LISTEN TO GIRAFFAGE’S “HELLO/BE WITH YOU” (SLOW MAGIC REMIX)
Riding high on the success of his recent No Reason EP, Giraffage is set to embark on the new co-headlining North American So Cute! Tour with fellow producer Slow Magic. The trek kicks off November 4th in Dallas, TX and will also feature Daktyl and Lindsay Lowend on select dates. General tickets are on sale now. For more info on the tour, visit: www.giraffage.com.
https://soundcloud.com/slowmagic/giraffage-remix
PWR BTTM “UGLY CHOICES”
PWR BTTM is a queer punk band consisting of Ben Hopkins and Liv Bruce. The band was formed at Bard College where Bruce and Hopkins bonded over a mutual interest in bringing elements of performance and drag artistry into DIY culture. While at Bard the duo recorded a demo, Cinderella Beauty Shop, and the Republican National Convention split EP with Jawbreaker Reunion. On these releases, Hopkins plays guitar and sings, and Bruce plays drums. Since then, the two have begun to share vocal/songwriting duties and have also started to trade off instruments.
ELLIOTT SMITH TRIBUTE
August 6th warrants celebration as it marks the 46th birthday of late folk songwriter Elliott Smith. Featured in It Isn’t Home, his first full length album due out August 28, Diego Davidenko releases indie folk single “Elliott” on this day of remembrance. The song emulates Smith’s melodic and harmonic style as well as his idiosyncratic recording techniques in a tribute to the late Portlandian singer-songwriter.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC’S RISING STARS BREAK OUT + “DESIRE”
Experience the soundtrack to a new generation, the next generation with We Are Your Friends: Music From The Original Motion Picture (Interscope Records). Bringing together the most acclaimed of electronic music’s freshest artists/producers from around the globe, from France’s Justice and Tchami to Australia’s Will Sparks, Dom Dolla, and Hayden James; from Belgium’s critically acclaimed DJ and curator The Magician to the U.K.’s Years & Years and AlunaGeorge, to Sweden’s Klingande and Seinabo Sey; to U.S.’s Gryffin, Deorro, Carnage, Bro Safari, and The Americanos, We Are Your Friends taps into today and tomorrow for a sensational soundtrack album. We Are Your Friends opens in theaters across the country on August 28th.
The first single, “Desire” (Gryffin Remix) from U.K. Electronic/Pop trio Years & Years, released HERE on Friday, July 31st. The album will be released in both standard (12 tracks) and deluxe (18 tracks) editions – each in clean and explicit versions – on August 21st.
https://play.spotify.com/track/6ctWstoouxCcvuTsd4cHNS
YO GOTTI X RIHANNA X YOUNG THUG
New album coming soon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2o19g5pBPM
YOUR SHOT LAUNCHES ON VEVO
YOUR SHOT, one of the world’s biggest and most exciting DJ competitions, officially launches in the United States today on Vevo.
With the backing of 7UP, the 10-part web series will document the journeys of 30 aspiring DJ’s as they are provided with extensive training and compete to ultimately win the chance to perform with Tiësto in Las Vegas and to show off their skills at Ultra Music Festival Miami 2016, as a featured performer on 7UP’s Stage 7.
http://www.vevo.com/watch/playlist/e7dd189a-956c-418e-8a0e-c03b695d7c10
JULIETTA NEW EP STREAM
Julietta has caught the attention of music blogs across the globe with her debut single “Goosebumps”. Although she has been stylistically compared to pop powerhouse Banks, her sound and identity is one of a kind. She utilizes a universal theme of love and loss to blend her unabashed relentlessness with her modern sensibility. “Everyone struggles with finding love, having their heart broken, finding purpose, having the courage to follow their dreams, and I just want to express it through my music. I love to share my weaknesses and my strengths with others so that they could relate and feel like they aren’t alone.”
http://www.bbook.com/music/premiere-hear-juliettas-debut-ep-conquest/
REY PILA “FIRE AWAY”
Mexico City quartet, Rey Pila, have announced they will return to the U.S. this weekend to support Brandon Flowers, August 9-19, in advance of their sophomore album, The Future Sugar, arriving on September 25 via Cult Records. The Future Sugar features nine visceral synth-rockers produced by Julian Casablancas, and Chris Coady (Beach House/Yeah Yeah Yeahs), with mixing by Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes/Weezer/Lucius).
https://soundcloud.com/cultrecordsnyc/rey-pila-fire-away
NEW MIX BY HANNAH WANTS
Hannah Wants returns with another 80 minutes of pure underground gold as she unveils her latest mix, free to stream and download via her Soundcloud.
