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JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE APPEARANCE CONFIRMED FOR SEPTEMBER 21

FARM AID PERFORMANCE CONFIRMED FOR OCTOBER 2

Band of Horses has confirmed support acts for the various legs of its fall North American tour, which commences September 24 at the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA and will include stops at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater, Chicago’s Riviera Theater and an Oct. 29 homecoming gala at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in Charleston SC, as well as stops in nearly 20 other cities. A portion of proceeds from the Charleston show as well as the Oct. 28 date at Asheville NC’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will benefit local chapters of the Leukemia and Lymphoma society and the Charleston Waterkeeper, whose mission is to preserve and protect the integrity of Charleston’s waterways by defending them from pollution and contamination.

The tour’s special guests will include Jenny and Johnny, Besnard Lakes, Brad, Admiral Radley, Darker My Love and more. See below for a complete market by market listing.

Prior to the band’s return to U.S. stages and following on the heels of a current run of UK/Euro festival appearances, Band of Horses will return to the small screen for a September 21 appearance on the outdoor stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check local listings for further details.

Additionally, Band of Horses will perform at this year’s Farm Aid, sharing the stage with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp Oct. 2 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI. Farm Aid tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Brewers box office, by phone at 414-902-4000 or online at www.tickets.com. Advance tickets are available through noon Thursday to Farm Aid members. To become a Farm Aid member, visit www.farmaid.org

The fall Band of Horses dates are the latest in support of the band’s third album, Infinite Arms, which is on sale for $3.99 for Friday, Aug. 13 only at Amazon.com. Produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek and mixed by Dave Sardy,  Infinite Arms’ songs project the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for its recording and songwriting process. The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, AL, the sublime beauty of Asheville’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills and the vast Mojave desert all influenced the sounds on Infinite Arms and helped yield the group’s most focused and dynamic recordings to date. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the band’s native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity.

Band of Horses is Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. Infinite Arms marks the recorded debut of long time touring members Ramsey and Reynolds, while Barrett and Monroe graced the last album, Cease to Begin. Through touring together in support of Cease to Begin and during breaks in the Infinite Arms recording process, the band have become a cohesive force with all members making invaluable contributions to the unmistakable sound that founder Bridwell has crafted since the band’s inception.

The latest addition to Band of Horses’ acclaimed discography arrived recently in the form of “Life On Earth” available exclusively on the new Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack, joining Infinite Arms and its predecessors 2007’s Cease To Begin, the band’s 2006 debut album Everything All The Time, and a self-titled, self-released EP in 2005.

For further info, see below and continue to check back at bandofhorses.com.

BAND OF HORSES
NORTH AMERICA 2010

With Admiral Radley (featuring members of Grandaddy and Earlimart) and Darker My Love:
September 24th – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater
September 25th – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
September 27th – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
September 28th – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
September 29th – Denver, CO – Fillmore

With Brad (featuring Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam) and Blake Mills
October 1st – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
October 4th – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
October 5th – Columbus, OH – LC Amphitheater
October 6th – Louisville, KY – Brown Theater

With Brad and Besnard Lakes
October 12th – Tulsa, OK –Cain’s Ballroom
October 13th – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
October 14th – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

With Besnard Lakes
October 16th – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theater
October 17th – Indianapolis, IN –Egyptian Room
October 19th – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theater

With Jenny and Johnny (featuring Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice) and Besnard Lakes
October 21st – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
October 22nd – Detroit, MI – Fillmore

With Jenny and Johnny and Uncle Mountain
October 28th – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

With Jenny and Johnny and Josh Roberts & The Hinges
October 29th – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center

With Jenny and Johnny and Bryan Cates
October 30th – Atlanta, GA – The Fox Theater

DATES TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER HOLLYWOOD BOWL HEADLINE

FESTIVAL APPEARANCES TO INCLUDE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, TREASURE ISLAND, V FESTIVAL

Special Guests To Include Sleigh Bells and Hot Chip

Fresh off triumphant appearances at the Sasquatch, Bonnaroo and Pitchfork festivals, sold out multiple headline dates in New York, Paris, Dublin and more, and stops in Japan, Australia, Korea and beyond, LCD Soundsystem has confirmed dates of its extensive U.S. fall tour. This next U.S. leg will commence September 24 at Philadelphia’s Naval Cruise Terminal and will include LCD’s first ever headline engagement at Los Angeles’ legendary Hollywood Bowl on October 15, as well as sets at the Austin City Limits and V festivals, among others.

Special guests Sleigh Bells will appear on the September 24-October 8 dates, after which Hot Chip will occupy the special guest slot from October 13 on. Both Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells will appear at the Hollywood Bowl show.

