Lucero’s ‘Women and Work’ Tour + New Studio Album in March
LUCERO CONFIRM MASSIVE 2012 WOMEN & WORK HEADLINING TOUR WITH NEW ALBUM DUE THIS SPRING ON ATO!
GO HERE FOR TICKETS: http://lucero.frontgatetickets.com/
Playing nearly 200 live shows a year, Lucero’s relentless touring schedule has earned them a place at “the forefront of the Memphis rock scene” (NPR). They’re not slowing down in 2012. Lucero has announced the 40+ date Women & Work headlining tour as the group puts the finishing touches on their debut with ATO Records, due out in March. Support acts on the tour include William Elliot Whitmore, J. Roddy Walston & The Business and others, and Lucero will play a special co-headline show with Built To Spill in Houston, TX on March 12. Tickets are available now. http://lucero.frontgatetickets.com/
Frontman Ben Nichols says, “This record is Lucero doing what we do best. It’s one part barrelhouse Rock & Roll and one part lonesome nights. The thing is, we are having more fun than ever playing both on stage and off and I think that shows on this album.”
Watch them perform “Darken My Door” on Last Call with Carson Daly here:
Tour Dates:
2/23 – Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s Pub
2/24 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge*
2/25 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
3/01 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/02 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/03 – Girdwood, AK @ The Sitzmark Bar & Grill / Aleyska
3/09 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall^
3/10 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco^
3/11 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s Uptown^
3/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs #
3/14 – Dallas, TX @ Trees^
3/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
3/20 – Solana Beach, CA @ The Belly Up Tavern
3/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
3/23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
3/25 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
3/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge**
3/29 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater**
3/30 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater**
3/31 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater**
4/01 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
4/03 – Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company^
4/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue^
4/05 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater^
4/06 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall^
4/07 – Chicago, IL @ Metro^
4/09 – Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone^
4/11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s^
4/12 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop^
4/13 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick^
4/14 – Toronto, ONT @ Lee’s Palace^^
4/15 – Montreal, QUE @ Les Foufounes Electriques^^
4/18 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub^^
4/19 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club^^
4/20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall^^
4/21 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Cafe^^
4/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer^^
4/24 – Harrisburg, PA @ Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing
4/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club^^
4/26 – Richmond, VA @ The Hat Factory^^
4/27 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel^^
4/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Heaven Stage^^
* w/ Adam Faucett and The Tall Grass
# w/ Built To Spill and Dinosaur Feathers
^ w/ William Elliot Whitmore
** w/ Larry and His Flask
^^ w/ J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Lucero on the Web:
Lisa Hannigan’s “Passenger” Only $3.99 for A Limited Time
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For a limited time, Lisa Hannigan’s second studio album Passenger is only $3.99 at Amazon.com
“Hannigan’s voice is pure, her phrasing unique — bouncy and seductive, often at the same time, with a voice that taunts me closer to the speakers with its graceful quiver…” NPR
ATO Welcomes Alabama Shakes
We are very excited to announce the signing of the Alabama Shakes.
This young band, from Athens, Alabama, quickly caught our ears with
their thundering bluesy rock songs and fiery live show. Imagine a
throwback to Nina Simone and Led Zeppelin fused with modern acts like
The Black Keys and The White Stripes. We’ll be releasing the Alabama
Shakes’ full-length debut album, in conjunction with our UK friends
Rough Trade Records, in April 2012.
Watch the band’s performance from Stubb’s in Austin as part of the MTV
“O Music Awards”
Get More:
You can catch the Alabama Shakes on tour now in intimate venues across
the country
Right now, the band has a self-released EP available: http://alabamashakes.bandcamp.com/
Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce New Studio Album, ‘Area 52′ out Jan 24th
ATO Records is excited to announce the release of the new studio album by Rodrigo y Gabriela. Entitled Area 52, the record was produced by the legendary Peter Asher and will come out on January 24, 2012. Area 52 contains nine of Rod and Gab’s favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and re-configured for a 13-piece Cuban orchestra comprised of some of Havana’s finest young players, collectively known as C.U.B.A. It’s Rodrigo y Gabriela’s first recorded collaboration with another group of musicians.
“The album is called Area 52 because we felt like Mulder and Scully approaching this — it was just a crazy idea, to see if a big Cuban band could play our music, a step in the dark. We knew it was out there, everyone has heard of Area 51, but we wanted to take it a little further,” Rodrigo says. “We saw it as a trip into the unknown, an experiment,” he continues. “Okay we knew the producer, and had spoken to the arranger on Skype; but we didn’t know the musicians or the studio, or Cuba for that matter.”
Fresh from scoring Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides with Hans Zimmer, Rod and Gab headed for Cuba in the summer of 2010 armed with their guitars, unplayed arrangements and a sense of intrepid trepidation. They had met Asher while working on Pirates of the Caribbean and came up with the idea for Area 52 shortly thereafter. Asher says: “Rodrigo and Gabriela are two of the most extraordinary musicians with whom it has ever been my privilege to work. From Gab’s complex multi-voice one-woman rhythm section to Rod’s searingly creative lead lines, they are forging genuinely new, exciting and viscerally powerful music.”
