lemonheads, Matthew Sweet and the Dandy Warhols in the coming months. Portland’s psychedelic rock quartet are back in full swing with ‘Earth to Dandy Warhols,’ the bands sixth album. The record will surface on August 19, but you get a taste of the band’s updated and untamed eclectic sound on ‘The Legend of the Last of the Outlaw Truckers aka The Ballad of Sheriff Shorty.’”

You yourself can download this new track right here.

The Dandys, of course, also have a North American fall tour lined up, starting at the home of Prince and ending in their very own hometown.

TOUR DATES
Sep 09 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
Sep 10 - Madison, WI @ Barrymore*
Sep 12 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater*
Sep 13 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus*
Sep 14 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda*
Sep 16 - Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre*
Sep 17 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5*
Sep 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA*
Sep 22 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club*
Sep 23 - Atlanta, GA @ The Center Stage Theater*
Sep 26 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall*
Sep 27 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater*
Sep 28 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up*
Oct 03 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern #
Oct 04 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield %
Oct 05 - Portland, OR @ The Roseland Theater (No Pre-Sale)

More dates TBA

All shows with the Upsidedown
*With Darker My Love
# With A Place to Bury Strangers
% With the Charlatans
^With Monstrous

Artist: The Dandy Warhols
Album: Earth To The Dandy Warhols
Label: Beat The World Records
Street Date: August 19, 2008

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So at this point in time Daptone Records has pretty well established itself as the go-to place for funk and soul in the 21st century. Sharon Jones is practically a household name, and acts like the Budos Band and the Sugarman 3 are getting more and more exposure daily. Being the kind of label they are, though, and not content to rest on their laurels, Daptone is releasing an a cappella gospel album on August 19, called COMO NOW. It was recorded live in a church in Como, Mississippi on July 22, 2006, and it’s as soulful and rootsy and real as any Dap-Kings hook or Sharon Jones chorus.

In order to celebrate, the label is releasing one chapter of their COMO NOW Documentary a week, each featuring a Como artist. They’re on “Chapter II - Como Mamas,” right now, and this Thursday “Chapter III - Mary Moore” will roll out. There are nine in all, so stay tuned for the rest to come.

In other Daptone news, Sugarman 3 are playing tomorrow, Wednesday, June 18 alongside than Rich Medina as part of Stuyvesant Town’s Music on the Oval series (show starts at 6pm).

Album: COMO NOW
Label: Daptone Records
Street Date: August 19, 2008

The Postmarks — “Six Different Ways” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

This month’s blurb is from Tim Yehezkely: “There are probably more than Six Different Ways to feel inside but Robert Smith apparently experienced six. Maybe it has to do with rolling a die. Or maybe his heart had some extra chambers. In any case we’re into The Cure, we like the song and it has six in the title so there you go.”
 
 
 
 
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The Postmarks — “Five Years” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

The Postmarks - “OX4″ [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

The Postmarks - “Three Little Birds” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

The Postmarks - “You Only Live Twice” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

The Postmarks - “One Note Samba” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

More info on the By The Numbers series - click here…

Artist: The Postmarks
Album: The Postmarks [LISTEN]
Label: Unfiltered
Street Date: Feb 6th, 2006
Formats: CD, mp3

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If you’re looking for something fun to do over the weekend in New York, check out the 5th Avenue Street Fair in Park Slope. This is a perfect place to do some daytime outdoor drinking, and make lots of unnecessary purchases! But, most importantly you can catch CHIN CHIN for FREE! They’ll be playing out in front of Southpaw at 4pm. Come through!

… and if you’re looking for some pre-street fair/party warm up tunes, check out the super fun remix that DJ Eli did of Chin Chin’s funk-tastic “Toot D’Amore.”

