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Tamar Haviv set to release debut album “You and Me Without Pajamas” in July

June 13, 2014

  Singer-songwriter, Tamar Haviv has officially announced the release of her debut album You and Me Without Pajamas, set to drop on July 29th! With a refreshing range of heartfelt ballads, fun pop tunes and tales of love and longing, the album features various notable musicians such as Jerry Marotta (Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls), Sara Lee (The B-52’s, Ani DiFranco) and Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Mandy Moore). While crafting You and Me Without Pajamas, Tamar gave herself permission to write simple and, at times quirky, songs. “I let myself express my purist desires. For example simply saying ‘I like you,’ unpacking that thought from all the potential luscious poetry around it, it’s keeping it in its rawist form. It was hard for me to let myself do this, I was pretty judgemental about some of these songs because the writing can seem quite dumbed down – but there’s also something so unabashedly freeing and exciting about keeping things so simple and direct, quite new for me as a super over-analytical & wordy gemini,” she says. Tamar has been writing songs [Read More]

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Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators release new song World On Fire

June 13, 2014

SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have had amazing success with their last album and it is on my daily playlist. One of my favorite albums. Well, they are set to release their second album, “World On Fire” on September 16th on their own label Dik Hayd International and distributed through Caroline. The title track has just been released, available on iTunes and you can check it out here:     Check out the song titles to be featured on the new album: “World on Fire” “Shadow Life” “Automatic Overdrive” “Wicked Stone” “30 Years to Life” “Bent to Fly” “Stone Blind” “Too Far Gone” “Beneath the Savage Sun” “Withered Delilah” “Battleground” “Dirty Girl” “Iris of the Storm” “Avalon” “The Dissident” “Safari Inn” “The Unholy” SLASH and MYLES KENNEDY talk about the album and the forthcoming tour dates in this Q&A: WORLD ON FIRE marks your second album with your band MYLES KENNEDY (vocals), BRENT FITZ (drums) and TODD KERNS (bass). How do you feel the dynamic between the four of you has evolved? SLASH:  We had a natural chemistry [Read More]

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Bands

NEW POLITICS sign to Pete Wentz’s label – DCD2 Records

June 12, 2014

  Just announced….. Our friends in one of our favorite bands, New Politics have signed to Pete Wentz’s record label – DCD2 Records. Here is the announcement: Today is a big day for us! We’ve signed with our friend and mentor Pete Wentz’s label –DCD2 Records. Pete has been great to us the past few years taking us on tour and giving us advice on how to be awesome, and it only made sense that we join his new label. We’re excited for our future with DCD2 and can’t wait to start writing/recording new music, and for MONUMENTOUR this summer with Fall Out Boy & Paramore. Also, check out our new label mate LOLO’s: video for her new single, “Hit and Run”:  A little birdie told us she’ll be joining us out on the road this summer so be on the lookout!   We are excited to hear of their new label signing and will definitely be catching them when they come through town in August. Check tour dates here: MONUMENTOUR  w/ Fall Out Boy & [Read More]

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Music Friday Live

The Fifth Annual New Media Film Festival closes on a triumphant note. By Patrick O’Heffernan

June 12, 2014

The 5th Annual New Media Film Festival closed last night on a triumphant note with famed genre film maker Roger Corman accepting the Festival’s Legend Award from legendary Producer/Director/Screenwriter John Carpenter.   The ceremony followed the NMFF awards – except for the Grand award, which was saved for the very end of the ceremony to keep the nominees and the audience in suspense. Awards included, Best Documentary Award to the love letter to motorcycle riding, Why We Ride,   by  Bryan H. Carroll, edging out a stunning David Attenborough-narrated film, Galapagos 3D.  Russian film stars Marina Kovalskaya and Viktor Yurkov were on hand to accept their award for  The Story of M, a beautifully done and very disturbing Russian short by Anna Arlanova. The Award for Best Socially Responsible film went to Subway Stories by Garine Tcholaken,  a brilliant and compelling look at the musicians who entertain us as we rush by in the subway. The Grand Award went to Curio Shop, an intense, post-apocalyptic western web series by 2-time Emmy winner Eric S. Anderson. Altogether 112 [Read More]

