OLA PODRIDA ADD DANA FALCONBERRY, BOSQUE BROWN TO TOUR KICK OFF

Ola Podrida's long awaited US tour kicks off Thursday, July 8 at Mohawk with special guests Dana Falconberry and Bosque Brown opening!

'I Mean To Live Here Still' Free Streaming on SPINNER

Out today on FatCat Records, David Karsten Daniels & Fight The Big Bull w lyrics by Thoreau. Listen here free!

Watch new David Karsten Daniels & Fight The Big Bull video at FADER

Head over to the FADER website to check out an exclusive premiere of the second video from David Karsten Daniels & Fight The Big Bull's new album, 'I Mean To Live Here Still'. The video for "Smoke" was directed by Justin Hamilton, and features daydreams of young love amidst gorgeously shot, sun-washed foliage, contrasted with dark, nervous everyday scenes.

'I Mean To Live Here Still' is currently being streamed in its entirety at the NPR Music website as part of their 'Exclusive First Listen' series; check out the stream HERE.

The album, which NPR calls "exuberant, messy, and glorious," will be released on FatCat Records 21 June in UK/Europe and 22 June in the USA.

The full ensemble will be playing three US special record release shows in Richmond, Chapel Hill, and NYC:
8 Jul - The Camel, Richmond VA
9 Jul - Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
12 Jul - Le Poisson Rouge, New York NY

MATT AND KIM ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR

MATT AND KIM ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR FEATURING A PERFORMANCE AT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS


Coast-to-Coast Trek Follows Band’s Headlining Date at Siren Music Festival, July 17th in NYC and an Appearance at Lollapalooza August 6th in Chicago, IL.

New York, NY (June 17, 2010) - Matt & Kim announce their coast-to-coast North American Fall tour kicking off on September 15th at the Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY. The three month tour will find the band headlining well-known venues including The Fillmore in San Francisco, The Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, Starlite Ballroom in Philadelphia, House of Blues in Boston and a stop at Austin City Limits on October 9th, before coming to a close on November 6th at Pearl Street in Northampton, MA. Prior to their Fall tour, Matt and Kim will also headline the annual Siren Music Festival on July 17th in NYC and appear at Lollapalooza on August 6th in Chicago, IL this summer.

2010 has already been a busy year for Matt and Kim, who have been hard at work putting the final touches on their third full length album, set for release this fall on FADER Label. The duo entered the studio with producer Ben Allen in Atlanta, GA this past February and have not slowed down since. Following their performance before a packed-to-capacity crowd on the Mojave Stage at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA in April, they delivered yet another wildly successful set at The Bamboozle festival in East Rutherford, NJ before hopping the pond to play a top slot at the international Primavera Music Festival in Spain. Look for Matt and Kim this summer at one of several international festivals including Fuji Fest and Pukkelpop.

Head over to http://www.mattandkimmusic.com/ or www.myspace.com/mattandkim to get the most up-to-date tour information and new announcements for 2010. Tickets go on sale June 23rd.

North American Tour
Sept
15th Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY
16th Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
17th Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
18th Majestic Theater Detroit, MI
19th Metro Chicago, IL
21st Majestic Theater Madison, WI
22nd First Ave Minneapolis, MN
23rd Granada Lawrence, KS
24th Ogden Theater Denver, CO
27th The Rickshaw Theater Vancouver, BC
28th Showbox Seattle, WA
29th Roseland Theater Portland, OR
30th The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Oct
1st House of Blues San Diego, CA
2nd Henry Fonda Los Angeles, CA
6th The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ
8th House of Blues Dallas, TX
9th Austin City Limits Austin, TX
12th House of Blues New Orleans, LA
13th Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL
14th Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
15th State Theater St. Petersburg, FL
16th Masquerade Atlanta, GA
17th Exit In Nashville, TN 19th Orange Peel Asheville, NC
20th Cats Cradle Carrboro, NC
21st The Canal Club Richmond, VA
24th Starlite Ballroom Philadelphia, PA
28th Water St. Music Hall Rochester, NY
29th Phoenix Theater Toronto, ON
30th Le National Montreal, QC
31st Northern Lights Clifton, NY
Nov
2nd Higher Ground Burlington, VT
3rd Port City Music Hall Portland, ME
4th House of Blues Boston, MA
5th Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
6th Pearl Street Northampton, MA

NEW DAVID KARSTEN DANIELS RECORD STREAMING AT NPR

Head over to NPR to get an early listen to the upcoming release from David Karsten Daniels and Fight The Big Bull as 'I Mean to Live Here Still' is streaming all week before its release on FatCat Records next Tuesday.

Featured today on First Listen, NPR says its "an exuberant, messy and glorious new album...You could approximate it as lush orchestral pop in the tradition of Van Dyke Parks or Randy Newman — if those folks had a house horn section with which to indulge their weirdest weirdnesses.

The whole thing buzzes with big ideas — these are Thoreau poems sung over a big band, after all — but they don't feel pretentious. The artistry is too high, and the grooves too interesting. I Mean to Live Here Still will stream HERE in its entirety until its release on June 22"

Next month, David and Fight The Big Bull will be showcasing songs from 'I Mean to Live Here Still' on a select three city east coast tour:

DAVID KARSTEN DANIELS and FIGHT THE BIG BULL

7/8 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
7/9 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
7/12 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

OLA PODRIDA ANNOUNCE US TOUR

OLA PODRIDA announce their highly anticipated US tour in support of 'Belly of the Lion' (Western Vinyl). Led by David Wingo, the four piece will kick off the US dates with a headlining all ages show in Austin and wind their way across the US to the old NY stomping grounds before heading back to TX.

