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The Crystal Method Announce 2019 Tour Dates And New Remix Releases
Grammy-nominated electronic music artist The Crystal Method – who is now Scott Kirkland (founding member Ken Jordan went into retirement) – is heading back out on the road in 2019 to support his latest studio album THE TRIP HOME. Starting mid-February through June, Kirkland will embark on a major DJ tour hitting over 30 tertiary markets in North America. TCM has also been confirmed to appear at BottleRock Festival this spring. The full range of dates follow below.
Alongside the launch of this year’s shows, The Crystal Method will make available on whenever you buy and steam music unique remixes of material from THE TRIP HOME. On February 8, the “Ghost In The City” (Otosan Remix) arrives with “There’s A Difference” (Matt Lange Remix) following on February 15.
For THE TRIP HOME, The Crystal Method’s sixth studio album, Kirkland dove deep into its decades-spanning discography. Equal parts throwback and dynamic futurism, the tracks are produced with Glen Nicholls (Future Funk Squad) as well as Matt Lange, Le Castle Vania and Teflon Sega. The album, which debuted at #1 on iTunes Electronic Album chart and #44 on the main album chart, as well as #2 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Album chart, garnered excellent reviews.
THE CRYSTAL METHOD’s ‘The Trip Home Tour’ 2019 dates are below.
Date City Venue
2/15/19 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
2/16/19 Orlando, FL Ace Cafe Orlando
2/28/19 Pittsburgh, PA Foxtail
3/1/19 Springfield, MO The Complex
3/2/19 Harrisburg, PA Club XL Live
3/8/19 Wichita, KS Crown Uptown Theatre
3/9/19 Grand Rapids, MI Founders
3/21/19 Tucson, AZ 191 Toole
3/22/19 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theater
3/23/19 Vail, CO Agave
3/29/19 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
3/30/19 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick
4/4/19 Ft Collins, CO Aggie Theater
4/5/19 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
4/6/19 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
4/13/19 Reno, NV The Bluebird
4/18/19 Omaha, NB The Waiting Room
4/19/19 Calgary, AB Marquee
4/20/19 Victoria, BC Capital Ballroom
4/26/19 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar
4/27/19 St. Charles, MO Ryse
5/3/19 Greenville, SC State Theatre
5/4/19 Asheville, NC Asheville Music Hall
5/17/19 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
5/18/19 Rochester, NY Anthology
5/26/19 Napa, CA BottleRock Music Festival
6/7/19 Tulsa, OK IDL Ballroom
6/8/19 Denver, CO Cervantes
6/14/19 Durham, NC Motorco
6/15/19 Columbus, OH Skully’s
Alessia Cara Announces The Pains of Growing Tour
Juno and Grammy Award winning multi-platinum Canadian singer/songwriter Alessia Cara has announced THE PAINS OF GROWING 2019 Canadian Tour, kicking off in Ottawa, ON on May 11. Tickets for all dates will go on sale Thursday, February 7 at 10am local time.
Alessia emerged onto the music scene in 2015 with her global anthem “Here.” Cara’s first release “Here” grabbed the world’s attention when it garnered over 500,000 streams on Soundcloud in its first week, going on to become Spotify’s Most Viral Song of 2015 selling over 3 million copies. A five-track EP, Four Pink Walls, soon followed before the release of the full-length certified platinumKNOW –IT-ALL. Alessia lent her voice to “How Far I’ll Go,” the official song for Disney’s animated film Moana, penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Her multi-platinum #1 hit single, “Scars to Your Beautiful,” is Cara’s gut-wrenching take on female identity, on body image and on deleterious behaviors in the name of beauty. “Stay” her #1 hit with Zedd has sold over 2 million copies and has been called the “Song of the Summer.” “1-800-273-8255,” her most recent #1 smash with Logic went platinum 5x, contributing to her 6 global smash hits and 8.5 billion streams worldwide. She was one of the most streamed new female artist of 2017.
Most recently she won the MTV EMA for Best World Stage Performance and released her highly anticipated second album THE PAINS OF GROWING.
