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Wall Street Journal Premieres “Bob Dylan in the 80s: Vol 1”

March 18, 2014 – 5:26 pm

 Click Here to Listen on Wall Street Journal’s Website

The brainchild of producers Jesse Lauter (Elvis Perkins, The Low Anthem) and Sean O’Brien (Dawes, PAPA), the mission of Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One is to shed new light on a large cache of Bob Dylan songs that have long gone ignored, covering the period starting with 1980’s Saved and ending with 1990’s Under The Red Sky (including unreleased material — the “80s Basement Tapes” — and The Traveling Wilburys). Album contributors include: Built To Spill, Aaron Freeman of Ween & Slash, Glen Hansard, Reggie Watts, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Lucius, Langhorne Slim, Craig Finn Of The Hold Steady, Deer Tick, Dawn Landes, Blitzen Trapper, Carl Broemel Of My Morning Jacket, Elvis Perkins and more.

 

 

TRACKLIST:
Langhorne Slim & The Law – Got My Mind Made Up
Built To Spill – Jokerman
Reggie Watts – Brownsville Girl (Reprise)
Craig Finn – Sweetheart Like You
Ivan & Alyosha – You Changed My Life
Deer Tick – Night After Night
Dawn Landes & Bonnie “Prince” Billie – Dark Eyes
Tea Leaf Green – Waiting To Get Beat
Aaron Freeman & Slash – Wiggle Wiggle
Elvis Perkins – Congratulations
Hannah Cohen – Covenant Woman
Marco Benevento – Every Grain of Sand
Yellowbirds – Series of Dreams
Blitzen Trapper – Unbelievable
Lucius – When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
Glen Hansard – Pressing On
Carl Broemel – Death Is Not The End

 

Music Hall of Williamsburg will be hosting a release show on March 24th to celebrate the release.  Click here for tickets.

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The Belle Brigade’s New Album, ‘Just Because’ Out Now!

March 12, 2014 – 1:10 pm

Belle Brigade’s New Album, Just Because, Out Today!!

Get your copy at iTunes/Amazon/ Official Store

 

“The Belle Brigade’s knockout of a new album…channels the dining guitars and precise vocal harmonies that define so much L.A. pop, from the Eagles to that other rising family band, Haim.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES

“A California dreamin’ band on the brink of making it big” – TIME

“DNA plus inspiration can be a potent combination.” – UNCUT UK

 

The Belle Brigade’s new record Just Because is out now! They are the darlings of LA and about to head on tour with Ray LaMontagne as his backing band and his tour support in May!

 

Founded by siblings Barbara and Ethan Gruska, The Belle Brigade’s music is artfully arranged, with enticing melodies and pop harmonies, fueled by the interplay of driving rhythms between Barbara’s drums and Ethan’s guitar. Both are gifted songwriters- finding inspiration in the works of Peter Gabriel. John Lennon, The Beach Boys, Sly Stone, Harry Nilsson, and countless others.

 

Watch the video for their first single “Ashes!”

 

 

TOUR DATES WITH RAY LAMONTAGNE:

5/27 Portland, ME – Cumberland County Civic Center

5/28 Shelburne, VT – The Green at Shelburne Museum

5/30 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion

6/01 Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center

6/03 Wallingford, CT – Toyota Presents Oakdale

6/04 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

6/06 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

6/07 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center

6/08 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

6/09 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

6/11 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion @ Nautica

6/13 Indianapolis, IN – The Lawn @ White River

6/14 Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion @ Riverbend Music Center

6/15 Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook

6/17 Peoria, IL – Civic Center Theatre

6/18 St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre

6/20 Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheatre

6/24 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Amphitheatre

6/27 Chicago, IL – FirstMerit Bank Pavilion

7/10 Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall

7/11 Orlando, FL – Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

7/12 Miami, FL – Fillmore

7/15 Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre

7/16 Charleston, SC – North Charleston PAC

7/18 Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

7/19 Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall

7/20 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival

7/22 Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium

7/23 Grand Rapids, MI – Meijer Gardens

7/25 Nashville, TN – The Woods at Fontanel

7/26 Raleigh, NC – The Red Hat Amphitheater

7/27 Floyd, VA – FloydFest

7/29 Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre

7/30 Memphis, TN – Orpheum

8/01Austin, TX – Long Center

8/02 Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park

8/03 Houston, TX – Jones Hall

8/05 Santa Fe, NM – The Downs of Santa Fe

8/07 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks

8/08 Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre

8/12 Troutdale, OR – Edgefield

8/13 Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park

 

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Join ATO at South By Southwest

March 9, 2014 – 8:29 pm

Come join ATO at our first ever SXSW day party at the Billy Reid Shindig at Weather Up and download our free SXSW sampler here!