The newly announced dates are the latest in LCD Soundsystem’s ongoing world tour in support of its third album, This Is Happening, which was released May 18 in the U.S. on DFA/Virgin. The first LCD record to debut in the U.S. Top 10, This Is Happening and attendant LCD live experience have been garnering unanimous acclaim, most recently including a #5 showing in NPR’s mid-year best music of 2010 so far listeners poll and Spin naming the band’s performance “Best Moment Everyone Expected To Be Great” at the recent Pitchfork festival.

On the forthcoming dates LCD Soundsystem constant James Murphy will be joined by core members Nancy Whang (keyboards, vocals) and Pat Mahoney (drums), as well as Al Doyle of Hot Chip (bass), Gavin Russom (keyboards), David Scott Stone (guitar) and Matt Thornley (percussion).

More dates will be announced shortly. For updates and additions, continue to check http://lcdsoundsystem.com/.

Fri-Sep-24-10 – Philadelphia – Making Time @ Philadelphia Naval Cruise Terminal  (with Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Sep-25-10 – Columbia MD – V Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Mon-Sep-27-10 – Burlington VT – Memorial Auditorium   (with Sleigh Bells)
Tue-Sep-28-10 – Boston – Orpheum (with Sleigh Bells)
Fri-Oct-01-10 – Clinton, NY – Hamilton College    (with Sleigh Bells)
Mon-Oct-04-10 – Atlanta – Tabernacle   (with Sleigh Bells)
Tue-Oct-05-10 – Orlando – Hard Rock   (with Sleigh Bells)
Wed-Oct-06-10 – Miami – Fillmore     (with Sleigh Bells)
Fri-Oct-08-10 – Houston – Verizon Amphitheater (with Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Oct-09-10 – Austin City Limits Festival
Wed-Oct-13-10 – San Diego – RIMAC Arena  (with Hot Chip)
Fri-Oct-15-10 – Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl   (with Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Oct-16-10 – San Francisco – Treasure Island
Tue-Oct-19-10 – Salt Lake City – The Complex   (with Hot Chip)
Wed-Oct-20-10 – Denver – Fillmore Auditorium   (with Hot Chip)
Fri-Oct-22-10 – Milwaukee – Eagles Ballroom    (with Hot Chip)
Sat-Oct-23-10 – Saint Paul – Roy Wilkins   (with Hot Chip)

THREE MONTH “ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH” GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HEADLINE

Plastic Beach #1 in NPR’s Mid-Year Best Music of 2010 So Far Listeners’ Poll New and Exclusive Video Material Live Now at Gorillaz Official Hulu Channel http://www.hulu.com/gorillaz

July 27, 2010 – On the heels of a mind blowing run of European festivals, Gorillaz have announced the complete tour routing for the North American leg of their highly anticipated world tour “Escape To Plastic Beach.”   The North American tour will begin in Canada at Montreal’s Bell Centre on October 3rd with a 19 date stretch winding up on November 3rd at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Tickets go on sale to the public in select markets beginning August 6th at LiveNation.com.  Gorillaz fanclub, the Sub-Division, will benefit from a 48 hour exclusive pre-sale prior to tickets going on general sale. To join Sub-Division go to www.gorillaz.com/subdivision.  Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, August 4th at 10 am local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com

The U.S. and Canada dates, promoted by Live Nation, will be followed by a series of ten shows across Europe and the UK, as well as, seven shows across Australia and Asia.

Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s new live experience encompassing material from all three multi-platinum Gorillaz albums played its first ever show at this April’s Coachella festival, absolutely slaying a crowd of 70,000 in the final headline slot of the weekend. Featuring Albarn, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, Bootie Brown, UK Hip Hop stars Kano and Bashy and others as well as video animation, artwork, film and stage design by Hewlett, Gorillaz have since played in front of more than 400,000 fans headlining Glastonbury, Roskilde in Denmark and Benicassim Festival in Spain and will soon become the first Western band of their magnitude to play in Syria when they play the ancient Citadel in Damascus on July 25th following a headline slot at Byblos Festival, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Universal raves for the current Gorillaz live band have included the following:

“The guest appearances from Bobby Womack, De La Soul, the Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, and more were all real. Not that Albarn really needed any help commanding attention. He sang with real soul and exhibited boundless energy… This, ladies and gentlemen, was pop spectacle done right.”–ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Gorillaz, the multi-media music project helmed by former Blur front man Damon Albarn and Tank Girl co-creator Jamie Hewlett, is the most intriguing, and perhaps one of the most important, music groups to emerge from the ’00s. Nowhere was that more obvious than Sunday night at Coachella, when Gorillaz sucked the crowd from virtually every other portion of Empire Polo Field for a rousing conclusion to the festival.”–LA WEEKLY

