Laurie Anderson (and Fenway Bergamot) On the Road
Nonesuch recording artist Laurie Anderson is bringing her multi-media presentation to the East Coast with one LA date snuck in. Her male alter-ego Fenway Bergamot’s been doing a little traveling himself. He recently visitied Nonesuch’s European headquarters and you can watch it here. You never know what to expect with Laurie, but you can be sure she’ll […]
New York Times: Punch Brothers “Supremely Entertaining”
The Punch Brothers are also in the midst of a long tour and they recently played the “American Roots – New Shoots” series at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, NY. They shared the stage with others pushing American traditional music forward, “but the Punch Brothers seem determined to move bluegrass furthest,” […]
New On Tour Section Goes Live
You may have noticed that it seems like there’s always an A man A plan A canal artist on tour. It’s difficult to keep up, but we’re trying. If you want to see when one of our artists is in your neighborhood check out our new On Tour page atwww.amanaplanacanal.com/ontour.html. As always, if you want to request tickets or […]
Also At Radio
Rose’s Pawn Shop – Dancing on the Gallows Everest – On Approach (Vapor – Warner Bros) The Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) Bell Gardens – Hangups Need Company (Failed Better) The Flaming Lips & Stardeath and White Dwarfs – Dark Side of the Moon(Warner Bros) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards (Third Man / Warner […]
Catching up with Graham
I’m looking for productivity to increase now that the World Cup is over. Vuvuzela forever! I went to the final baseball game before the All-Star break last night and saw the Dodgers whip the Cubbies. Tomorrow I’ll be cheering on the National League and four Dodger All-Stars. This weekend I saw the movie Cyrus and loved it. […]
Everest – On Tour
Many of you have already found out why the Illinois Entertainer describes Everest’s new album, On Approach, as “… an instant classic on the first listen…” Now’s your chance to see them on tour with Minus the Bear (dates below). Brad from Radio Free Silver Lake wrote about the band’s recent in-store appearance at Amoeba Records in Hollywood, saying that he became […]
Developing Artist – Rose’s Pawn Shop
Rose’s Pawn Shop is the kind of band that was made for non-comm radio. Described by AOL as sounding like “Del McCoury meets Mick Jagger”, this genre-bending group booked their own prolific tour (see dates here) and has self-released two albums. Their sophomore release, Dancing on the Gallows, iscurrently looking for spins. We encourage you to support […]
Still Going for Adds – Punch Brothers
Thanks to all of you who have supported the Punch Brothers’ recent release,Antifogmatic. It turns out you’re not the only ones who love the band’s inventive brand of rock: American Songwriter gave the album a 4 star reviewand the New York Times calls it “…as radical as progressive bluegrass (ornewgrass, or new acoustic music) can be, with chord progressions that […]
Also At Radio
Laurie Anderson – Homeland (Nonesuch) The Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) Bell Gardens – Hangups Need Company (Failed Better) The Flaming Lips – Dark Side of the Moon (Warner Bros) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards (Third Man / Warner Bros)
Laurie Anderson and Rose’s Pawn Shop – Going For Adds This Week
Last week we sent you two very different, but equally compelling albums: Laurie Anderson‘s Homeland and Dancing on the Gallows from Rose’s Pawn Shop. Anderson recently received a coveted 8.3 review from Pitchfork. Reviewer Brian Howe believes “fans will welcome [Homeland] as an heir to her definitive performance piece, United States. It’s also a perfect starting point; an exquisitestate-of-the-union dispatch as only Anderson, America’s darkly […]
Punch Brothers on WNYC Soundcheck
It’s been a great week for bluegrass quintet, Punch Brothers. First of all, it was announced last week that their new album, Antifogmatic, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart of artists never before in the Top 100. The band also ranked #2 on the Folk chart and the Bluegrass chart (where they were one slot behind Dierks Bentley’s […]
On Tour – Black Keys
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are on tour in Europe now and head back Stateside in July to start an extensive north American tour. They’ve just added 3 additional dates on the west coast: 9/28/2010 – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA 9/30/2010 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA 10/5/2010 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, […]
Also At Radio
Everest – On Approach (Vapor – Warner Bros) Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) Bell Gardens – Hangups Need Company (Failed Better) The Flaming Lips – Dark Side of the Moon (Warner Bros) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards (Third Man / Warner Bros)
Catching Up With Graham
Last Thursday a group of us went to a backyard Solstice Salon Screening featuring rare film shorts from the late 60s / early 70s. There was some short documentary work, freakout music performances and psychedelic animation, with live sitar and tabla accompaniment to the silents. They also debuted a projector kleidoscope that my friend has […]
Rose’s Pawn Shop Dancing on the Gallows
Dancing on the Gallows, the second album from California indie outfit, Rose’s Pawn Shop (RPS), is going for adds June 28th and 29th. RPS confronts traditional country music themes of loss, lamentation, and redemption, while throwing in some drinking-songs for good measure. They’re borrowing pages from legends, but RPS takes those pages, tears them up, and sets […]
Everest – Still Looking For Support
We would like to thank everyone for supporting Everest’s, On Approach. If you have yet to check out the album, please give it a spin. Veteran producer/mixer Rob Schnapf (Elliot Smith, Foo Fighters, Beck) says of the album, “This record has a familiarity yet doesn’t copy anything. It’sexpansive, and it doesn’t sit in one place. Listening back to […]
Also At Radio
Punch Brothers – Antifogmatic (Nonesuch) The Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards (Third Man / Warner Bros) The Flaming Lips – Dark Side of the Moon (Warner Bros) Bell Gardens – Hangups Need Company (Failed Better) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) ADDING NEXT WEEK: Laurie Anderson – Homeland (Nonesuch) Rose’s Pawn Shop – Dancing on the Gallows
Rose’s Pawn Shop – Tour Dates
Rose’s Pawn Shop is on tour throughout the summer, traversing all over this great nation. Let us know if you are interested in checking them out live. They are also available for interviews and station visits. Check out the dates below to see when they’ll be in your neck of the woods: 7/01 – Las Vegas, NV […]
Catching Up With Graham
On Tuesday, the AmApAc office took a field trip to Laurel Canyon to see Carolina Chocolate Drops play an acoustic set as part of Go Music’s Mimosa Music series. The gang enjoyed bagels, delicious Carmela ice cream (they even had a Carolina Chocolate Drops flavor just for the show), mimosas, and of course, a great set by the Carolina […]
Laurie Anderson’s Homeland
Homeland, Laurie Anderson‘s first studio album in nearly a decade, is finally available for airplay at your station. Anderson’s male alter ego, Fenway Bergamot, can be seen on the Homelandalbum cover and heard on the track “Another Day in America.” She also gets help from a cast of like-minded artists, including: vocals from Antony Hegartyand Tuvan throat singers, Four Tet’s […]
