This Week’s Album Releases

October 9th, 2007
Fiery Furnaces – Widow City
Jennifer Lopez – Brave
The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust
LeAnn Rimes – Family

This Week’s Album Releases

October 2nd, 2007
Vanessa Carlton – Heroes & Thieves
Annie Lennox – Songs of Mass Destruction
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant – Raising Sand

Raveonettes Moving On From Major Label

After three albums released on Columbia, and much speculation, The Ravenonetts official announced (via MySpace) that they are moving on from the major label scene:

“…it’s time to move on. Being on a major label definitely had its advantages and a few downs, of course. They treated us extremely well, I really have no complaints but (we) feel it’s time to go in a slightly different direction. The major label system sometimes doesn’t allow for outside “help” to get involved, meaning that we don’t get to choose who we wanna work with. That can be a pretty terrible thing and bad things will surely come of it. Therefore we’ve decided to go with indie labels around the world and only get involved with people who truly care and people who feel we can take The Raveonettes to the next level.”

‘Lust Lust Lust’ is scheduled to release November 12th on UK-based indie label Fierce Panda, and the band promises “pretty spectacular” album artwork in “3d baby!”

EVEV NEWER M.I.A. TOUR DATES

M.I.A. comes back to the U.S. in support of her sophomore album “Kala,” which was released last month.  Recording sessions took place all around the world, including NY, Baltimore, Jamica, India, Trinidad, Australia, and London.

U.S.  dates are listed below; overseas dates can be found at M.I.A.’s website. Also, check with official artist website for up-to-date ticketing and venue info.

OCTOBER 2007
18-19 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
26 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Music Experience Festival
27 – Las Vegas, NV – Vegoose Festival
29 – Miami, FL – Studio A
31 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Atlanta

November 2007
2 – Houston, TX – Club V
3 – Austin, TX – Hogg Auditorium at University of Texas
4 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
11 – San Diego, CA – Canes
14 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
15 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
16 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
21 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
23 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
24 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre

This Week’s Album Releases

September 25th, 2007
Melissa Etheridge – The Awakening
PJ Harvey – White Chalk
Joni Mitchell – Shine
Jill Scott – The Real Thing
Stars – In Our Bedroom After the War
Tunng - Good Arrows

This Week’s Album Releases

September 18th 2007
Keyshia Cole – Just Like You
The Donnas – Bitchin’
Eve – Here I Am
Emmylou Harris – Songbird (4 CD rarities box)
Mya – Liberation
Me’shell Ndegeocello – The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams
KT Tunstall – Drastic Fantastic

New Ani Difranco out Today!!!

Folk-tastic singer/songwriter/musician Ani Difranco along with her label Righteous Babe Records releases Ani’s ultimate career music catalog with her greatest hits album Canon. Ani hand picked each song on the album, along with five new re-recorded tracks of old songs.  

Ani Bonus: Verses, Ani’s first pubished book of poetry in the US, will also be released today. 

 

This Week’s Album Releases

September 11th 2007
Ani DiFranco – Canon (greatest hits)
Emma Pollock – Watch The Fireworks
Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
Ann Wilson (Of Heart) - Hope & Glory

Jenny Lewis and Rilo Kiley shake their Money Makers (har, har)

With their new album out, “Under The Blacklight”, that only means a new video. Money Maker, the first single from UTB, features Jenny in a whole new way: shaking her bare shoulders to the bass beat of Money Maker with three porn stars. Sounds odd, but it’s done tastefully and keeps you looking the whole time.

Tour Dates for Ya’ll:

Sep 6 8:00p – The Warfield – San Francisco, Ca.

Sep 7 8:00p – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Or.

Sep 8 8:00p – Showbox – Seattle, Wa.

Sep 10 8:00p – Mckay Events Center – Orem, Utah

Sep 11 8:00p – Ogden Theatre – Denver, Co.