On the heels of the recently released third Gorillaz album Plastic Beach being  voted #1 album of 2010 thus far in NPR’s listeners poll, and first single/video “Stylo” setting the record for the most successful YouTube Music Tuesday premiere ever, Gorillaz have followed up with an epic clip for “On Melancholy Hill.” The narrative reveals the whereabouts of Gorillaz guitar slinger Noodle, making her first appearance since her apparent demise in the “El Manana” video that capped the 2005-2006 Demon Days campaign, and drummer Russel Hobbs, returning from MIA status transformed into a giant. “On Melancholy Hill” also picks up immediately following  the conclusion of the white knuckle chase captured in “Stylo,” with Noodle’s Cyborg doppelganger, Murdoc and vocalist 2D headed to Plastic Beach by way of an undersea odyssey featuring cameos from Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Simonon and Jones, De La Soul and more. The full back story of the various Gorillaz misadventures filling the gap between Demon Days and Plastic Beach, the discovery of Point Nemo and construction of Murdoc’s new HQ, the formation of the current Gorillaz live band and more are chronicled in Journey To Plastic Beach http://www.hulu.com/watch/158164/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach#s-p1-sr-i0. Journey To Plastic Beach recently debuted alongside “Feel Good Inc.,” “DARE,” “Clint Eastwood” and other visual essentials from the extensive Gorillaz videography at the band’s recently christened Hulu channel at http://www.hulu.com/gorillaz

Plastic Beach was released March 9 in the U.S. on EMI’s Virgin Records. It immediately set two career landmarks, selling more than 112,000 copies in its first week and entering the U.S. album chart at #2. Both career highs, the sales number and chart position bested those of 2005’s double-platinum Demon Days, which sold 107,000 in its debut week, entering the chart at #6.

Gorillaz a/k/a Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs were co-created by  Albarn and Hewlett over ten years ago, and unleashed on  the world with their self-titled 2001 debut album, which has sold nearly two  million copies in the U.S. The band’s 2005 follow up, Demon Days, featured the  Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal Grammy winner “Feel Good Inc.” and sold in excess of two million copies in America.

For further developments in the ongoing Gorillaz saga, check  back hourly at the all new http://gorillaz.com, follow the  band’s own Murdoc Niccals at www.twitter.com/murdocgorillaz, or check out the Gorillaz YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/gorillaz

GORILLAZ ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH WORLD TOUR 2010
NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY

October 3 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre – On sale August 14
October 5 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theatre – On sale August 13
October 6 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena – On sale August 6
October 8 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – On sale August 6
October 10 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center – On sale August 6
October 11 – Washington, DC – Patriot Center – On sale August 13
October 13 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre – On sale August 6
October 14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre – On sale August 13
October 16 – Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion – On sale August 27
October 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – On sale August 13
October 19 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center – On sale August 6
October 20 – Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre – On sale August 13
October 22 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center – On sale August 13
October 24 – Denver, CO – Wells Fargo Theatre – On sale August 13
October 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre – On sale August 6
October 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre – On sale August 6
October 30 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena – On sale soon

November 2 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena – On sale August 20
November 3 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena – On sale August 13

Itinerary subject to change. For complete tour and ticket information visit:   http://www.gorillaz.com

For complete tour and ticket information, visit:  Gorillaz.com and LiveNation.com.

About Live Nation Entertainment:
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Currently in the midst of an international festival and headline run spanning Japan to the Netherlands, Broken Bells has confirmed the addition of three new dates to its ongoing debut world tour: James Mercer and Brian Burton a/k/a Danger Mouse will be bringing Broken Bells to the Fox Theater in Oakland on October 5, the Wiltern in Los Angeles on October 6 and New York City’s Terminal 5 on October 11. The new dates bracket Broken Bells’ already announced appearance at this year’s Austin City Limits festival on October 9.

Broken Bells’ self titled debut album has sold over 200,000 copies domestically since its March 9 Columbia Records release, nearly 50,000 of which were moved in its first week—landing the record at #7 on the Billboard 200 and #1 at its peak on iTunes). In addition to being the year’s highest charting debut album by an alternative/rock band,  Broken Bells met with an instantly and unanimously positive critical reception:  Rolling Stone hailed the album as “the year’s coolest left field pop disc” in a 4-star lead review, while Wired described it as “crazy good stuff”  and Entertainment Weekly praised it as a “subtly savory sonic morsel.” More recently, Broken Bells came in at #4 in NPR’s best music of 2010 so far listeners poll.

Broken Bells’ first ever tour has fared similarly, selling out from date one, and dazzling crowds the world over. Witnessing one of the band’s very first performances, US Weekly likened Broken Bells live show to “being at a cozy, intimate underground basement party somewhere in Northern California with the best art rock band on the coast providing the soundtrack.”