Rodrigo y Gabriela & C.U.B.A. Tour Dates:
2/19 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Olympia
2/21 – Glasgow, UK @ The Academy
2/22 – Machester, UK @ HMV Ritz
2/24 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
2/26 – Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal
2/27 – Paris, France @ L’Olympia
2/28 – Paris, France @ L’Olympia
3/1 – Lausanne, Switzerland @ Les Docks
3/2 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex 457
4/3 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount
4/4 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
4/5 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater – Oakland
4/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
4/10 – Broomfield, CO @ 1stBank Center
4/12 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
4/13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
4/14 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/16 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Massey Hall
4/20 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
4/21 – Yeadon, PA @ Tower Theatre
4/23 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
4/25 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
4/26 – Charlottesville, VA @ NTELOS Wireless Pavilion
4/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
5/1 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theater
5/4 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
5/5 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
Dawes perform on Baeble Music
Dawes sat down for an acoustic session and interview with Baeble Music. Check it out below!
Watch the full video at Baeblemusic.com
Watch Lisa Hannigan’s “Tiny Desk Concert”
Lisa Hannigan was featured across the U.S. this weekend on NPR.
Check out her ‘Tiny Desk Concert’
And listen to an interview with Lisa as well as a beautiful studio session on ‘Weekend Edition’ here
If you haven’t seen them yet, watch Lisa’s wild, explosive paint music video for ‘Knots’ and stunningly beautiful video for ‘Little Bird’ below…
ATO Welcomes Hey Rosetta!
New York, NY- ATO Records is pleased to announce the signing of Canada’s breakout success story of 2011, Hey Rosetta! ATO Records will release the critically acclaimed, ‘Seeds’, in the U.S. in February, 2012 preceded by an acoustic EP featuring several songs from the record surrounding their North American fall tour.
Hey Rosetta! experienced massive growth North of the border with the release of their album, ‘Seeds’, (Produced by Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle and Sebastian, Wintersleep) ‘Seeds’ employs some of the most poetic and profound lyrical offerings from Tim Baker (vocals/guitar), and grasps the full sonic expression of the band, including cellist Romesh Thavanathan, violinist Kinley Dowling, bassist Josh Ward, drummer Phil Maloney and guitarist Adam Hogan.
In a short amount of time, the band has amassed a loyal and devoted following from their unique brand of alternative/indie/folk/rock music drawing comparisons to early Sufjan Stevens, Mumford and Sons, and Snow Patrol among others, fueled by their passionate and compelling live performances. Earlier this year, Paste Magazine named Hey Rosetta! among the ‘Top 5 Bands to See at SXSW’, and Billboard named them as one of the ‘Top 5 Canadian Bands To Watch’.
As displayed by their tireless work ethic and international touring over the past several years, Hey Rosetta! have proven that they not only deliver on record, but have earned a reputation as one of the most dynamic live bands Canada exports. The band played over 300 shows in support of it’s last album, including tours of North America, Australia, China, Europe, the U.K…an even more impressive fact when taking into consideration origin of the band’s travels from their home in remote Newfoundland.
Hey Rosetta! will embark upon a North American headline tour, including a major market run across Canada including two nights in Toronto at The Phoenix and select stops into a handful of U.S. dates including Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York among other notable cities.
HEY ROSETTA! FALL HEADLINE TOUR DATES
11/8 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo*
11/9 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop*
11/11 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile*
11/12 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom*- SOLD OUT
11/14 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom*
11/15 Edmonton, AB – Myer Horowitz Theatre*
11/17 Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick Centre*
11/18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry*
11/19 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall*
11/20 London, ON – London Music Hall*
11/23 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre*
11/24 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre*- SOLD OUT
11/25 Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre*- SOLD OUT
11/26 Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre*
11/28 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground**
11/30 Boston, MA – Great Scott**
12/1 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory**
12/2 Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Café**
12/3 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s**
*The Jezabels as support
**Ivan and Alyosha as support
Mariachi El Bronx Perform “Revolution Girls” on Conan
Mariachi El Bronx stopped by Conan to perform “Revolution Girls.” Check out the video below.
Watch full size version on Team Coco website
“The punk rock inspired group kicks Stage 15 in the ass!” -Team Coco
Download our New Fall Sampler
If you haven’t heard ATO’s new free Fall sampler, here is your chance to grab it.
Download Here
Featured Track Listing:
1. Lisa Hannigan – Knots
2. Dawes – A Little Bit of Everything
3. Mariachi El Bronx – Revolution Girls
4. My Morning Jacket – Victory Dance
5. Caitlin Rose – Shanghai Cigarettes
6. Umphrey’s McGee – Booth Love
7. Hey Rosetta! – Young Glass
8. The Bees – I Really Need Love
9. Primus – Jilly’s On Smack
10. 311 – Trouble
11. Danny Barnes – Fun
12. Alberta Cross – Wait
13. Bobby Long – Sick Man Blues
Danny Barnes’ “Rocket” out Now
We are excited to announce the release of Danny’s new album, ‘Rocket’ available NOW! The album is available in three configurations (‘Rocket’- Studio/CD, ‘Angel’- Solo Acoustic Banjo w Vocals/CD, and ‘Poison’- Demos/Cassette).