The Donnas announce Bitchin’ release date

New Album Bitchin’ to hit Stores September 18, 2007. We’re so excited, we wrote cha’ a little song, and it goes a little something like this:

Yeah yeah yeah/Bitchin’ is gonna be the/best Donnas album ever/yeah yeah yeah/self-released on girls new label/Purple Feather Records

That’s all we have so far, but you’re not leaving empty handed. We also gots some tour dates for you:

Where Are They Now: Gabby Glaser of Luscious Jackson

Remember Gabby Glaser from Luscious Jackson? Since calling it quits with LJ in 2000, The Gab’s been busy writing songs, jamming, and fronting her solo project, and put together a crazy-great debut solo album titled Gimme Splash. Download single ‘Naturally High’ on her MySpace here. (www.latchkeyrecordings.com for more info)

Gabby Glaser – Naturally High – Mp3

 
Fab Gab Shows:

• September 12 9:30 pm @ Mercury Lounge - NYC

• Sep 23 10:45 pm @ Middle East w/Steve Smith (Dirty Vegas) – Cambridge, Mass.

• Sep 30 6:00 pm Atlantic Antic after part at Magnetic Fields -Brooklyn, NY

NEW DONNAS ALBUM ‘BITCHIN’ HITS STORES SEPTEMBER 18

New Album Bitchin’ to hit Stores September 18, 2007Here’s what we know for sure:

-Comes out September 18th, 2007
-This will be the band’s 7th album
-Co-produced by Jay Ruston (The Polyphonic Spree, Meat Loaf)
-Purple Feather Records, the band’s new label, is putting out the album
-The Donnas wrote all 13 album tracks
-The Press Release reads:

 

 

“Bitchin’ cranks out characteristic girl-power lyrics set to high-energy riffs and raw, punchy beats, launching listeners into non-stop party mode like only The Donnas can.”

-Tour begins on September 16th
-Tour locations and exclusive live dates to be announced shortly

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/thedonnas or check out www.thedonnas.com.

 

 

 

 

 

New Von Iva Album and Tour

We can’t wait for AUGUST! That’s because Von Iva’s newest full-length album, Our Own Island, is coming out–August 7th to be more exact. The San Fran natives are also planning to jump over to the East Coast to play their new songs to audiences in Chicago, New York, Philly, D.C., Pittsburgh, Ohio and more.Listen: Von Iva – Lala.mp3

To get a better idea of how they ROCKHER, and why we love them so much, watch the YouTube clip below for their music video “Not Hot To Trot.”

Tour Dates

• Jul 27 2007 9:00P Blank Club San Jose, California
• Aug 4 2007 9:00P Record Release party at 12 Galaxies San Francisco
• Aug 17 2007 9:00P Beat Kitchen 18+ w/Bang!Bang! Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 18 2007 8:00P TBA TBA
• Aug 22 2007 9:00P Pianos NY, New York
• Aug 23 2007 8:00P TBA TBA
• Aug 24 2007 8:00P TBA TBA
• Aug 25 2007 10:00P Cake Shop QxBxR! NY, New York
• Aug 28 2007 9:00P Rock and Roll Hotel w/Trouble Everyday Washington DC
• Aug 29 2007 9:00P Garfield Artworks Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Aug 30 2007 9:00P Cafe Bourbon Columbus, Ohio
• Aug 31 2007 9:00P Lager House Detroit, Michigan

Brisa Roche Signs To New Label

Last week, France-based singer/musician Brisa Roche left her former label EMI and signed with the French indie label Discograph, and plans to release her latest album TAKES around Halloween. TAKES will be the first Brisa Roche album available on vinyl.

Can’t wait till October? Head over to her MySpace where Brisa Roche posted four songs from her forthcoming album TAKES.

Brisa Roche – Breathe In, Speak Out – Mp3
Brisa Roche – Whistle – Mp3
Brisa Roche – Hand on Steel – Mp3
Brisa Roche – Call Me – Mp3

Aimee Mann Working Hard To Finish New Album

See, even big famous musicians struggle to get it right. Aimee Mann, busy in the studio recording her new album, talks about the challenges with writing the chorus for the album’s last song:

“I’m not completely thrilled with a line in the chorus to that song, so I haven’t been able to sing it, and I’ve lived with it for so long I have no perspective on it. I’m hoping something will just come to me, because the more I try to come up with something else for it, the stupider my ideas get.”