ALESSIA CARA, THE PAINS OF GROWING TOUR, WITH GUEST RYLAND JAMES
11-May – National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON
12-May – FirstOntario Concert Hall – Hamilton, ON
13-May – Centre in the Square – Kitchener, ON
15-May – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor – Windsor, ON*
16-May – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier – Place Des Arts – Montreal, QC*
17-May – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, ON
19-May – The Community Auditorium – Thunder Bay, ON*
20-May – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
21-May – Conexus Arts Centre – Regina, SK
22-May – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Edmonton, AB
25-May – Grey Eagle Events Centre – Calgary, AB
27-May – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
*Non-Live Nation Productions
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Video: BBC2 interviews Brian Eno for “Riverside” Program in 1983
A two-part interview with Brian Eno from the BBC 2 program “Riverside” in 1983, combined into a single video. The topics include natural versus electronic sounds, synthesizers, ambient music, New York, and video art. As one YouTuber posted, look for Wikipedia being invented at 9:24.
Video: New Order Performs “Ceremony” At Manchester’s Comanche Student Union, 1981
New Order have shared rare archive footage of a performance of their classic single ‘Ceremony’. Filmed at Manchester’s CoManCHE Student Union on February 6, 1981, the clip is taken from their upcoming reissue of their brilliant album ‘Movement‘. The rarely seen footage was previously released on the FACT 56 compilation video.
Pioneer LaserDisc “I Can’t See It” Commercial with Ray Charles, 1984
About a decade after this TV ad aired, Ray Charles also starred in another commercial – for Peugeot, the French automotive manufacturer. First, let’s go back to 1984 when he appeared for Pioneer LaserDisc.
Brian Eno performing his song ‘Seven Deadly Finns’ on a Dutch TV show in 1974
Between his first two solo albums “Here Come The Warm Jets” and “Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)” Brian Eno released Seven Deadly Finns, the lively and compelling single, and it’s a great video to see where he was going before firmly landing on his experimental ambient sound.
Roxy Music performing ‘Ladytron’ live at the Golden Rose Festival, 1973
You can find the original version of Roxy Music’s Ladytron on their eponymous debut album. The song has distinctive instrumentation, including an oboe solo, liberal use of the mellotron’s famous “three violins” tape set, and much processing of the other instruments by Brian Eno via his VCS3 synthesizer and tape echo. The sound in the start of the song was created by Brian Eno, after Bryan Ferry asked him to produce something reminiscent of the Lunar Landing.
The British electronic band Ladytron took their name from this song, by the way.
Five Time Grammy Award-winning Artist Wynonna Signs To Anti- Records
Once heralded by Rolling Stone as “the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline,” Wynonna’s rich and commanding voice is treasured by millions of fans and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, spanning her remarkable 35-year career. Today Wynonna is thrilled to announce that she is taking her artistry in an exciting new direction by signing to the independent label ANTI- Records.
“Now more than ever, I am on a mission to rediscover the reason I got into this business,” Wynonna said, “and Anti- is giving me the musical freedom to do that.”
Inspired by this fresh creative direction, Wynonna recorded an a capella version of the classic Nina Simone song “Feeling Good” in her living room, straight into her iPhone.
Wynonna will be on tour throughout the United States this year with her band The Big Noise. Spring tour dates are listed below.
TOUR DATES
2/15 – Temecula, CA – Pechanga Resort & Casino
2/21 – The Woodlands, TX – Dosey Doe – The Big Barn
2/22 – Lawton, OK – Apache Casino Hotel
2/23 – Waco, TX – Hippodrome Theatre
3/8 – Peshawbestown, MI – Leelanau Sands Casino
3/9 – Kohler, WI – Kohler Memorial Theatre
3/15 – Toppenish, WA – Legends Casino Event Center
3/16 – Salem, OR – The Elsinore Theatre
3/18 – Bend, OR – Tower Theatre
3/20 – Helena, MT – Helena Civic Center
3/22 – Suquamish, WA – Suquamish Clearwater Casino
3/23 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre
3/24 – Boise, ID – Egyptian Theatre
3/26 – Aspen, CO – Wheeler Opera House
4/6 – Clinton, IA – Wild Rose Casino & Resort
4/7 – St. Louis, MO – River City Casino & Hotel
4/25 – Wilkesboro, NC – Merlefest 2019
What makes Ringo a Great Drummer? This.
Ringo Starr is still the most underrated drummer in music. This humble tribute video by Sina illustrate the importance of his unique drum work for The Beatles.