[Video Premiere] Barber Greene: "Desires"
Indie-folk rocker Barber Greene AKA Matt Evert is premiering his latest music video for "Desires," the first single off his upcoming record Takes, due out this Spring via Yes Club Records. Evert plays all of the instruments on "Desires,"proving his one man band a continued success with this sunny track.
The video was shot by Jess Price and follows Evert and company around Humbolt park in Chicago, while they shoot hoops with neighborhood kids and run around on the playground. The video matches the sound of "Desires" perfectly, capturing the carefree vibe and packing a ton of fun into just over two minutes. Evert keeps it short and sweet while convincing me that a little bit of sunshine can go a long way.
Barber Greene will be playing the Public House Records Showcase this Friday, Feb. 21 at The Burlington in Chicago with Landmarks, Ne-Hi, and Richard Album.
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[Video] Juan Wauters: "Water"
Juan Wauters takes us to his native land of Uruguay in this warm and ingenuous video for his latest track "Water" off of his debut solo record N.A.P. North-American Poetry. The video was shot on a recent trip to Montevideo, Uruguay and pays tribute to the town and it's people, opening with a drunken happy sing-a-long to "Hey Jude" with some of the locals Wauters met while in town. Wauters' voice is unpretentious and almost childlike, pondering his existence and purpose singing "Who's that in my skin? Has he done much for me?"
Wauters hits the road in the spring, joining label-mate Mac DeMarco on tour. Put some pleasant in your day by watching this video and check out tour dates to see Juan Wauters live.
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Juan Wauters Tour Dates
03/06 - Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazzar
03/07 - Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover
03/08 - Nashville, TN - Freakin' Weekend
03/09 - Tallahassee, FL - Liberty Bar
03/11 - 16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03/19 - Harrisburg, PA - Little Amps
03/31 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom*
04/01 - Oberlin, OH - Dionysus (the 'Sco) at Oberlin
04/02 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
04/03 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
04/04 - Wakefield, QC - Blacksheep *
04/05 - Sherbrooke, QC - Boquébierè *
04/06 - Montreal, QC - Societe des Arts Technologiques *
04/07 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
04/09 - New York, NY - Webster Hall+
04/10 - Durham, NC - Duke University Coffeehouse +
04/11 - Atlanta, GA - Goat Farm Arts Center +
04/12 - Baton Rouge, LA - Mud and Water +
04/13 - Austin, TX - Mohawk Outside +
04/14 - Fort Worth, TX - Lola’s Saloon +
04/15 - Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's +
04/16 - Nashville, TN - Exit / In +
04/7 - Asheville, NC- Grey Eagle Tavern +
04/18 - Philadelphia, PA- Underground Arts +
* w/ Amen Dunes & Mac DeMarco
+ Mac DeMarco
Conor Oberst: "Hundreds of Ways"
Conor Oberst, lyrical genius and frontman of Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos, announces he will be releasing solo album Upside Down Mountain May 20 via Nonesuch Records. He also shares new track "Hundreds of Ways," which gives off a very Cassadaga vibe, country-folk-y and catchy. Oberst sings "There are hundreds of ways to get through the day, just find one."
The album was recorded in Nashville with Jonathan Wilson and features vocals from First Aid Kit. Oberst has also announced tour dates for this spring which you can check out below.
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Conor Oberst
05-08 Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom
05-09 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
05-10 Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
05-11 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
05-13 Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
05-14 Orlando, FL - The Beacham
05-16 Gulf Shores, AL - The Hangout Festival
05-17 Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
05-22 Westbury, NY - The Space at Westbury
05-23 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-24 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-25 Munhall, PA - Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead
05-27 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
05-29 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-30 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-31 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
06-01 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06-02 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06-04 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
06-05 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
06-06 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
06-07 Lexington, KY - Buster's
07-29 New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield
[Video] Marissa Nadler: "Was It A Dream"
Marissa Nadler released a new video for "Was It A Dream," a song off of her new record July that was released late last year. The Boston singer-songwriter warbles and whispers in this simply dreamy track, fading in and out with a ghost-like quality. Directed by Robert Walsh, the video is haunting and eerie, matching the track perfectly with vintage-y sepia tone shots of Nadler.
In an interview, Nadler explains her thoughts for the video: "I definitely wanted something beautiful and dreamlike. I dressed in a white-and-black dress that was very simple. We had this older gentleman named Archie who had never been an actor before. I met him at a party and thought he'd be perfect [for the video], so I asked him. He's going through this old footage and he becomes kind of attached to [it]. He's watching her, and he passes her on the street. The lines between reality and dreams are blurred."
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[Video] Angel Olsen: Tiny Desk Concert
Angel Olsen has graciously shared two stellar tracks, Hi-Five and Forgiven/Forgotten, from her highly anticipated album Burn Your Fire For No Witness, out on February 18th via Jagjaguwar. Thankfully, we get another opportunity to hear some of the album before its release. NPR Music presents Olsen playing 4 previously unreleased tracks for their Tiny Desk Concert series.
With no backing band to support her, Olsen strums her guitar longingly, capturing the sorrowful and simple loveliness of her songs. Check out the performance and her upcoming tour dates!
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ANGEL OLSEN TOUR DATES:
Tue. Feb. 18 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
Thu. Feb. 20 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Sat. Feb. 22 - Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox
Sun. Feb. 23 - Fayetteville, AR @ JR's Lightbulb Club
Mon. Feb. 24 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
Tue. Feb. 25 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
Sat. March 1 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sun. March 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
Mon. March 3 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Wed. March 5 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Thu. March 6 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
Fri. March 7 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Sat. March 8 - Moscow, ID @ Mikey's Gyros
Mon. March 10 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Sun. March 23 - Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen
Tue. March 25 - London, UK @ Dingwalls
Wed. March 26 - Paris, FR @ Divan Du Monde [LFSM Festival]
Thu. March 27 - Amiens, FR @ La Lune des Pirates [LFSM Festival]
Fri. March 28 - Koeln, DE @ King George
Sat. March 29 - Berlin, DE @ Hau 1
Sun. March 30 - Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
Mon. March 31 - Stockholm, SE @ Scandic Grand Central
Tue. April 1 - Oslo, NO @ Cafe Mono
Wed. April 2 - Goteborg, SE @ Pustervik
Thu. April 3 - Hamburg, DE @ Haus 73 / Kleiner Donner
Fri. April 4 - Leuven, BE @ Stuk
Sat. April 5 - Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique
Sun. April 6 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
[RH First Glance] Take Berlin: "Lionize"
Brooklyn and Berlin based duo Take Berlin released their first EP Lionize just this week, premiering their single "Sebastion." In winter of 2011, Guitarist Jesse Barnes snagged a cassette deck out of the trash in Brooklyn and a few months later met vocalist Yvonne Ambrée. Barnes and Ambrée decided to use the tape deck to record all of the basic tracks on Lionize, using the vintage-y effects of tape recording to capture the enchanting fuzzy warmness of their sound.
"Sebastian," was influenced by Jose Saramago's novel, "The Year of The Death of Ricardo Reis," says Ambrée. "In the story, the protagonist is visited by a ghost... this magic-realism struck a chord in me as I began to consider the "ghosts" that visit us from time to time -- cultural ghosts as well as those from our own personal history." "Sebastian" was the last song to be recorded on the EP and is a simple yet timeless song, which is exactly what Barnes' wants. "The instrumentation so far has been as minimal as possible... we want to compose songs that stand up on their own and would be relevant 10 years from now."
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