Chin Chin - “Toot D’Amore” remix by DJ Eli [DOWNLOAD]

Sun, May 18 — Brooklyn @ 5th Ave Street Fair (125 Fifth Ave.) 4pm

West Coast dates!
Wed, May 28 — Seattle @ Nectar
Thu, May 29 – Portland @ Rotture
Fri, May 30 — Vancouver Island @ Waverly Hotel
Wed, June 4 — San Francisco @ Mojito’s
Fri, June 6 — Los Angeles @ The Mint
Sat, June 7 — Orange County @ Continental Room

Artist: Chin Chin
Album:Chin Chin
Label: Definitive Jux
Street Date: April 29th, 2008
Formats: CD, mp3

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Always at the forefront of what’s new and fresh in music, SEEN/ RCRD LBL premiered the title track off Peter von Poehl’s forthcoming debut release…

“Swedish singer-songwriter Peter von Poehl creates illuminated dreamscapes with his music. His forthcoming album (to be released June 10 in North America) Going To Where The Tea Trees Are boasts inspired arrangements using guitar, piano harmonies, sax, and Peter’s unmistakable falsetto that don’t really sound like anything else you’ve heard before.” [read more @ SEEN/ RCRD LBL]

Peter von Poehl - “Going To Where The Tea Trees Are” [DOWNLOAD]

The video for “The Story Of The Impossible” was the top featured video on YouTube earlier this week…

Artist: Peter Von Poehl
Album: Going To Where The Tea Trees Are
Label: Bella Union
Street Date: 6/10
Format: CD, mp3

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The Postmarks — “Five Years” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]
This month’s blurb is from Jonathan Wilkins: “It is not too far fetched to imagine Armageddon in these times… a fiery end that David Bowie captured beautifully in ‘Five Years.’ The song expresses the myriad of emotions a world would feel if they knew they only had five years left to live. It reminds us that we often neglect reflection and insist on burying our heads in the sand for fear that the world will end if we pay attention to it.”

The Postmarks recently finished up a quick stint of shows in their homestate of Florida, all of which continued to show off, as Flavorpill stated, their “haunting, heartsick ballads and rosy pop melodies,” or, as The Miami Herald put nicely, music that’s created “with the hearts of listeners in mind.”

Prefix also put some up some great pics of the April 30th Orlando show, including the one below.

The Palm Beach Post called the band’s “combination of beautiful melody and retro-Euro influences” “a standout” at May 1st’s SunFest, while another Post writer said of them: “I’ve always liked their music, and after seeing them live, I like them even more.”

The Broward-Palm Beach New Times also featured the band as part of a preview of the May 2 show, which was free in celebration of the June UK release of The Postmarks, a lifelong dream of Christopher Moll’s.

Get the rest of “By The Numbers” exclusively at eMusic - for free mp3 download!

The Postmarks - “OX4″ [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

The Postmarks - “Three Little Birds” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

The Postmarks - “You Only Live Twice” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

The Postmarks - “One Note Samba” [FREE DOWNLOAD @ EMUSIC]

More info on the By The Numbers series - click here…

Artist: The Postmarks
Album: The Postmarks [LISTEN]
Label: Unfiltered
Street Date: Feb 6th, 2006
Formats: CD, mp3

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Still basking in the success of his most recent album, Eleventh Hour, Del the Funky Homosapien is setting off a yet another tour, this time hitting much of the festival circuit, with stops at Monolith, Bumbershoot, Austin City Limits and plenty of others.

Del was recently featured in Pitchfork’s guest list column, where he talked about his favorite record stores, Rock of Love, and his own love of Parliament-Funkadelic:

“I was watching a Parliament show. It was in 1972. And of course, that was off the hook… George Clinton was changing costumes throughout the set. He come out as Starchild, Dr. Funklestein…it’s a trip. You know what? I kind of liked Bootsy [Collins]’s show a little better. He got a little more continuity to his stage goings-on. Like it was a little more unified and goofy. Parliament’s all over the place.”

Del’s set may not feature all the over-the-top theatrics of a P-Funk production, but he certainly knows how to put on a fantastic live show. And this summer there are plenty of chances to see that in action.