Meanwhile, as Broken Bells’ first single “The High Road” holds strong in a top 10 spot after six months at Alternative radio, the Jacob Gentry-directed and Emmy nominee Christina Hendricks-starring video for second single “The Ghost Inside” has been generating hundreds of thousands of views at http://www.vevo.com/watch/broken-bells/the-ghost-inside/USSM21000518. A behind the scenes look into the making of the five-minute sci fi opus can be viewed at http://www.vevo.com/watch/broken-bells/the-making-of-the-ghost-inside/USSM21001080 and further insights are offered up in an exclusive Q&A with director Gentry at http://pitchfork.com/news/39385-directors-cut-broken-bells-the-ghost-inside/.

Broken Bells features Mercer on vocals, guitars and bass while Burton plays organ, drums, piano, synths and bass. The pair play all instruments on the album with the exception of a full string section arranged by Daniele Luppi. Broken Bells was recorded by Todd Monfalcone and Kennie Takahashi at Mondo Studio in Los Angeles and produced by Danger Mouse.

Each a long-time fan of the other’s work, Burton and Mercer first met face-to-face backstage at the 2004 Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen. The pair immediately hit it off and kept in touch over the prevailing half decade and in May 2008 seized the opportunity to finally collaborate on original music together. Broken Bells was pared down from more than 20 pieces of new music written and recorded to the 10 songs that coalesced together the most seamlessly.

Mercer and Burton will continue to work as a band in the future.

BROKEN BELLS Live 2010

07/30/10 – Nigata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
08/12/10 – Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08/13/10 – Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08/14/10 – Goteborg, Sweden – Way Out West
08/16/10 – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gafaehrlich
08/17/10 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria
08/19/10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
10/05/10 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theatre
10/06/10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
10/09/10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/11/10 – New York, NY – Terminal 5

THREE MONTH “ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH” GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HEADLINE

New and Exclusive Video Material Live Now at Gorillaz Official Hulu Channel http://www.hulu.com/gorillaz

With blown minds still reeling from a record-breaking one-off headline appearance at this year’s Coachella festival, Gorillaz have confirmed that their worldwide “Escape To Plastic Beach” tour will begin in North America with a 20 date stretch commencing October 3 at Montreal’s Bell Centre and including the band’s first ever performance at Madison Square Garden on October 8.

Gorillaz fanclub, the Sub-Division, will benefit from a 48 hour pre-sale ahead of tickets going on general sale. To join Sub-Division go to www.gorillaz.com/subdivision

The U.S. and Canada dates, full details of which will be announced shortly, will be followed by a series of 10 shows across Europe and the UK, including a two-night stand at London’s O2 arena, as well as seven shows across Australia and Asia.

Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s new live experience encompassing material from all three multi-platinum Gorillaz albums played its first ever show at this April’s Coachella festival, absolutely slaying a crowd of 70,000 in the final headline slot of the weekend. Featuring Albarn, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, Bootie Brown, UK Hip Hop stars Kano and Bashy and others as well as video animation, artwork, film and stage design by Hewlett, Gorillaz have since played in front of more than 400,000 fans headlining Glastonbury, Roskilde in Denmark and Benicassim Festival in Spain and will soon become the first Western band of their magnitude to play in Syria when they play the ancient Citadel in Damascus on July 25th following a headline slot at Byblos Festival, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Universal raves for the current Gorillaz live band have included the following:

“The guest appearances from Bobby Womack, De La Soul, the Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, and more were all real. Not that Albarn really needed any help commanding attention. He sang with real soul and exhibited boundless energy… This, ladies and gentlemen, was pop spectacle done right.”–ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“The evolving band-art project — that originally began as a partnership between Blur’s Damon Albarn and comics artist Jamie Hewlett — was at its most expansive at Coachella. Albarn acted as a composer and a conjurer, directing a mini symphony and waving his arms to inspire flashes of synthesized and electronic sounds. The Gorillaz — aided by Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, anchors of what was once one of England’s most ambitious bands, the Clash — were, in many ways, the most perfect of Coachella bands.”–LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Gorillaz, the multi-media music project helmed by former Blur front man Damon Albarn and Tank Girl co-creator Jamie Hewlett, is the most intriguing, and perhaps one of the most important, music groups to emerge from the ’00s. Nowhere was that more obvious than Sunday night at Coachella, when Gorillaz sucked the crowd from virtually every other portion of Empire Polo Field for a rousing conclusion to the festival.”–LA WEEKLY