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Entertainment

Mary Scholz: a dark-haired, ringlet-crowned angel opens her wings in the Hotel Café by Patrick O’Heffernan

June 12, 2014

I am so glad I decided to join the unusually large crowd Sunday night to see Mary Scholz at the Hotel Café.  I had heard her single, “Bridges We Burn”,  and knew she had released a new album, The Girl You thought You Knew, but otherwise I did not know her music.  Her clear, bell-like voice, her confidence on stage, her honest lyrics and  her intimate introspection all combined to make her performance a joy. No artifice, no nervousness, no hesitation – Mary Scholz is in her element on stage  When she turns that wicked-brilliant smile on  the room, framed by her trademark long feather earrings, she can make you and each person in the audience,  whether friend or soon-to-be-friend, relax into what seems like a personal relationship.  Hotel Café Sunday night felt like I was at a house concert at my house and I was  lucky enough to have a dark-haired,  ringlet-crowned angel singing in my  living room. Best of all, this angel gifted us with 11 songs, many from her new album, starting [Read More]

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Alternative Rock

Rockers Lullwater set to tour with Blacklite District this summer

June 11, 2014

Georgia rockers Lullwater will be busy this summer as they set out to tour with Blacklite District and Another Lost Year.  On July 11, the Athens, GA-based rock band will join Blacklite District and Another Lost Year in Hagerstown, MD for an extensive tour that will run for two months. Check out the tour dates here: 7/11     Hagerstown, MD                                Hard Times Cafe 7/13     Philadelphia, PA                                 Legendary Dobbs 7/16     Clifton, NJ                                          Dingbatz 7/17     Wantagh, NY                                      Mulcahys 7/18     Cranston, RI                                       1150 Oak Bar 7/19     Lawrence, MA                                    Claddagh 7/24     Niagara Falls, NY                               The Evening Star 7/25     Pottsville, PA                                      Goodfellas 7/26     Washington, WV                                The Pourhouse 7/29     Dayton, OH                                        Oddbody’s 7/31     Fredericksburg, VA                            Hard Times Cafe 8/08     St. Petersburg, FL                               Octave 8/15     Corpus Christi, TX                              Theos 8/16     San Leon, TX                                      18th St. Pier 8/23     Bismarck, ND                                     Rise Festive at Missouri Valley Fairgrounds 8/27     Crest Hill, IL                                       Bada Brew 8/28     Chesterfield, MI                                 Diesel 8/30     Battle Creek, MI                                 Planet Rock 8/31     Bangor, MI                                         Hogg Bash X 9/01     South Bend, IN                                  Cheers 9/03     Cudahy, WI                                        Metal Bar 9/04     Jefferson, WI                                      Rox 9/09     Minneapolis, [Read More]

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Bands

Get ready for some summertime fine with The Deadlies

June 11, 2014

We have heard from so many of you about how awesome The Deadlies were at the Bottle Rock Napa Festival this year and we completely agree with you. If you didn’t get a chance to catch the fun set by The Deadlies, don’t worry they have many more shows up ahead. We featured The Deadlies a couple times and we can’t wait to tell you about more shows where you can catch them at. Check out the dates below: Jun 12   San Rafael Downtown Market   San Rafael, CA Jun 13   The Deadlies @Napa City Nights – Downtown Veterans Amphitheater    Napa, CA Jun 14   The Deadlies @Novato Art, Wine & Music FEST  Novato, CA Jun 20   NASCAR special event!    Napa, CA Jun 21   Theatre Deville w/ Greg Kihn  Vacaville, CA Jun 29   Second Chance for Pets Auction Fundraiser         Napa, CA Jul 02     Lagunitas Brewing Company       Petaluma, CA One thing is for sure, The Deadlies bring the summertime fun to any event. Their music is a blend of rock surfer punk with a bit of country flair. [Read More]