The last mix from Hannah was the 2-hour selection for the prestigious and world-famous BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix, personally requested by the legendary tastemaker Pete Tong. Hannah’s Essential Mix highlighted her diversity as a DJ and producer, showcasing her knowledge and meticulous skills, gaining her even more recognition from all four corners of the globe. Now back with her next instalment, Hannah Wants proves that consistency is key in all of her workings.
MANMAN SAVAGE’S INTENSE NEW SINGLE “TAKIN SHOTS”
ManMan Savage is young Atlanta’s next star, mashing dread-swinging charisma and mosh pit energy with real life grit. “Takin Shots” is his Fool’s Gold debut, following a series of self-released ATL favorites and appearances as a mainstay on the scene – that’s him starring in Future’s “Trap N****s” video and hitting the stage with ILoveMakonnen on his “Loudest Of The Loud” tour. “Takin Shots” marks a clear leap forward for ManMan, whose screaming delivery (over a banging, post-apocalyptic beat from Chris Fresh of 808 Mafia) simply cannot be ignored.
DILLON FRANCIS AND SKRILLEX “BUN UP THE DANCE”
Dance music innovator Dillon Francis has just released a brand new track, “Bun Up The Dance” with Skrillex – check it out HERE! The track, which features a topline from Georgia Ku, is the latest track to be released from Dillon’s upcoming This Mixtape Is Fire EP and is available now upon preorder.
VON GREY’S NEW SINGLE IS OUT TODAY
“Forever Bound,” the new single from indie-alt band von Grey’s forthcoming EP, Panophobia, is out today. The stark, evocative track, laced with delicate piano work, spectral guitar tones and choir-like harmonies, gracefully captures the pain that follows the suicide of a loved one. It debuted on “Anything Anything with Rich Russo,” a New York City-based free form radio show that has also premiered songs by such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Tegan and Sara and fun.
TIM MCGRAW UNVEILS DEBUT SINGLE “TOP OF THE WORLD”
Three-time Grammy®-winning singer, songwriter, and actor Tim McGraw announced today his new single “Top Of The World,” which will make its debut this morning on country radio and be available at digital retailers starting today.
The song – produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore – is the first glimpse of Tim’s upcoming 14th studio album, which is slated for a Fall 2015 release on Big Machine Records/McGraw Music.
https://twitter.com/TheTimMcGraw/status/628289102400618496
ANDERS CRAWN X DIRTY PALM
“Violence” stands by the two producers love of Melbourne Bounce, but allows us to sneak a peek into the future of their musical careers. A recent high school graduate, Crawn shows us that there is so much more to come from him and all of his contemporaries. Although Dirty Palm hails from Hungary, we can expect to see some American tour dates as he is expected to move stateside in the upcoming months. This could mean great things for the two DJs as their horizons begin to widen and their music takes hold across the world.
https://soundcloud.com/panda-funk-records/anders-crawn-dirty-palm-violence-original-mix
LAMENT CITYSCAPE NEW VIDEO
“Pale Hands,” the opening track from LAMENT CITYSCAPE’s debut LP, The Torn, has been issued through an exclusive Cvlt Nation premiere as the album nears release in early September.
http://www.cvltnation.com/cvlt-nation-video-premiere-lament-cityscape-pale-hands/
BROKEN FLESH NEW SINGLE
Luxor Records’ Christian deathcore outfit Broken Flesh are pleased to release the next track off their self-titled follow-up to Warbound. Today the band is pleased to be partnering up yet again with HM Magazine to unleash the band’s eighth track, entitled “Unworthy.” The song, which may be heard HERE, will be featured on the band’s self-titled album that will be released September 4th.