On the heels of the recently released third Gorillaz album Plastic Beach being  voted #1 album of 2010 thus far in NPR’s listeners poll, and first single/video “Stylo” setting the record for the most successful YouTube Music Tuesday premiere ever, Gorillaz have followed up with an epic clip for “On Melancholy Hill.” The narrative reveals the whereabouts of Gorillaz guitar slinger Noodle, making her first appearance since her apparent demise in the “El Manana” video that capped the 2005-2006 Demon Days campaign, and drummer Russel Hobbs, returning from MIA status transformed into a giant. “On Melancholy Hill” also picks up immediately following  the conclusion of the white knuckle chase captured in “Stylo,” with Noodle’s Cyborg doppelganger, Murdoc and vocalist 2D headed to Plastic Beach by way of an undersea odyssey featuring cameos from Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Simonon and Jones, De La Soul and more. The full back story of the various Gorillaz misadventures filling the gap between Demon Days and Plastic Beach, the discovery of Point Nemo and construction of Murdoc’s new HQ, the formation of the current Gorillaz live band and more are chronicled in Journey To Plastic Beach http://www.hulu.com/watch/158164/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach#s-p1-sr-i0. Journey To Plastic Beach recently debuted alongside “Feel Good Inc.,” “DARE,” “Clint Eastwood” and other visual essentials from the extensive Gorillaz videography at the band’s recently christened Hulu channel at http://www.hulu.com/gorillaz

Plastic Beach was released March 9 in the U.S. on EMI’s Virgin Records. It immediately set two career landmarks, selling more than 112,000 copies in its first week and entering the U.S. album chart at #2. Both career highs, the sales number and chart position bested those of 2005’s double-platinum Demon Days, which sold 107,000 in its debut week, entering the chart at #6.

Gorillaz a/k/a Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs were co-created by  Albarn and Hewlett over ten years ago, and unleashed on  the world with their self-titled 2001 debut album, which has sold nearly two  million copies in the U.S. The band’s 2005 follow up, Demon Days, featured the  Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal Grammy winner “Feel Good Inc.” and sold in excess of two million copies in America.

For further developments in the ongoing Gorillaz saga, check  back hourly at the all new http://gorillaz.com, follow the  band’s own Murdoc Niccals at www.twitter.com/murdocgorillaz, or check out the Gorillaz YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/gorillaz

THE ORCHARD OUT AUGUST 24 ON BARSUK

PRE-ORDER LIVE NOW AT http://rarariot.barsuk.com/TheOrchard

“Boy,” the first single from Ra Ra Riot’s sophomore album The Orchard, is available now at iTunes, where it can be purchased along with a cover of Sparks’ “Saccharin and the War” and “Keep It Quiet (Bear).” The track “Boy” is currently streaming at Stereogum.com and available as a free MP3 via rarariot.com.

Due out August 24 on Barsuk (U.S.) and Arts & Crafts (Canada), The Orchard was hailed this week by NPR as “Incredible… An epic album with soaring strings and fat bass lines” and is now available for pre-order. The Orchard will be issued in standard physical and digital versions, as well as various special editions including limited colored vinyl, an extremely limited run of (four) test pressings, and a bonus DVD featuring a beautiful 38 minute impressionist behind-the-scenes documentary on the writing and making of The Orchard directed by Taryn Gould and Emily Kowalczyk. To place pre-orders and/or view a full list of configurations, go to rarariot.barsuk.com/TheOrchard.

Currently on tour in Japan, Ra Ra Riot will return to North America next month, making appearances at the Osheaga and Bumbershoot festivals and supporting Devo at  this year’s Columbus Ohio State Fair, before kicking off a headlining tour beginning with a September 21-24  stretch in New York and running through late November.

The Orchard was produced by Ra Ra Riot  and Andrew Maury and mixed by Chris Walla (with the exception of “Do You Remember,” which was mixed by Vampire  Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij). Its August 24 release date marks two years, nearly to the day, since the release of the band’s debut album, The Rhumb Line, which debuted at #109 on the U.S. album chart and went on  to sell in excess of 60,000 copies. The Orchard marks the first time Ra Ra Riot vocalist Wes Miles,  bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, violinist Rebecca Zeller and  cellist Alexandra Lawn have been joined in the studio by drummer Gabriel Duquette, who has toured with  the band since the release of The Rhumb Line.

For tour inquiries, contact Allison Witt e allison@nastylittleman.com

For further information, go to rarariot.com or contact Laura Eldeiry at nasty little man t 212 343 0740 e laura@nastylittleman.com

