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| The Eastern Sea just dropped the new indie anthem. |
Attention, cardigan owners: we've got your new indie crush right here. Austin, Texas' The Eastern Sea
makes urgent, tuneful music you can dive right into, especially if
autumnal chilliness and serious feelings are your jam. The group's new
single, "Wasn't For Love," opens with a burly bass line and twinkling
mallet percussion before stomping into a head-turning indie-rock plea.
Frontman Matthew Hines' quivering voice lands somewhere between Ben Gibbard and Conor Oberst
-- like those gentleman, he's a sensitive lyricist, singed with
palpable anxiety of trains leaving the station and "the thought that
someday soon / maybe you'd fear me, too." The darker vibes are balanced
by The Eastern Sea's bright musicianship: the song turns to Sufjan Stevens-esque
horn orchestration and glimmers with a breathy, group-vocal chorus.
Pretty as it gets, the rhythm section keeps the song thumping and
insistent -- expect a well-deserved "Gossip Girl" closing montage in
Eastern Sea's future.
The track's the first look at the band's official debut, Plague, which they tracked live to tape (chops!) in Austin's HOTTRACKS!!! studio with producer Matt Smith (Ola Podrida,
Golden Bear). The album drops June 26 on WhiteLabBlackLab -- we'll just
be hanging out under our air conditioning and planning our fall/winter
2012 wardrobes all summer anyway, so no rush.
+ Listen to The Eastern Sea's "Wasn't For Love."
NEW BEARD ANNOUNCE NY SHOWS
PREMIERE "I WALK THE STREETS" VIDEO
PREMIERE "I WALK THE STREETS" VIDEO
NYC's most exciting and strange new group NEW BEARD announce summer shows in support of their upcoming 'NEW BEARD CITY' LP co-produced by frontman Ben Wigler (Arizona) and Dungen's Gustav Ejstes. You've never seen a band like New Beard. With influences from Elliot Smith to Megadeth and Japanese folk, these bearded weirdos are: a hobbit with the voice of an angel (Ben Wigler), a virtuousic electric tuba player (Tuba Joe Exley), a singly named lefty guitar wizard (Yazan), a sax blasting girl (Maria Christina Eisen), and a Japanese-singing, uber-hyper drummer (Tony Waldman) whose percussive performances on a custom-made glow in the dark drumkit are genuine religious experiences.
New Beard play June 4 at Mercury Lounge at 6:30 giving you the chance to hear brand new album tracks and have the rest of the night to figure out just what hit you! A June 22 show in Brooklyn offers the first opportunity to buy 'New Beard City' before its June 26 release on SHOULDER TAP RECORDS, and July 3 is the Record Release Party at Mercury where they will perform 'New Beard City' in full and early ticketholders can get free merch! All info below. Press tix available.
Catch the video premiere of 'New Beard City' unreleased track "I Walk The Streets" via Magnet Magazine who say "Beautiful women, fake beards and regurgitation! New Beard’s video for “I Walk the Streets” has it all. It’s wonderfully weird." Watch it here: http://bit.ly/LKT7bi
'New Beard City' lead single "Doom" featuring Gustav Ejstes of Dungen free MP3 http://shouldertap.com/tunes/NewBeard_Doom.mp3
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NEW BEARD LIVE!
June 4 @ Mercury Lounge, 6:30
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/117901
June 22 @ Littlefield
**CDs available for purchase before the 6/26 release!
http://ticketf.ly/LF8kdR
July 3 @ Mercury Lounge, performing 'New Beard City' in full
**bring your ticket stub from the Littlefield show and get a free CD or t-shirt!
Tix on sale Friday June 1 at http://bit.ly/LgqmVb
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“A Brooklyn band like no other you've ever heard” - TheMuseInMusic
“One of the year's best debuts” - ObscureSounds
“Strange yet enticing, Brooklyn-based band New Beard flies in the face of the antiquated notion of “genre”” - KUT
"The quartet showcases an enormous bag of tricks, and the orchestration has expanded to flutes, strings, tuba and the many manner of ways that express the kind of dreamy sadness Ben Wigler has made his own" - The Deli