http://hmmagazine.com/blog/hm-exclusives/hm-premiere-broken-flesh-drops-new-heavy-hitter-unworthy/
LIGHTSHOW “SCORE” VIDEO
Southeast DC’s own Lightshow releases a new music video “Score” directed by Chop N Shoot Films. In this freestyle over Shy Glizzy’s track Lightshow takes aim at the cops involved in Freddie Gray’s death. This can be found on his Yellow Tape and White Chalk 5 mixtape available now on Spinrilla.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ggw0uCmcU
SATRIANI’S HIGHEST CHART POSITION OF HIS 30-YEAR CAREER + TITLE TRACK VIDEO
Joe Satriani’s 15th studio album, Shockwave Supernova, has earned the multi-Grammy nominated guitarist his highest U.S. chart position of his career! The album debuts today on the Billboard’s Top 200 Current Albums Chart at #19, the highest debut of his 30-year career, topping his former highest, 1992’s The Extremist, which hit #22 on its debut. In addition, the album also debuted at # 3 on the Billboard Rock Chart and ranks as the highest charting all-instrumental rock album on Billboard’s Top 200 in the soundscan era.
To celebrate, Satriani will be sitting in with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, this evening. Tune in to NBC at 11:35/10:35c pm to watch the iconic guitarist trade licks with Capitan Kirk and the rest of the band.
Watch the first video for title track, “Shockwave Supernova”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dug-YEIvoe8
AARON KRAUSE “I WILL WAIT”
New music blog The 405 has premiered Nashville-based electronic/pop artist Aaron Krause’s new song, “I Will Wait.” “Filled with cascading synths and poignant, heartfelt lyrics, this new chapter of Krause’s is his best yet,” remarked Tarynn Law of The 405.
TOTALLY MILD NEW SINGLE
Totally Mild are a four-piece based in Melbourne, Australia. Fronted by Elizabeth Mitchell, a woman with an exciting tendency to sing in a falsetto not many can match, the band perform absolutely perfect, skewed, disjointed pop music that sounds as though it was handed down from the heavens.
NERO “TWO MINDS”
Grammy Award-winning, Ivor Novello-nominated trio NERO today premiere the video for their thunderous new single Two Minds, due for release on 4 September, a week ahead of their acclaimed new album Between II Worlds on 11 September.
INFINITY GIRL NEW SINGLE
Noisey writes, “Infinity Girl is a four piece rock band out of Brooklyn that play music that can be best described as gloomy yet fun. The band takes all the elements of shoegaze that are most enjoyable, and make it faster and more exciting. On their song “Dirty Sun,” the band picks up the pace times a hundred, with a super punky, lo-fi groove that progresses and progresses. The lyrics seem kind of bummed out, but it never seems permanent, letting the music kick forward. It’s the perfect track for someone who’s trying to act super bummed, but actually loves fun.”
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/infinity-girl-dirty-sun-premiere
OMI RELEASES LATIN-FLAVORED “CHEERLEADER (FELIX JAEHN REMIX) FT. NICKY JAM”
Multi-platinum pop star OMI and his hit “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” have conquered the airwaves one country at a time, and now the song has been given a fresh Latin flavor, courtesy of Nicky Jam. Check out “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) ft. Nicky Jam” HERE.
MIGOS DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW
Atlanta rap trio Migos dropped their long-awaited debut album Yung Rich Nation today via Quality Control (distributed by 300 Entertainment). The album received glowing reviews from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The Guardian and more. It was also given Album of the Week by USA Today and Stereogum. It’s an overwhelming consensus that Young Rich Nation is the trio’s most realized work to date.
WAX MOTIF LISTEN TO “KRUSH GROOVE”
Australian producer Danny Chien AKA Wax Motif has announced his True Joy EP will come out on August 14th via Mad Decent. He also shares the first single and instant grat with pre-order of the EP, “Krush Groove”, a deep house influenced track cleverly titled after the iconic 80’s Hip Hop movie.
BALL & CHAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Ball & Chain, the notable and world-famous live music venue located at 1513 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135, is thrilled to present their first annual three-day music festival in honor of the venue’s 80th Anniversary this Labor Day Weekend. The historical hotspot originally opened its doors in September 1935 as a live jazz music venue, closing its doors in the 1950s. The retro jazz bar on Calle Ocho was reopened with an authentic Cuban flare meticulously redecorated in iconic 1950s Miami style by new ownership Ben Bush, Zack Bush and Bill Fuller in September 2014.
This is the first multiple-day musical driven event to celebrate the venue’s 80th birthday. The anticipated live performances will begin on Friday and Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 3 a.m.
Ball & Chain 1513 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135
Friday, September 4, 2015 through Sunday, September 6, 2015