RA RA RIOT on tour 2010

Weds-July-21 Hiroshima, Japan – Hiroshima Club Quattro
Fri-July-23 – Yokohama, Japan – Yokohama BLITZ
Sat-July-24 – Tokyo, Japan – ZEPP Tokyo
Tues-July-27 – Kyoto, Japan – KSB Hall
Weds-July-28 – Kyoto, Japan – KSB Hall
Sun-Aug-01 Montreal, QC Osheaga Festival
Weds-Aug-04 Columbus, OH Columbus State Fair w/Devo
Sat-Aug-28 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater
Sun-Sep-05 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot
Thu-Sep-09 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom/MFNW
Sun-Sep-12 North Dorset, UK End of the Road Festival
Sat-Sep-18 Geneva, NY Three Stories Benefit @ Cracker Factory
Tue-Sep-21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Wed-Sep-22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Thu-Sep-23 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Fri-Sep-24 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mon-Sep-27 Northampton, MA Pearl St.
Tue-Sep-28 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
Wed-Sep-29 Providence, RI The Met
Fri-Oct-01 Boston, MA Royale
Sat-Oct-02 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Sun-Oct-03 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
Mon-Oct-04 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Tue-Oct-05 Chicago, IL Metro
Thu-Oct-07 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
Fri-Oct-08 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
Sat-Oct-09 Lawrence, KS The Granada Theatre
Mon-Oct-11 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
Tue-Oct-12 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
Wed-Oct-13 Crystal Bay, NV Crystal Bay Club
Sun-Oct-17 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Music Festival
Tue-Oct-19 Pomona, CA Glass House
Wed-Oct-20 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box @ Henry Fonda
Thu-Oct-21 San Diego, CA Belly Up Tavern
Fri-Oct-22 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
Sun-Oct-24 San Antonio, TX White Rabbits
Tue-Oct-26 Austin, TX Emo’s
Wed-Oct-27 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Thu-Oct-28 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Fri-Oct-29 Little Rock, AR Rev Room
Sat-Oct-30 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Mon-Nov-01 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre
Tue-Nov-02 Atlanta, GA Masquerade-Hell Room
Wed-Nov-03 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Thu-Nov-04 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Fri-Nov-05 Washington, DC 930 Club
Thu-Nov-11 New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University
Sat-Nov-13 Vancouver, BC The Commodore
Wed-Nov-17 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Fri-Nov-19 Saskatoon, SK Louis’ Pub
Sat-Nov-20 Winnipeg, MB The Garric

Chikita Violenta and We Barbarians support Sept 27-Oct 13

Givers support Oct 19-Nov 5

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(July 13–Quebec City) At their first ever show in Quebec City,  Arcade Fire announced last night that they will match donations made to the newly founded KANPE up to one million dollars.

Singer Win Butler told 45,000 fans on to the historic Plains of Abraham that “everyone who donates to KANPE, our band will match it up to $1 million,” adding “Please take our money from us!”

The band was then joined by members of the Haitian ensemble Ram, who came from Port-Au-Prince especially to play this show, for an emotionally charged rendition of “Haiti” from its 2004 debut Funeral.

Earlier the same day Arcade Fire’s Regine Chassagne, joined KANPE director Dominique Anglade at a press conference launching the KANPE initiative in Quebec.

To make a $5 donation text STAND to 30333.

For further information on KANPE, visit Kanpe.org.

Paul McCartney – The Live Experience
The Up and Coming Tour Takes Paul And His Band To Their 200th Performance

Salt Lake City – Tuesday 13th July 2010

Paul and his band started their ‘Up and Coming’ Tour in March of this year in Phoenix, USA.  The tour quickly established itself as THE live experience of 2010.  Playing massive sell-out stadium shows across the US, Mexico, Ireland and the UK, the show has been picking up amazing reviews from music fans and critics alike.  The tour has broken sales records, taken in a show at the White House in front of President Barack Obama and his family and been this summer’s hottest ticket with audience members including a superstar line-up; Chris Martin, Jack Nicholson, Kanye West, Neil Young, Dave Grohl, The Jonas Brothers, Kings Of Leon, John Paul Jones, Willie Nelson, Samuel L Jackson, David Walliams, Stephen Merchant and many more.  The tour also found time for a performance at The Old Vic theatre’s fundraiser at Battersea Power Station, which included a stage invasion from ultra fan Kevin Spacey! A big chunk of the funds raised went to the McCartney family’s Meat Free Monday campaign.

This tour takes the band to a new benchmark.  Paul McCartney’s concert in Salt Lake City today, Tuesday 13th July will mark this band’s 200th show together.

Paul McCartney, Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (guitar/bass guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums) have been touring together since 2002’s ‘Back In The World’ Tour.  Over the last 8 years the band has travelled the world and played some groundbreaking and headline-making shows together. Stand-out moments have included 2003’s performance to over 500,000 people outside the Coliseum in Rome and Paul’s first show in Red Square, Moscow.  In 2004 the band gave the Glastonbury Festival its most legendary moment to date when Paul and the band showed festival-goers how it’s really done.  2005 saw Paul and the band making history again as he performed live to the International Space Station waking up the NASA astronauts.  In 2008 Paul and the band did a series of special one-off concerts, headlining the Liverpool Sound concert at Anfield; the largest ever outdoor music event in Kiev, Ukraine, with over 500,000 people lining the streets to watch the show, a show in Quebec city’s national park, The Plains Of Abraham, to 300,000 people to celebrate Quebec’s 400th anniversary. September took them to Tel Aviv for Paul’s first ever concert in Israel where the Beatles were banned from performing at the height of Beatlemania in the 60s.  In 2009 Paul and the band toured the US throughout the summer and Europe in the winter. The tour commenced with the inaugural run of shows at New York’s Citi Field Stadium, which was the site of the former Shea Stadium where The Beatles made history in 1965 playing a concert that set the precedent for the modern day stadium rock show.  Critics hailed the Citi Field performances (watched by over 100,000 people) as the concert experience of a lifetime.  2009 ended with an epic sell-out show at London’s O2 Arena.