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http://newbeardcity.com/
June 22 @ Littlefield
**CDs available for purchase before the 6/26 release!
http://ticketf.ly/LF8kdR
July 3 @ Mercury Lounge, performing 'New Beard City' in full
**bring your ticket stub from the Littlefield show and get a free CD or t-shirt!
Tix on sale Friday June 1 at http://bit.ly/LgqmVb
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“A Brooklyn band like no other you've ever heard” - TheMuseInMusic
“One of the year's best debuts” - ObscureSounds
“Strange yet enticing, Brooklyn-based band New Beard flies in the face of the antiquated notion of “genre”” - KUT
"The quartet showcases an enormous bag of tricks, and the orchestration has expanded to flutes, strings, tuba and the many manner of ways that express the kind of dreamy sadness Ben Wigler has made his own" - The Deli
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http://newbeardcity.com/
Interview with Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler sits down with Bullseye's Jesse Thorn to discuss the myriad ways in which the conventions of the game show format are begging to be satirized, the serendipitous origin of Kurt & Kristen, and how they took one of our all-time favorite sketches, "Kristen Schaal is a Horse", to Australia's biggest stage.
Kurt's new show Bunk premieres Friday, June 8th at 10:30PM ET on IFC.
Kurt's new show Bunk premieres Friday, June 8th at 10:30PM ET on IFC.
THE EASTERN SEA ANNOUNCE US TOUR
PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR "A LIE"
PLAGUE ALBUM PRE-SALE BEGINS
PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR "A LIE"
PLAGUE ALBUM PRE-SALE BEGINS
Austin band THE EASTERN SEA announce US Tour Dates in support their remarkable new album PLAGUE due out June 26 on the WhiteLabBlackLab label. An eight piece force to be reckoned with onstage, The Eastern Sea will be showcasing new album tracks as well as early fans favorites at Houston Free Press Fest on June 2, a record release show at Stubb's in Austin on June 22, two NY shows and more
- All Dates Below.
Frontman for the Austin band, Matt Hines, is quite the brewmaster and the fun and fast pace of the video for lead single "A Lie" is "Homebrew 101" set to the song Death Cab circa '00 never wrote with Ra Ra Riot + dogs, fires, dancing and real good times. Check out the Brittany Washington directed video for "A Lie" here: http://vimeo.com/41597559
Plague is also now available for pre-sale with all early orders receiving an instant free download of unreleased track "Central Cemetary" as well as a full album download of Plague a week before anyone else hears it! The Eastern Sea recorded the highly-anticipated 'Plague' over the course of nearly 2 years after the unforeseen eviction of the studio where they started the record forced the band to move to another studio which later found itself in the heart of the Bastrop fires, again forcing the band to move the recording to temporary studios and homes across Central TX. Plague was mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering (Bon Iver, Andrew Bird).
Pre-order here: http://theeasternsea.bigcartel.com/product/cd-plague
THE EASTERN SEA ON TOUR
6/2 - Houston, TX @ Eleanor Tinsley Park, Free Press Summer Fest, Stage 7 @ 1:30pm
6/22 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs *CD Release Show* w/ Dana Falconberry
6/23 - Denton, TX @ Dan's Silver Leaf w/ Dana Falconberry
6/24 - Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony
6/26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
6/27 - Athens, GA @ The Georgia Theatre
6/28 - Annapolis, MD @ Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge
6/30 - New York City, NY @ Pianos *The Wild Honey Pie Presents
7/1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
7/6 - Houston, TX @ Mangos
7/7 - New Orleans, LA @ Carrollton Station w/ Vox and the Hound
Free MP3 download of "A Lie": http://soundcloud.com/theeasternsea/a-lie
"Sonic bliss" - LA Music Blog
"Wistful and hauntingly beautiful" - Austinist
"Warm and gentle and gorgeous and lush" - Space City Rock
"For such a young band they aren't afraid to tackle some seriously complex music...Their songs are massive numbers but pleasantly restrained with plenty of room for the vocalists to paint a picture." -KUT
Official Website: http://www.theeasternsea.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theeasternsea
Twitter: http://twitter.com/theeasternsea
- All Dates Below.