Can’t wait that long for new Del music? Check out the exclusive C7 remix of “Foot Down” here. [DOWNLOAD]

Del the Funky Homosapien Summer Tour Dates

May 20 - Spokane, WA @ The Boulevard
May 21 - Missoula, MT @ The Other Side
May 22 - Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Cocktail Lounge
May 23 - Palladium @ Salt Lake City, CA
May 24 - Moab, UT @ Desert Rocks Music Fest
June 06 - Lawrence, KS @ Wakarusa Music Fest
Sept 01 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Fest
Sept 04 - Portland, OR @ Musicfest MW at Roseland Theater
Sept 13 - Morrison, CO @ Monolith Fest at Red Rocks
Sept 26 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

Artist: Del The Funky Homosapien
Album:Eleventh Hour
Label: Definitive Jux
Street Date: March 11th, 2008
Formats: CD, vinyl, mp3

Del The Funky Homosapien - “Bubble Pop (Promo)” [DOWNLOAD]

Mr. Dibbs Presents “Del The Funky Megamix” [LISTEN]

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The Dandy Warhols are back and ushering in a rockin’ return to form with Earth To The Dandy Warhols, the band’s debut album as masters of their own destiny. Pulling together the diverse sounds and influences that have always characterized their music, it’s quintessential Dandys, and it’s set to be self-released this summer via the Dandys’ newly minted Beat The World Records.

But you don’t have to wait until then to hear the new tracks! Beginning today, May 5, the new album is featured in over 10,000 AMI Jukeboxes across the nation. May 5th also marks the re-launch of the Dandy Warhols website: visitors will be treated to a free download of the opening track, the party-starting “The World Come On.”

The good folks at Stereogum also premiered the track today, calling it a “bouncy, percussive, smeary group lift-off.” [click here]

And, as if that’s not enough for one day, the Dandy Warhols are putting on an event at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco to celebrate, complete with a Dandys-equipped AMI Jukebox and Cinco de Mayo fare, not excluding free tequila by Hornitos. Zia from the Dandys will be manning the decks, and Peter and Brent will also be on hand.

WHEN: MONDAY, MAY 5, 5pm – 10pm
WHERE: 111 MINNA GALLERY

111 MINNA ST @ 2ND
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
415.974.1719
FREE!

From the Some Girls-era Rolling Stones-meets-Talking Heads “Welcome to the Third World,” to the campy “Mis Amigos,” to the psychedelic rock of “Beast of Saints,” Earth To The Dandy Warhols is pleasure of a ride that gives you the space to fully settle into it while still keeping you on your toes. The band reached out to some of their many friends, too, inviting Dire Strait’s Mark Knopfler and the Heartbreakers’ guitarist Mike Campbell to join in on the rollicking “Love Song.” Earth To The Dandy Warhols is a stunning platform into a new era of the Dandys’ career, and places the band firmly in the ranks of rock’s elite class.

The Dandy Warhols will kick off their 2008 touring extravaganza with a Pacific Northwest run in June, followed by European Festival dates in July, and a fall North American tour.

Earth To The Dandy Warhols Track Listing:

1. The World Come On *free download
2. Mission Control
3. Welcome To The Third World
4. Wasp In the Lotus
5. And Then I Dreamt Of Yes
6. Talk Radio
7. Love Song
8. Now You Love Me
9. Mis Amigos
10. The Legend Of The Last Of The Outlaw Truckers AKA The Ballad Of Sheriff Shorty
11. Beast Of All Saints
12. Valerie Yum
13. Musee D’Nougat

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Eric Pulido, guitarist of Midlake, has launched his very own brand of coffee! Cappulido Coffee was born in the Spring 2008 in the great land of Denton, TX, and features six different blends of fair traded coffee, each selling for around $10 a pop. With the purchase of Cappulido Coffee, you are giving aid directly back to farmers in developing countries, lending them the financial support necessary to continue developing an excellent product and compete in the world market.

Says Pulido, “Coffee has become a huge commodity in our culture today, and supplying it in a fair and quality manner was something I wanted to take part in. With Cappulido I am able to offer a coffee that I personally know supports the farmers that grow it, and provides the consumer with a freshly roasted, excellent bean.”