For the US dates, Wingo, who will handle lead singer/guitar duty, has culled together a full band of fellow Austin musicians:  Andrew Kenny (AmAnSet, The Wooden Birds)-bass, David Hobizal-drums, and Colin Swietek-guitar. We'll see you at the shows!

OLA PODRIDA ON TOUR!

7/8 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
7/9 – Houston, TX @ Mango’s
7/10 – New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar
7/11 – Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
7/12 – Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge
7/13 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
7/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Littlefield
7/16 – New Haven, CT @ The Space
7/17 – New York, NY @ Cake Shop
7/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
7/19 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House
7/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
7/22 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
7/24 – Denton, TX @ Hailey’s

David Karsten Daniels Re-mix Competition Is ON!

The competition to re-mix David Karsten Daniels "Smoke" has been open for almost two weeks and there have been some fantastic entries, check them out HERE and see if you aren't also inspired to create your own remix.

And if you fancy trying your own re-mix CLICK HERE for the download stems and competition info. Most importantly, HAVE FUN!

Win a signed DL4™ and more from Reggie Watts and Line 6!

Enter to win a Line 6 DL4™ Delay Modeler ($349.99 value) signed by Reggie Watts!

Even though it’s emerald green, DL4 is the gold standard of delay pedals. Its 16 stunning delay models and looping capabilities have been used on more albums and stages than we can count.

Reggie Watts, the outrageously funny and talented musician/comedian, is known for using a DL4 in his one of a kind performance and recordings.

Enter to win a DL4 signed by Reggie, and a copy of his new 'Why $#!+ So Crazy?' CD/DVD!

CLICK HERE to experience Reggie’s DL4 Soundboard and get entered. And hurry, the contest ends June 9!

And be sure to check out Holiday Matinee's awesome chat with Reggie HERE

REGGIE WATTS AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on TV" Tour wrapped its two sold out nights at Radio City Music Hall last night. In case you weren't there, video of some of Reggie Watts' performance for you here!

REGGIE WATTS FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES

Outstanding New York Times piece on the incomparable Reggie Watts. Be sure to catch him July 1 at Le Poisson Rouge if you are missing him at Radio City this week! Read it HERE

DAVID KARSTEN DANIELS NEW LP, MP3 DOWNLOAD, REMIX COMPETITION

David Karsten Daniels newest album 'I Mean To Live Here Still' is a collaboration with avant nine piece Fight The Big Bull and will be available digitally on FatCat Records this summer. With lyrics borrowed from the work of transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau and Daniels' voice backed by the glorious and big-hearted Richmond, VA based Fight The Big Bull, this is an album worth repeated listens and one which will both satisfy and surprise anyone who thinks they know the work of either collaborator. Album track "The Funeral Bell" is available for download HERE.  Later this summer, DKD and FTBB will play very special performances in three select cities: NYC, Richmond, and Chapel Hill.

'I Mean To Live Here Still' involves the songwriting and arranging of Daniels, a hugely talented, formally trained composer/songwriter with a background in four-track experimentation and hymn singing, and nine piece avant jazz group Fight The Big Bull and its leader/composer Matthew White. Daniels and White traded song notes between SF and Richmond, VA, respectively, collaborating across the US for a number of months before Daniels headed to the east coast to record the album with FTBB earlier this year. 'I Mean To Live Here Still' is a record that successfully occupies that rarely-encountered middle ground between folk and raucous syncopated beats built by trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, trombones, upright bass, electric guitar, percussion and drums. NPR hailed the album early on as "a series of grand settings of Henry David Thoreau poems."

Currently, the album track "Smoke" is available for remix through a competition on the FatCat Records site. The best remix will be available for play on the DKD and FatCat myspace pages for a month plus the winner gets a very cool FatCat goody bag. Click HERE to download stems of "Smoke" to make your own remix. Email all submissions/links to submissions info@fat-cat.co.uk. Competition ends July 7th.

Also in July, David Karsten Daniels and Fight The Big Bull will showcase songs from 'I Mean To Live Here Still' with three not-to-be-missed performances:

7/8 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel
7/9 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
7/12 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge


David Karsten Daniels & Fight The Big Bull
'I Mean To Live Here Still'
1. All Things Are Current Found
2. The Funeral Bell
3. Die And Be Buried
4. October Airs
5. On Fields
6. Though All The Fates
7. Salmon Brook
8. Smoke
9. Each Summer Sound
10. Epitaph On The World

LA STRADA EXCLUSIVE ON HEY BROOKLYN!

Daniel and James are two of the members of La Strada, a band that had a hard time describing their sound as strictly “indie” although that’s probably the closet definition that fits. They say they are “an energetic rock/pop with strings, accordion, guitars, drums, whistles, circus animals, puppeteers, loud voices, etc.” That fits, too.

You can catch them at the Bell House in Brooklyn on May 29, and heads up to local musicians: they are looking for a second violinist “that can shred” to join them.

Highlights of Hey Brooklyn! interview and performance include hearing about their unusual writing process, and the story of how they found Faten Kanaan, the artist that painted their album artwork. It is a totally New York City tale that takes place the most unique of New York City spaces: the subway.

Their self titled EP is available now, as well as their new full-length album New Home.

@LaStradaBand follow them on Twitter
Myspace.com/LaStradaNYC listen to more tunes on MySpace