Frontman for the Austin band, Matt Hines, is quite the brewmaster and the fun and fast pace of the video for lead single "A Lie" is "Homebrew 101" set to the song Death Cab circa '00 never wrote with Ra Ra Riot + dogs, fires, dancing and real good times. Check out the Brittany Washington directed video for "A Lie" here: http://vimeo.com/41597559
Plague is also now available for pre-sale with all early orders receiving an instant free download of unreleased track "Central Cemetary" as well as a full album download of Plague a week before anyone else hears it! The Eastern Sea recorded the highly-anticipated 'Plague' over the course of nearly 2 years after the unforeseen eviction of the studio where they started the record forced the band to move to another studio which later found itself in the heart of the Bastrop fires, again forcing the band to move the recording to temporary studios and homes across Central TX. Plague was mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering (Bon Iver, Andrew Bird).
Pre-order here: http://theeasternsea.bigcartel.com/product/cd-plague
THE EASTERN SEA ON TOUR
6/2 - Houston, TX @ Eleanor Tinsley Park, Free Press Summer Fest, Stage 7 @ 1:30pm
6/22 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs *CD Release Show* w/ Dana Falconberry
6/23 - Denton, TX @ Dan's Silver Leaf w/ Dana Falconberry
6/24 - Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony
6/26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
6/27 - Athens, GA @ The Georgia Theatre
6/28 - Annapolis, MD @ Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge
6/30 - New York City, NY @ Pianos *The Wild Honey Pie Presents
7/1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
7/6 - Houston, TX @ Mangos
7/7 - New Orleans, LA @ Carrollton Station w/ Vox and the Hound
Free MP3 download of "A Lie": http://soundcloud.com/theeasternsea/a-lie
"Sonic bliss" - LA Music Blog
"Wistful and hauntingly beautiful" - Austinist
"Warm and gentle and gorgeous and lush" - Space City Rock
"For such a young band they aren't afraid to tackle some seriously complex music...Their songs are massive numbers but pleasantly restrained with plenty of room for the vocalists to paint a picture." -KUT
Official Website: http://www.theeasternsea.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theeasternsea
Twitter: http://twitter.com/theeasternsea
Kurt Braunohler's "Secrets Of America"
visits the Brooklyn Bridge
Kurt Braunohler knows stuff. He knows stuff about animals,
but that’s not all. He also knows stuff about America. Watch this
informative video and you’ll know that the new IFC show “Bunk” is in the right hands of
someone 100% completely qualified to judge it:
“Bunk” premieres on IFC on June 8th at 10:30 p.m. ET
"Real True Love"
video by Adam Epstein (SNL shorts)
starring Greg Barris (comedian, "Heart Of Darkness")
video by Adam Epstein (SNL shorts)
starring Greg Barris (comedian, "Heart Of Darkness")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUY7IP0PkoY&feature=youtu.be
*Adam Epstein is an editor, writer and producer currently living in Brooklyn. He does lots of work for television including Saturday Night Live shorts. If you're interested in such things, see more at: http://cargocollective.com/adamepstein
Greg Barris is a comedian in NYC. He created, curates and hosts the hot monthly comedy variety show "Heart Of Darkness" at Union Hall. His new album as Wigmaker's Son entitled "Greatest Tits" featuring Reggie Watts is out now. http://heartofdarknessny.tumblr.com/
JONAH RAY ANNOUNCES LIMITED
EDITION COMEDY 10” RECORD
“HELLO, MR MAGIC PLANE
PERSON, HELLO” OUT MAY 15 ON ASPECIALTHING
JONAH RAY announces the release of his second comedy
release, “HELLO, MR MAGIC PLANE PERSON, HELLO” out MAY 15 on ASPECIALTHING
RECORDS (Marc
Maron: WTF, The First 100 Episodes). The LA-based comedian, known as co-host of the popular
NERDIST podcast with Chris Hardwick and Matt Mira as well as a writer for THE
SOUP, recorded
the new material in front of a live audience at the NerdMelt Theater in LA earlier this year. Jonah’s newest will be available as
limited edition 10” white vinyl,
limited to just 500 copies, and includes dropcard for digital download. Order “Hello, Mr. Magic Plane Person, Hello” at
aspecialthing for $10 at http://www.astrecords.com/jonahray or digitally for $8 at amazon.com and iTunes.
