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Vampire Weekend’s North American “Father Of The Bride” Tour Dates Announced

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Feb 1, 2019

Vampire Weekend’s North American “Father Of The Bride” Tour Dates Announced

Vampire Weekend has confirmed the itinerary of its most ambitious North American tour to date, running May 17 through October 8. Produced by Live Nation, the Father of the Bride Tour will feature the band’s biggest headline shows to date, including a September 6 stand at Madison Square Garden, an October 2 stop at the Hollywood Bowl, and festival headlines including Hangout in Gulf Shores, AL and Firefly in Dover, DE.

Tickets for the Vampire Weekend 2019 Tour go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 8th at 12pm local time at LiveNation.com. To ensure tickets get in to the hands of fans and not scalpers or bots, the tour has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Fans can register now through Sunday, February 3rd at 12pm EST HERE for the Verified Fan presale. Registered fans who receive a code will have access to purchase tickets before the general public on Tuesday, February 5th at 10am local time through Thursday, February 7th at 10pm local time.

Every online ticket purchased by U.S. residents will be accompanied by a physical CD copy of the band’s forthcoming album, Father of the Bride.

In other news, congratulations are due to Vampire Weekend and XL Recordings on the band’s eponymous debut album being certified Platinum by the RIAA for U.S. sales in excess of 1,000,000.

Vampire Weekend was released January 29th, 2008 by XL, and debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200 charts. In addition to being newly certified Platinum in the U.S., the album has previously been certified Platinum by the BPI in the UK, and Gold by Music Canada and ARIA in Australia.

The first band to grace the cover of SPIN magazine before an album was even released, Koenig, Baio, Tomson and former member Rostam Batmanglij met in 2005 at Columbia University in New York City. “Even without an album, Vampire Weekend has made one of the year’s most impressive debuts,” said The New York Times of the band’s earliest recordings.

The accolades continued through the album’s release, as Vampire Weekend appeared on 2008 Top 10 lists of Time, NPR, Rolling Stone, New York Magazine, Pitchfork and countless others, as well as winning the NME award for “Best New American Indie/Alternative Band.” The band also made its first of three appearances on Saturday Night Live, as well as debut performances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Since their debut, Vampire Weekend have released two additional albums, both of which debuted at #1 and have been certified Gold in the U.S.: 2010’s GRAMMY-nominated Contra, and 2013’s Modern Vampires of the City, which won that year’s GRAMMY for Best Alternative Album.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND North American Father of the Bride Tour 2019
May 17, 2019 — Gulf Shores, AL — Hangout Music Festival
June 05, 2019 — Toronto, ON — RBC Echo Beach
June 07, 2019 — Indianapolis, IN — Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
June 08, 2019 — Milwaukee, WI — BMO Harris Pavilion
June 09, 2019 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory
June 11, 2019 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee
June 12, 2019 — St. Louis, MO — Fabulous Fox Theatre
June 14, 2019 — Cleveland, OH — Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
June 15, 2019 — Cincinnati, OH — PNC Pavilion
June 16, 2019 — Chicago, IL — Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
June 18, 2019 — Nashville, TN — Ascend Amphitheater
June 21, 2019 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater
June 22, 2019 — Charlotte, NC — Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 23, 2019 — Dover, DE — Firefly Festival
August 16, 2019 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
August 17, 2019 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall
August 18, 2019 — Dallas, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 20, 2019 — Austin, TX — ACL Live
August 21, 2019 — Austin, TX — ACL Live
August 24, 2019 — Miami, FL — James L. Knight Center
August 25, 2019 — St. Augustine, FL — St. Augustine Amphitheatre
August 27, 2019 — Atlanta, GA — Fox Theatre
August 30, 2019 — Norfolk, VA — Ted Constant Convocation Center
September 03, 2019 — Boston, MA — Agganis Arena
September 04, 2019 — Philadelphia, PA — Mann Center for the Performing Arts
September 06, 2019 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
September 08, 2019 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS
September 25, 2019 — Vancouver, BC — Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park
September 27, 2019 — Seattle, WA — WaMu Theater
September 28, 2019 — Portland, OR — McMenamins Edgefield
October 01, 2019 — San Francisco, CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 02, 2019 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl
October 03, 2019 — San Diego, CA — CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
October 06, 2019 — Salt Lake City, UT— The Complex
October 08, 2019 — Denver, CO— Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Is Auctioning Off More Than 100 Guitars For Charity

