Alabama Shakes Announce Tour Dates & Give Away Free Song
In support of their debut album Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes will spend the next few months on the road, touring through the mid-west and up the east coast. You can also catch them this summer at Hangout, Sasquatch!, and Bonnaroo music festivals.
Download the new song “Heavy Chevy” from Boys & Girls B-Sides
Alabama Shakes 2012 Tour Dates:
03/09 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
03/10 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
03/13 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits TV (SXSW)
03/14 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s (SXSW)
03/23 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Alabama Theatre
03/29 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
03/30 – Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads
03/31 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre
04/05 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
04/06 – Carrboro, CN @ Cat’s Cradle *
04/07 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live *
04/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live *
04/11 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
04/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
04/14 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
04/15 – Boston, MA @ Paradise *
04/17 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *
05/18-20 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Festival
05/25-27 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
06/07-10 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
* = w/ Lee Baines III & The Glory Fires
SOJA’s “Strength to Survive” Out Now
SOJA’s new studio album Strength to Survive is now available in record stores nationwide! You can also buy it from Amazon, iTunes, or SOJA’s official store
Listen to a stream of the album below!
Watch Primus on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Primus stopped by the tonight show to perform “Lee Van Cleef” from their new album Green Naugahyde and the classic “Jerry was a Racecar Driver”
Primus Spring 2012 Tour Kicks Off in March
Primus is heading out to tour in support of their latest album Green Naugahyde. Each night will be “An Evening with Primus”, featuring two sets every night. Tour dates below…
Tour Dates:
3/23 – Pordenone, Italy @ Palasport
3/24 – Brescia, Italy @ Pala Eib
3/26 – Fribourg, Switzerland @ Fri-Son
3/27 – Paris, France @ Zenith
3/28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
3/29 – Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
3/31 – Lille, France @ L’Aeronef
4/1 – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Klokgebouw
4/2 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique (SOLD OUT)
4/4 – London, England @ Royal Albert Hall
4/5 – London, England @ Royal Albert Hall
*Pre-Sale for North American leg of the tour begins March 7
5/3 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
5/5 – New Orleans, LA @ The Sugar Mill (with The Oddity Faire)
5/6 – Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival
5/19 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
5/20 – Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theatre
5/22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (with Gogol Bordello)
5/23 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion (with Gogol Bordello)
5/25 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival
5/26 – Geneva, MN @ Bella Music Fest
5/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
5/29 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
5/30 – Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
6/1 – Springfield, MO @ Gilloiz Theatre
6/2 – Ozark, AR @ Wakarusa Music Festival
6/3 – Houston, TX @ Free Press Summer Fest
6/5 – Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium
6/6 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Pepsi Ampitheater
6/8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre (with Fishbone)
6/11 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion
6/12 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Ampitheater
6/14 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park
6/15 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
6/16 – Spokane, WA @ Fox Theater
6/16 – Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewing
6/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint (with Fishbone)
6/23 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium (with Fishbone)
Click here to buy your tickets now.
Premiere of Lindsay Fuller “One More Song” Music Video
Lindsay Fuller debuts a new music video on IFC for her song “One More Song” from her album “You, Anniversary”.
Check out the video below…Enjoy!
Alabama Shakes to Release Debut Album ‘Boys & Girls’ on April 10th, Pre-order Now
Boys & Girls, the full-length debut album from Alabama Shakes, will be released in North America on April 10 by ATO Records. Beginning today, fans can stream the album’s first single, “Hold On,” at www.alabamashakes.com.
Boys & Girls is now available for pre-order on iTunes
Boys & Girls
- Hold On
- I Found You
- Hang Loose
- Rise To The Sun
- You Ain’t Alone
- Goin’ To The Party
- Heartbreaker
- Boys & Girls
- Be Mine
- I Ain’t The Same
- On Your Way
Alabama Shakes – comprising vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, drummer Steve Johnson and bassist Zac Cockrell – began playing together when they were in high school. Ben Tanner assists on keyboards. Alabama Shakes will make its television debut on February 7 on “Conan.” The band will also appear on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on Tuesday, January 24, and its “World Cafe” session will air on NPR on January 26.
Jack White’s Third Man Records has selected Alabama Shakes to kick off its series of live 45 releases. The two-song 7” from the band’s fall 2011 session at Third Man in Nashville, is due out in late January.