RSVP HERE

 

ATOSXSWINVITE

LINEUP
12:00-12:30 Jonny Fritz
12:50-1:30 majestico
1:50-2:30 Rhett Miller of Old 97’s
2:50-3:30 Jessica Lea Mayfield
3:50-4:30 “Les Claypool”‘s Duo de Twang
4:50-5:30 Benjamin Booker
5:50-6:35 Hurray for the Riff Raff
7:00-7:50 J Roddy Walston and The Business

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ATO Records Spring Sampler is Here!!

March 7, 2014 – 12:34 pm

Spring is FINALLY here and that means a new ATO sampler.  Our Spring sampler features 15 of our favorite tracks from new and upcoming ATO releases.  Enjoy!

 

 

Track Listing
1. Benjamin Booker – Violent Shiver
2. J. Roddy Walston & The Business – Take It As It Comes
3. Hurray for the Riff Raff – I Know It’s Wrong (But That’s Alright)
4. Jessica Lea Mayfield – Oblivious
5. Kaiser Chiefs – Coming Home
6. Rodrigo y Gabriela – The Soundmaker
7. The Belle Brigade – Likely to Use Something
8. Mike Gordon – Yarmouth Road
9. Drive-By Truckers – Pauline Hawkins
10. Majestico – I Just Want To
11. Old 97’s – Longer Than You’ve Been Alive
12. Midlake – The Old And The Young
13. Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang – Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver
14. Old Crow Medicine Show – Marching Through Georgia (from Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War)
15. Built To Spill – Jokerman (from A Tribute to Bob Dylan in the 80s: Vol 1)

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Drive-By Truckers Performed “Shit Shots Count” on Conan

March 7, 2014 – 10:31 am

Last night, Drive-By Truckers played a fiery rendition of English Oceans cut “Shit Shots Counts” on Conan. If you missed it, or if one viewing just wasn’t enough, be sure to check it out below

 

 

In addition, here’s the glowing review on NPR All Things Considered from Robert Christgau calling the ENGLISH OCEANS “a true comeback… this isn’t just a major album by a major band but something new,” and saying of the band, “The Drive-By Truckers could retire tomorrow pretty sure that the South will never spawn a better songwriting band.”

 

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/06/286886174/album-review-english-oceans-by-drive-by-truckers

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ATO Welcomes Benjamin Booker, Watch “Violent Shiver” Album Teaser

March 7, 2014 – 9:41 am

ATO is excited to announce the signing of Benjamin Booker, a young New Orleans based singer-songwriter. Described as “a well-mixed musical cocktail of punk, folk, and New Orleans blues”, Booker cites his influences as The Gun Club, Blind Willie Johnson, and T. Rex. Benjamin’s self-titled debut album, produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray For The Riff Raff) will be released Fall 2014 on ATO (USA) / Rough Trade (Europe)

 

An esteemed colleague had this to say about Benjamin’s music:

“It’s exciting, raw, soulful, and has a brilliant relentless beat, that only those who love rock and roll truly understand.” 

 

here’s a video from forthcoming single “Violent Shiver” (7″ out in May)

 

 

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Old 97’s New Album, ‘Most Messed Up,’ Premiered on “The New Yorker”

March 6, 2014 – 3:34 pm
Catch The New Yorker’s Premiere of The Old 97’s single, Nashville
Pre-Order Most Messed Up iTunes/Amazon

 

Head over to The New Yorker to listen to the premiere of “Nashville”, and read Rhett’s revealing interview!

 

“The new album from the Old 97’s, “Most Messed Up,” is blistered, blasted, and brilliant: song after song about the diminishing returns of the road, the ravages of early middle age, and the equally damaging effects of too much thinking and too much drinking. Rhett Miller’s songs are the bloodiest he’s written in years, largely the result of self-laceration, but they hold out hope for hope. This week, we début “Nashville,” one of the record’s standouts. Miller agreed to answer a few questions about the song and the album.”

 

The Old 97′s emerged from Dallas twenty years ago at the forefront of a musical movement blending rootsy, country-influenced songwriting with punk rock energy. ‘Most Messed Up’ follows their recent two-volume set, ‘The Grand Theatre,’ which found the band as “lifers writing for keeps,” according to Rolling Stone, and their 2013 EP featuring Waylon Jennings, ‘Old 97′s & Waylon Jennings.’
The Old 97’s New album is out everywhere April 29th!

 

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SOJA Announces National Summer Tour With Michael Franti & Spearhead

March 5, 2014 – 10:40 am

This Summer, Michael Franti & Spearhead, will launch the first-ever music & yoga tour, Soulshine, that will bridge daytime and nighttime experiences including music, yoga, sustainable lifestyle and dj’s guaranteeing a full-blown dance party! SOJA, Brett Dennen and Trevor Hall will be joining the North American Tour along with Special Guest Yoga Teachers, such as Canada’s Ryan Leier.