In addition to his
work at Nerdist and The Soup, the very funny Jonah Ray can be seen on COMEDY CENTRAL'S MASH
UP later this year
and at his weekly comedy show THE MELTDOWN at MELTDOWN COMIC BOOKS in LA with Kumail Nanjiani. He
has also written and/or performed on THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM, HUMAN
GIANT, SUPERNEWS, ATTACK OF THE SHOW, COMEDY CENTRAL'S LIVE AT GOTHAM, WEB SOUP, and BBC AMERICA’s THE NERDIST. He has also performed standup sets at SXSW,
BUMBERSHOOT, and has the distinction of curating
the comedy tent at FYF FEST.
REGGIE WATTS RETURNS TO COMEDY
CENTRAL® WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “REGGIE WATTS: A LIVE AT CENTRAL PARK” MAY
11
'REGGIE WATTS: A LIVE AT
CENTRAL PARK' CD/DVD AVAILABLE MAY 15
REGGIE WATTS US TOUR KICKS OFF
MAY 16
REGGIE WATTS brings his
unique style of improvised musical comedy back to COMEDY CENTRAL with the world premiere of “REGGIE WATTS: A LIVE AT
CENTRAL PARK,” airing Friday, May 11 at
1am ET. In this all new special, the internationally renowned
vocalist/beatboxer/musician/comedian performs live in Central Park using
nothing more than his formidable voice, keyboard and a looping machine to
create completely impromptu musical sets. Whether he's explaining why Cingular
was the only cellular provider to first offer him service, what his cue word
is, or why guns will always be louder than knives, Watts continues to prove
why he is a master of blending and
blurring the lines between comedy and music. As a fun bonus to the special, a
reoccurring sketch is woven throughout the stage sets where the adventurous Watts tries to determine whether his
performance in the Park was real or just a dream.
'Reggie Watts: A LIVE AT
CENTRAL PARK' CD/DVD will be released by Comedy Central Records on May 15. Watts' new full-length contains both an album of
storytelling and his best new songs, including the single “Having Sex,” plus a DVD of the live performance and COMEDY CENTRAL
special. 'Reggie Watts: A LIVE AT CENTRAL
PARK' follows the release of Watts' debut comedy album 'Why $#!+ So Crazy?' featuring his hit "F*ck Sh*t Stack," and
'Reggie Watts Live at Third Man Records,'
available on limited edition vinyl on Jack White's Third Man label.
Reggie will also be striking out
on a US tour which starts May 16 in Chicago and hits Philly, NYC, DC, Atlanta, Austin, Seattle and
more. All dates below and tickets
available at http://reggiewatts.com/info/upcoming/. And watch
for Reggie as musical cohort in the upcoming IFC series “Comedy Bang! Bang!” which begins airing June 8.
REGGIE WATTS ON TOUR:
5/16 - Chicago, IL @ Vic
Theater - http://bit.ly/H1y6dT
5/17 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog
Shop - http://tktwb.tw/H2zAll
5/19 - Philadelphia, PA @
Trocadero - http://ticketf.ly/GJKOLs
5/20 - New York, NY @ Webster
Hall - http://bit.ly/Hr9OYw
5/21 - Washington, DC @ 9:30
Club - http://ticketf.ly/H1sQJ0
5/23 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety
Playhouse - http://bit.ly/HqJlOu
5/24 - New Orleans, LA @
Tipitina's - http://tktwb.tw/ISmYwB
5/26 - Austin, TX @ Scottish
Rite Theater - http://bit.ly/H76N1Q
5/29 - Phoenix, AZ @ The
Crescent Ballroom - http://ticketf.ly/HzEyaq
5/30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The
Fonda - http://bit.ly/GYnNp9
6/1 - San Francisco, CA @ The
Independent - SOLD OUT!
6/3 - Portland, OR @ Crystal
Ballroom - http://bit.ly/H879lk
6/4 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune
Theater - http://bit.ly/H7DRGK
The 30 Best Videos of Reggie
Watts Being Awesome
Reggie Watts: http://reggiewatts.com
JON BENJAMIN HAS A TOUR
JON BENJAMIN, LEO ALLEN, NATHAN FIELDER ANNOUNCE US TOUR
See JON BENJAMIN, LEO ALLEN, NATHAN FIELDER, and special guests LIVE in your city for a night you will never forget. Nationwide tour. Coast to coast.
