A Banksy Film – Exit Through The Giftshop – Available for Screening
Celebrated graffiti artist Banksy gives us a first hand look at the world of street art through the lens of an eccentric shopkeeper-turned-filmmaker who attempts to capture many of the world’s most infamous vandals on camera. It’s when the camcorder is turned back on its owner, however, that we experience the wildly unexpected results of what happens when fame, money, […]
New Music From Jessica Lea Mayfield – “Our Hearts Are Wrong”
AmApAc brings you “Our Hearts Are Wrong“, the first single from singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield’s sophomore album Tell Me. “It’s subtle, somewhat more briskly paced and packing less dusky sparkle…drier in production and affect overall, though the key now, as it was then, is Mayfield’s vocal, which is still very much a worthy focal point.” writes Stereogum of […]
Coming Soon: Carolina Chocolate Drops
Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii (Nonesuch): Romanian Gypsy Melodies and Southern Strings collide! A collaboration between “The Drops” and “the Lumii”, along with beat-boxer Adam Matta, this is sure to be one of the most flat-out fun EP’s of 2011.
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Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh [sampler] (Nonesuch) Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Infantree – Would Work (Vapor) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise)
About Jessica Lea Mayfield
“I’m actually really shy,” insists Jessica Lea Mayfield. “Not musically, but personally.” Kent, Ohio, native Mayfield broke onto the scene on the soulful duet with Dan Auerbach, “Things Ain’t Like They Used to Be,” that memorably closed the 2008 Black Keys disc, Attack & Release. Auerbach discovered Mayfield through her 2005 EP White Lies, self-pressed […]
The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh
Having toured for two years since their last album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin,The Low Anthem are back with new music from their forthcoming album, Smart Flesh. The band has had plenty of time to write songs, experiment with arrangements, and day-dream the scope of this recording project. What they had in mind was a massive undertaking. Ten […]
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AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Infantree – Would Work (Vapor) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) Coming Soon:
Catching Up With Graham
Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful holiday season and that 2011 has been treating you well so far. I’m recharged (aside from the jet lag) from a fantastic vacation to United Kingdom. My good friends Dave and Helen were getting married in Wales and I had the honor of being one of the […]
Going For Adds – Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail
Going for Adds this week is Rhys Chatham’s A Crimson Grail. This unique piece features 200 electric guitars, 16 electric basses, 5 conductors, and 1 percussionist. “The work’s greatest allure is in passages where melody, harmony and rhythm are virtually absent, when all you hear is the visceral roar of plucked strings.” says the New York Times. […]
Infantree Video Premiere – “Mourning Glory”
Infantree is proud to bring you their latest video “Mourning Glory” taken from their debut album Would Work. You can check out the clip now on Infantree’s Vimeo Channel While Infantree is hard at work making new music, they’d like to thank those who have supported their music thus far, and reach out to new fans as well by making themselves available […]
New Music from Jessica Lea Mayfield – Free Download
Tell Me, the stunning sophomore release from singer / songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield is coming early next year. Produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, the album follows Mayfield’s acclaimed 2008 release With Blasphemy So Heartfelt. Tell Me is currently available to pre-order and you can Downloadthe first single “Our Hearts Are Wrong” for free and get your first taste of Tell Me. […]
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Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Infantree – Would Work (Vapor) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Philip Selway – Familial (Nonesuch) Serj Tankian – Imperfect Harmonies (Serjical Strike/Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch)
New Music from Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail
A man A plan A canal is proud to bring you the latest release from Rhys Chatham, A Crimson Grail. This unique piece, commissioned by the city of Paris in 2005, was created for a large electric guitar orchestra. This recording captures an outdoor performance of this astounding work at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park and features 200 electric […]
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The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty EP (self-released) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Infantree – Would Work (Vapor) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Philip Selway – Familial (Nonesuch) Serj Tankian – Imperfect Harmonies (Serjical Strike/Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch)
About Rhys Chatham
“Don’t try to separate Cuba from Mali; after generations of cross-pollination, this musical heritage has finally flowered into this single sublime album” saysSoundRoots.org of AfroCubism, the long delayed project from producer Nick Gold. Led by World Music icons Eliades Ochoa and Toumani Diabaté, AfroCubism is a collaboration between some of Cuba and Mali’s most talented musicians, and Press and Critics […]
About Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham was born in Manhattan in 1952. He came under the musical influence of his father, Price, a harpsichordist, and became a devotee of the work of early music composers such as Giles Farnaby and John Bull, playing their music on a virginal. Switching to baroque and Boehm flute, he soon became interested in contemporary […]
New Film Screening Opportunity – Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop
A man A plan A canal brings you another exclusive screening opportunity withExit Through The Gift Shop. Celebrated graffiti artist Banksy gives us a first hand look at the world of street art through the lens of an eccentric shopkeeper-turned-filmmaker who attempts to capture many of the world’s most infamous vandals on camera. It’s when the camcorder […]
Autumn Defense – Once Around
We wanted to make sure everyone has had a chance to check out the latest album from Autumn Defense, Once Around. Please let us know if you haven’t received your copy. The band recently played an intimate set at Reckless Records in Chicago. Check out this performance of “Every Day”. Attention east coast! There are still some tour dates […]
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Afrocubism – Afrocubism (Nonesuch) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Infantree – Would Work (Vapor) Philip Selway – Familial (Nonesuch) Serj Tankian – Imperfect Harmonies (Serjical Strike/Reprise) Coming Soon: Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch)
Going For Adds – Lord Huron – Mighty
Mighty, the self-released second EP from the Los Angeles based Lord Huron, is an evocative collection of songs that sounds utterly familiar yet totally unique. The EP is already gaining buzz with Pitchfork giving it an 8.0/10.0 last week, saying that, “trying to box in Mighty only highlights what makes it an invigorating listen. It’s something like […]