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Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Is Auctioning Off More Than 100 Guitars For Charity

This June, more than 120 of David’s guitars will be auctioned by Christie’s in New York, in aid of charitable causes. A tour of the collection will launch in London in March. Find out more at http://www.christies.com/davidgilmour.

Don McLean Reflects On 60th Anniversary of Buddy Holly’s Death and “The Day The Music Died”

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Don McLean Reflects On 60th Anniversary of Buddy Holly’s Death and “The Day The Music Died”

On February 3, 1959, a chartered aircraft crashed in Mason City, Iowa just minutes after takeoff claiming the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and the pilot, Roger Peterson. The fateful day was coined “The Day The Music Died” by iconic singer and songwriter Don McLean, in his hit song “American Pie.” As the 60th anniversary of the tragic plane crash approaches, McLean has not forgotten the day that inspired his magnum opus.

“Buddy Holly was only 22 years old when he died on February 3, 1959,” said McLean. “By that time he had recorded something like 60 songs and every one of them was a hit, and most were hit records. Even the Beatles can not compare to the magnitude of this contribution. The music he made, he invented himself, with very little help from others.”

“American Pie” was released in 1971 and spent four weeks at No. 1 in 1972. In 2001, thirty years later, the Recording Industry of America named it the fifth greatest song of the 20th century.

In 2016, McLean re-released “American Pie” in celebration of the 45th anniversary. Music lovers can hear his classic songs on their original vinyl format. The single has been newly remastered from analog tape by Robert Vosgien and the lacquers cut by Ron McMaster, both at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.

One of McLean’s four handwritten copies of the lyrics to “American Pie” was auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on January 26, 2017 with the bidding starting at $100,000. It is the second copy to be offered to the public, with the first being sold in 2015. The Harvard University Library has a copy, and the final copy is said to have been given to a close friend of McLean. The lyrics are on eight pages of McLean’s personal stationery in blue ink, featuring the American Pie album art of the gold thumbs up and his signature.

Don McLean On Tour:
JAN 31 – Seminole Casino Hotel / Immokalee, Fla.
FEB 01 – Sharon Morse Performing Arts Center / The Villages, Fla.
FEB 02 – Oxford Performing Arts Center / Oxford, Ala.
FEB 07 – Rose Theater / Brampton, Ontario
FEB 09 – Infinity Hall / Hartford, Conn.
FEB 15 – Grand Theater / Wausau, Wis.
MAR 22 – Cerritos Center/ Cerritos, Calif.
MAR 23 – Saban Theater / Beverly Hills, Calif.
MAR 25 – GRAMMY Museum / Los Angeles, Calif.
MAR 30 – Harrah’s Lake Tahoe / Stateline, Nev.
APR 05 – The Birchmere / Alexandria, Va.
APR 06 – The Suffolk Theater / Riverhead, N.Y.
MAY 04 – Towne Theater / Oklahoma City, Okla.
MAY 10 – The Greenwich Odeum / East Greenwich, R.I.
MAY 11 – Paramount Hudson Valley Theater / Peekskill, N.Y.

Band Guts A Piano, Puts In Analog Instruments Instead

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Band Guts A Piano, Puts In Analog Instruments Instead

Ukrainian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes found an old, destroyed grand piano, and gutted it, filling its insides with a variety of analog instruments, mechanically connected to its keys. Check out their track Houston for the final result in sound.

Celebrities Freaking Out Over Meeting Other Celebrities

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Celebrities Freaking Out Over Meeting Other Celebrities

Celebs are just like us, getting starstruck by other celebs.

The Crystal Method Announce 2019 Tour Dates And New Remix Releases

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.