 

 Click Here for Tickets

 

The 30+ city tour kicks off on June 19th in Southern California and will make its way across North America, ending in Nashville, TN at the Woods at Fontanel on August 2nd.With a collective reach of over 90 million impressions, the four bands: Michael Franti & Spearhead, SOJA, Brett Dennen and Trevor Hall, come together for a tour that embraces their passions and love of music, dance, yoga and sustainability. Soulshine will be affordably priced, offering activities to keep people of all ages entertained throughout the day and night.

 

Each afternoon on the Soulshine tour will begin with a mass yoga and acoustic music jam with Michael Franti & Friends, led by some of today’s most inspiring teachers from across North America, including Ryan Leier. The yoga session is designed for people of all experience levels, ages, shapes and sizes and will feature artists participating side by side with fans

 

Later this year, SOJA will be releasing their fifth studio album featuring the single “I Believe” co-written by and featuring Michael Franti.  More info to come soon!

 

SOULSHINE SUMMER TOUR

JUN
Thu 19 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
Fri 20 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
Sat 21 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater
Sun 22 San Diego, CA – Open Air Theatre
Thu 26 Vancouver, BC – PNE Amphitheatre
Fri 27 Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park
Sat 28 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheatre
Sun 29 Portland, OR – Edgefield

 

JUL
Tue 1 Missoula, MT – Big Sky Brewery
Wed 2 Ketchum, ID – Sun Valley Center
Thu 3 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Sat 5 Santa Fe, NM – The Downs at Santa Fe
Sun 6 Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Tue 8 Kansas City, MO – Crossroads
Thu 10 Chicago, IL – First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Sat 12 Des Moines, IA – Simon Estes Amphitheatre

Sun 13 Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn @ White River State Park
Tue 15 Toronto, ON – Echobeach @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Thu 17 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
Fri 18 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
Sat 19 Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavillion
Mon 21 New York, NY – JBL River Stage @ Pier 97
Tue 22 Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage @ The Mann Center For Performing Arts
Fri 25 Wilmington, NC – Battleship Park
Sat 26 Portsmouth, VA – nTelos Pavilion
Sun 27 Charlotte, NC – Uptown Amphitheatre @ The Music Factory

 

AUG
Fri 1 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Music Park
Sat 2 Nashville, TN – The Woods @ Fontanel

*More Dates to be announced soon!
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Drive-By Truckers’ ‘English Oceans’ Out Now!

March 3, 2014 – 2:19 pm

English Oceans, the 12th full length release from Drive-By Truckers, is now available everywhere! The band recorded the album over a 13 day period in August of 2013 with longtime producer David Barbe. The 13 track album features the biggest contribution from guitarist Mike Cooley yet, who wrote 6 tracks on English Oceans, with Patterson Hood contributing the other 7.

 

Purchase English Oceans on iTunes/Amazon/Your Local Indie Retailer

 

 

Though the album just came out, the positive reviews have already begun rolling in. “Alabama’s finest return, recharged, and with a brilliant, balanced blast of rock’n’roll” claims Uncut Magazine, who gave the album a 9/10. Paste called English Oceans “a triumph for the Drive-By Truckers, one that capitalizes on Hood and Cooley’s strengths as songwriters and also gives them something to sing for that means more than all those colorful characters put together.”

“It’s my favorite thing that we’ve ever done,” said Hood in a recent press release. “I’m proud of our catalog – we always try to make as good a record as we can make. Sometimes things just work. This time, we made kind of a magical record.”

 

TOUR DATES:

Mar 14 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz*

Mar 15 – Richmond, VA – The National*

Mar 16 – Wilmington, DE – World Cafe Live @ The Queen*

Mar 18 – New Haven, CT – Toads Place*

Mar 20 – New York, NY – Terminal 5*

Mar 21 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues*

Mar 22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*

Mar 23 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*

Mar 25 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue*

Mar 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall*

Mar 27 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*

Mar 28 – Madison, WI – Barrymore Theater*

Mar 29 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant*

Apr 12 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre#

Apr 22 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theater#

Apr 23 – Seattle, WA – Showbox @ Sodo#

Apr 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland#

Apr 25 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades#

Apr 26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater

Apr 27 – Phoeniz, AZ – Crescent Ballroom

Apr 30 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre

May 01 – Austin, TX – Stubbs

May 02 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre

May 03 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre

 

*with Blitzen Trapper

#with Shovels & Rope

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Drive-By Truckers – Part of Him

February 26, 2014 – 11:00 am
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