Cappulido’s distributor visits small estate farmers in several developing countries to achieve a firsthand understanding of the devastating impact of falling coffee prices and the resulting growing plight of farming families in developing countries.

The facts tell us that behind oil, coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world. On average, 108 million people in the US drink coffee daily. In developing countries, coffee farmers live in extreme poverty, bringing in an average of only $500 per year. Because the rules that govern trade favor rich countries, the potential to reduce poverty and support economic growth for poorer countries is being lost. As a result, most of these developing countries are dependent on outside aid for their survival. Cappulido is dedicated to helping farming families find relief and reach their full potential.

So why not support small estate coffee farmers and independent music and get caffeinated with Cappulido? There’s even a nifty monthly subscription option, where you can have a bag of beans drop on your doorstop at the top of every month.

For more info, visit the Cappulido site.

Ladies and Gentleman, get those dancin’ shoes on! Chin Chin’s self-titled debut is about to drop on Def Jux (April 29). The sound is a collision of disco beats, Latin rhythms, soul-jazz grooves and funk. In other words, they’re bringing plenty of new flavor to the Def Jux stable. Speaking of new flavor, Def Jux has also signed the punk outfit Activator, and they have a show tomorrow night, April 24 @ Southpaw in Brooklyn (details below).

Chin Chin’s album release party is on Tuesday, May 6th @ Union Pool in Brooklyn, and in May they’ll head out to the West Coast (details below). Every show the band plays becomes one giant celebration, with up to 10, 12 musicians packed on stage, replete with a horns section. The spry, fuzzed-out jams on their new album well capture this feeling of unbridled revelry. Torbitt Schwartz (drums, vocals), Jeremy Wilms (guitar, vocals), and Wilder Zoby (vocals, keyboard) are the core trio of musicians that make up the Chin Chin. Stirring together elements of funk, jazz, disco, rock and R&B, the band has created an alchemical brew. In the words of El-P, Chin Chin is “… like the worlds greatest wedding band on acid.”

TUE, MAY 6
CHIN CHIN album release party!! @ Union Pool
w/ special guest Bing Ji Ling
484 Union Ave. at Meeker
Brooklyn, NY 11211
http://www.myspace.com/unionpool
doors 8:30pm, set 10pm, door $10

more Chin Chin live dates….

Sun, May 18 — NYC @ 5th Ave Street Fair
Wed, May 28 — Seattle @ Nectar
Fri, May 30 — Vancouver Island
Sat, May 31 — Vancouver Island
Wed, June 4 — San Francisco @ Mojito’s
Fri, June 6 — Orange County @ Continental Room

“Check out the infectious track “Appetite” off their record and fall in love.” @ Analog Giant

“Tighter than your boss with a raise” – Time Out NY

“…Outkast meets the Dap-Kings” -Black Book

“… a party in it’s own right (Chin Chin) is a hairy, funky dance band, that sprawls like a Wookie passed out on your couch. A must see!” - Chicago Reader

“…Prince on speed. The live show is outstanding” - Herald Times

in other Def Jux show news….

Thursday, April 24
ACTIVATOR @ SOUTHPAW
…Brooklyn Tattoo presents: There Goes The Neighborhood!
Welcoming themselves to their new location at 99 Smith street with a
celebration of music and art featuring:
Activator + Pagoda + Grande + DJ Kayo + The World Famous Pontani Sisters
125 Fifth Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
$10
8 pm doors/ 8:30pm show
+ Art curated & sponsered by Urban Folk Art (c)Studios
+ Giveaways from local businesses
+ All proceeds benefitting “Studios In Schools” an afterschool art program
at P.S. 15 in Red Hook.

Artist: Chin Chin
Album:Chin Chin
Label: Definitive Jux
Street Date: April 29th, 2008
Formats: CD, mp3 [PRE-ORDER @ DEFINITIVE JUX]

CHIN CHIN - “APPETITE” [DOWNLOAD]

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