“a genuine, word-of-mouth, go-see-them-then-tell-10-friends-how-amazing-they-are thing” – NME
Listen to Alabama shakes on World Cafe
Alabama Shakes – Upcoming Tour Dates
1/19 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
1/20 – Houston, TX – Continental Club w/Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man
1/21 – Austin, TX – Continental Club w/Mudflap SOLD OUT
1/24 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up w/Terraplane Sun
1/25 – West Hollywood, CA – The Troubadour w/Dry The River SOLD OUT
1/26 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent w/Dry The River SOLD OUT
1/28 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge w/Quiet Life SOLD OUT
1/29 – Vancouver, BC – The Media Club w/Quiet Life SOLD OUT
1/31 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Club w/Quiet Life
2/2 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
2/4 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater w/A. Tom Collins
2/22 – London, UK – Boston Arms SOLD OUT
2/23 – London, UK – Boston Arms SOLD OUT
2/24 – London, UK – Boston Arms
3/10 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
3/23 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Bama Theater
3/29 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
3/31 – Birmingham, AL – Work Play Theatre
Rodrigo y Gabriela just released their new music video for “11:11” from the album Area 52. Watch the video below with an awesome time lapse portrait of Rodrigo y Gabriela by Barry Jazz Finnegan!
RodGab’s ‘Area 52’ Out Now + Spring Tour Dates
Rodrigo y Gabriela’s new studio album Area 52 is available everywhere now!
iTunes (iTunes LP including 30 minute making of Area 52 documentary, Havana photo gallery, and alternative mix of “Ixtapa”)
Amazon / MP3
Official Store
Area 52 contains nine of Rod and Gab’s favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and recorded in Havana with legendary producer Peter Asher and a 13-piece Cuban orchestra comprised of some of the country’s finest young players. This two disc set includes a 30 minute making of Area 52 documentary.
This spring, Rodrigo y Gabriela will be bringing the band C.U.B.A. on the road in order to showcase the thrilling and dynamic hybrid of metal, latin and jazz featured on the album in a live setting. It will mark the first time in their careers that Rodrigo y Gabriela have toured and performed with a backing band. In addition to the coming tour, Rodrigo y Gabriela were recently confirmed to perform on the upcoming 38th season of the long running tv series Austin City Limits.
Listen to “Juan Loco” from Area 52 on SoundCloud
http://soundcloud.com/ato_records/rodrigo-y-gabriela-juan-loco
North American Tour Video
Area 52 Album Preview
Tour Dates
On Sale Now
APRIL
03 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre
04 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
05 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theatre
07 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium
10 – Broomfield, CO – 1STBANK Center
12 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
13 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
14 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
16 – Toronto, CA – Massey Hall
20 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
21 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
23 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
25 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
26 – Charlottesville, VA – Charlottesville Pavilion
28 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
MAY
01 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore
04 – New Orleans, LA – Jazz Fest
05 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
Listen to ‘Area 52’ Now on NPR’s First Listen
NPR is streaming Rodrigo y Gabriela’s new studio album Area 52 in it’s entirety! Click here to check it out
Area 52 will be released in the US on 1/24/12 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes.
NPR news story
“Raised in Mexico, based in Ireland, and not too far removed from life in metal bands — how could Rodrigo y Gabriela not wind up with a sound that splits the difference between jazzy flamenco and heavy rock? On 2006’s self-titled album and the 2009 breakout 11:11, fleet-fingered Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero craft their wild instrumental genre fusions using only acoustic guitars, but that changes on Area 52, out Jan. 24. Here, the songs remain the same — the album radically rearranges nine pieces from the pair’s past catalog — but the instrumental palette practically explodes.
Recorded mostly in Havana, Area 52 finds Sanchez and Quintero (along with producer Peter Asher and arranger Alex Wilson) reconstructing and building onto their music using the sounds of Cuba — or, more specifically, C.U.B.A., a relentlessly proficient 13-piece Cuban orchestra. Fans of Rodrigo y Gabriela have heard “Hanuman” countless times, but it’s practically unrecognizable at times here. You thought the song was epically propulsive before? Try pairing it with the insistent bashing of drums and a massive electric guitar solo worthy of Carlos Santana.
Bold and brassy, these arrangements will no doubt be jarring to purists — and, yes, the band has been around long enough to attract purists. Rodrigo y Gabriela’s impeccable guitar runs don’t usually compete for attention with horns, pianos, horns, strings, yet more horns and, in an eight-minute take on “Ixtapa,” a sitar courtesy of Anoushka Shankar. But, while it refrains from adding new compositions to the duo’s catalog, Area 52 travels many steps further: It utterly reconstructs the Rodrigo y Gabriela template, and morphs it into something worldlier, bigger, less formulaic and more surprising. It demonstrates decisively that these songs are sturdy and versatile things, suitable for an endless array of shapes and sizes.” – NPR First Listen