Speaking about the band Paul said: ‘The great thing is that we have grown into a band.  It’s funny because I always felt we were a bunch of guys playing together and were very lucky because we made a good noise that we found ourselves excited to be in the middle of.  Last year I just suddenly said to myself, “Wait a minute, you have been playing with these guys for, like, nine years now.”  Whether you like it or not that makes you a band and that is the great thing.  That is what happened to us, we have become a band almost without noticing.’

As for how many live shows Paul himself has played, records indicate it’s well in excess of 3,000.  In a lifetime of performing, Paul has played an impressive range of venues and locations.  From pub gigs to huge outdoor parks and stadiums – from unannounced stripped-back university shows with Wings to performing at Buckingham Palace, Moscow’s Red Square and the White House. Paul’s live shows have reached a new legendary status in recent years, garnering unprecedented reviews from fans and critics alike wherever he goes.  He’s pushed boundaries, performed to millions and made global news with countless monumental shows.

For further information:

Paul McCartney Press Office
UK – Stuart Bell – stuart.bell@dawbell.com
+ 44 207 484 5012

US – Steve Martin – steve@nastlylittleman.com
+ 1 917 257 6362

About The Band:
Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens – Keyboards
Wix has worked with Paul McCartney since 1989 and played in the band of the 1989-90, 1993 and world tours since 2002. Wix has played on more than 60 top 40 records, including six No.1s. Wix also produced Tasmin Archer’s No1. Hit ‘Sleeping Satellite’. Wix has also worked with: The Pretenders, Céline Dion, Joni Mitchell, Bon Jovi, The The, Bob Dylan, George Michael, Ry Cooder, Status Quo, Prefab Sprout, Dave Stewart, Mike and the Mechanics, The Chieftains, Alicia’s Attic, Seal, Texas, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.

Brian Ray – Guitar/Bass Guitar
Brian wrote Smokey Robinson’s hit ‘One Heartbeat’ and has also written and played for Rita Coolidge and Leonard Cohen’s son Adam. With Abe Laboriel Jr., he also toured extensively in France with Johnny Hallyday and Mylène Farmer and has also played with Shakira.
Brian joined Paul McCartney at the Super Bowl performance in 2002 and has toured with Paul ever since.

Rusty Anderson – Guitar
For the past 20 years Rusty has been one of LA’s principal session guitarists, working with producers including David Kahne, Patrick Leonard, Rick Nowles and Matt Serletic. Rusty first joined Paul McCartney on the ‘Driving Rain’ album in 2001 and has been in his band ever since.
Rusty has also worked with: Elton John, New Radicals, Santana, Sinead O’Connor, Ronan Keating, Enrique Iglesias, Little Richard, Neil Diamond, Avril Lavigne, Courtney Love, Stewart Copeland, Willie Nelson and Jewel.

Abe Laboriel Jr. – Drums
Abe joined Paul McCartney on the 2001 album ‘Driving Rain’ and has performed with Paul and the band live since 2002.  Abe has worked with Steve Vai, Seal, k.d. lang, Sting, Hanson, Fishbone, Scritti Politti, Melissa Etheridge and Chris Isaak.

Donate To the ASPCA and Receive Tokyo Police Club’s ‘Wait Up (Boots of Danger)’ Video + Exclusive Songs Including a Remix by RAC

Today, Tokyo Police Club reveals their brand new video for ‘Wait Up (Boots of Danger)’ at Stereogum.com and TokyoPoliceClub.com.

The video features neighborhood dogs taking off and crashing a neighbor’s yard for a pool party. The members of the band are all animal lovers, and came up with the idea for the video, together with director Mike Juneau.  The video was shot in the suburbs of Toronto. The dogs were trained and supervised by Jennifer Segal from “Dog Training That Works” http://www.dogtrainingthatworks.com/

Donate to the ASPCA via the widgets on Stereogum.com and TokyoPoliceClub.com to receive the video, an mp3 of the Dom remix of ‘Wait Up (Boots of Danger)’ as well as a never-before-heard RAC remix of the song (also currently streaming at Stereogum.com).

100% of each sale will be donated to the ASPCA®.  Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animal welfare.