HI AMERICA, it's me again, Jon Benjamin. I know we haven't spoken since my bar mitvah speech (sorry about my controversial opposition to the IDF's 1978 attack on Lebanon) Anyway, I made a show in 2010 called Jon Benjamin Has a Van and after a full season, myself, Leo Allen and Nathan Fielder decided to celebrate our middling ratings by launching a tour. Soon thereafter, Comedy Central cancelled our show, but the tour will still go on. So, without further adieu, I formally announce our Cancellation Tour. We will be in 7 cities over the course of ten days (a national record) and we'll perform comedy, magic and show uncensored footage and deleted scenes from American Reunion. It will be cheap, fast and easy. Thanks and hope to see you there. Love, Jon.
JON BENJAMIN HAS A TOUR
April 24 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall - Tickets
April 25 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat - Tickets
April 27 – Portland, OR @ Bagdad Theater - Tickets
April 28 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza (Inside Neumos) - Tickets
April 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex - Tickets
May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s: Early Show - Sold Out!
May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s: Late Show - Tickets
May 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory - Tickets
April 25 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat - Tickets
April 27 – Portland, OR @ Bagdad Theater - Tickets
April 28 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza (Inside Neumos) - Tickets
April 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex - Tickets
May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s: Early Show - Sold Out!
May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s: Late Show - Tickets
May 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory - Tickets
Jon Benjamin “Cash Stall” http://bit.ly/J7LStl
Jon Benjamin Has A Tour https://www.facebook.com/events/382134311809723/
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MARC MARON TO RELEASE WTF BOX SET ON ASPECIALTHING RECORDS
INCLUDES OVER 100 HOURS OF INTERVIEWS + VIDEO OF WTF LIVE
ON SALE APRIL 24, PRE-SALE STARTS TUESDAY APRIL 17
Legendary comedian and heralded podcaster MARC MARON announces the release of the ‘WTF WITH MARC MARON’ box set. The two-disc set, packaged in die-cut limited edition release of 1,000 copies, includes the first 100 episodes of Maron’s phenomenal podcast which has been called “Required Listening” by the likes of New York Magazine, New York Times, Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, and GQ, and “A fascinating hour” by Entertainment Weekly. With over 100 hours of content, the WTF box set features Maron’s compelling, in-depth interviews with Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Zach Galifianakis, Dane Cook, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt and the now-infamous two-part interview with Carlos Mencia, plus many more classic WTFs featuring the top entertainers working today.
In addition to audio files of the first 100 WTF episodes, the ‘WTF With Marc Maron’ box set includes video of WTF Live taped at The Bell House in Brooklyn (WTF Episode 213). The live show features Maron with an all-star guest line up which includes Artie Lange, Morgan Spurlock, Ira Glass, Elna Baker, Nick DiPaolo, Nick Griffin, Joe Mande, and Wayne Koestenbaum onstage in Fall 2011.
The two disc ‘WTF With Marc Maron’ collector’s set will be available April 24 in limited edition from aspecialthing Records. Pre-sales begin Tuesday, April 17. Order online at www.astrecords.com/wtf
“His greatest achievement yet” - Rolling Stone
“No comic does podcasting better” – New York Times Magazine
“At this point if you're a fan of comedy and haven't tuned into Marc Maron's deliriously addictive WTF podcast it's time to seriously question your life choices”– LA Times
“Comedian Marc Maron is a very funny man who talks to very funny people. His WTF podcast is where comedians go to talk about what they do — and often tell him things you can't believe they're telling anyone.” – NPR
Info on Marc Maron, WTF, live shows and more at: http://www.wtfpod.com/
ASPECIALTHING RECORDS is a Los Angeles-based independent comedy record label owned and operated by Matt Belknap and Ryan McManemin. Stemming from an online message board, aspecialthing records has taken a D.I.Y. approach to producing and distributing the finest stand-up comedy albums since 2006. Having already worked with such celebrated artists as Paul F. Tompkins, Doug Benson, Kyle Kinane, Greg Proops and Jen Kirkman, AST is looking forward to expanding their catalog while continuing their dedication to exceptional emerging and established comics.
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