‘Wait Up (Boots of Danger)’ is featured on the recently released Champ, out now from Mom + Pop.  Pick it up at TokyoPoliceClub.com, ITunes, Amazon, and EMusic.

“A compelling, joyous listen” – The Onion

“A winner from start to finish” – Access Hollywood
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Headlining Dates
(With Support From Freelance Whales)
July 23 Nod Experiment Festival – Jackson, MI
July 24 Grog – Cleveland, OH
July 25 Town Ball Room – Buffalo, NY
July 27 Black Cat – Washington, DC
July 28The Basement – Columbus, OH
July 29 The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
July 31 Record Bar – Kansas City, KS
Aug 1 Slowdown – Omaha, NE
Aug 3 Bluebird – Denver, CO
Aug 4 In The Venue – Salt Lake City
Aug 5 Beauty Bar – Las Vegas, NV
Aug 7 Plush – Tuscan, AZ
Aug 8 Casbah – San Diego, CA
Aug 12 El Rey – Los Angeles, CA
Aug 14 Outside Lands – San Francisco, CA
Aug 15 Aladdin – Portland, OR
Aug 16 Neumos – Seattle, WA
Aug 19 Varsity – Minneapolis, MN
Aug 20 Metro – Chicago, IL

More info at tokyopoliceclub.com

Following historic headline performances last month including a sold-out inaugural date at Brooklyn, NY’s Williamsburg Waterfront and the first ever AOL Pop Up show at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall, Band of Horses has filled in the blanks in its fall 2010 North American itinerary. The newly confirmed dates will follow highly anticipated September headlines at Los Angeles and Berkeley’s Greek Theaters as well as previously announced September dates in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Denver. The new dates will commence October 1 in Des Moines and stretch to October 30 in Atlanta, sandwiching the band’s October 10 main stage appearance at the Austin City Limits festival.

Pre-sales for all the newly announced shows will commence Thursday, July 8.

Additionally, July 13 will mark the iTunes premiere of the video for “Laredo,” the first official single from Band of Horses’ third album Infinite Arms, which was released May 18 by Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia, moving in excess of 45,000 units in its debut week and entering the U.S. chart at a career high #7. The “Laredo” video was shot on location in Pioneertown, CA, and features footage from an impromptu set the band played at local haunt Pappy & Harriet’s. The clip was edited by Duncan Shepherd and produced by Merge @ Crossroads Films.

Infinite Arms was produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek and mixed by Dave Sardy, its songs projecting the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for its recording and songwriting process. The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, AL, the sublime beauty of Asheville’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills and the vast Mojave desert all influenced the sounds on Infinite Arms and helped yield the group’s most focused and dynamic recordings to date. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the band’s native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity.

Band of Horses is Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. Infinite Arms marks the recorded debut of long time touring members Ramsey and Reynolds, while Barrett and Monroe graced the last album, Cease to Begin. Through touring together in support of Cease to Begin and during breaks in the Infinite Arms recording process, the band have become a cohesive force with all members making invaluable contributions to the unmistakable sound that founder Bridwell has crafted since the band’s inception.

The latest addition to Band of Horses’ acclaimed discography arrived recently in the form of “Life On Earth” available exclusively on the new Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack, joining Infinite Arms and its predecessors 2007’s Cease To Begin, the band’s 2006 debut album Everything All The Time, and a self-titled, self-released EP in 2005.

Band of Horses is currently playing a handful of U.S. dates before spending the remainder of the summer abroad, where they will traverse Australia, Japan, the European continent and the UK before returning to North America in September. For a full list of upcoming North American dates, see below and continue to check back at bandofhorses.com.

BAND OF HORSES
NORTH AMERICA 2010
(New Dates in BOLD)

July 12th – Nashville, TN – War Memorial – ON SALE NOW
July 13th – Cincinnati, OH – Inner Circle – ON SALE NOW
July 14th – Columbia, MO – Blue Note – ON SALE NOW
July 16th – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club – ON SALE NOW
July 17th – Minneapolis, MN – State Theater – ON SALE NOW

September 24th – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater – ON SALE NOW
September 25th – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater – ON SALE NOW
September 27th – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint – ON SALE NOW
September 28th – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue – ON SALE NOW
September 29th – Denver, CO – Fillmore – ON SALE NOW
October 1st – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
October 4th – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
October 5th – Columbus, OH – LC Amphitheater
October 6th – Louisville, KY – Brown Theater
October 10th – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival – ON SALE NOW
October 12th – Tulsa, OK -Cain’s Ballroom
October 13th – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
October 14th – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
October 17th – Indianapolis, IN -Egyptian Room
October 21st – Toronto, ON – Koolhaus
October 22nd – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
October 30th – Atlanta, GA – The Fox Theater