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Ane Brun Playing At Union Transfer

I’m the new kid on the block when it comes to Ane Brun. In other words, I heard her music for the first time yesterday. For me, discovering the works of an artist is the equivalent of winning the lottery. I always feel significantly wealthier every time I hear a new song that isn’t already programmed in my neurological playlist. Needless to say, I felt like a millionaire after listening to Ane Brun on Tuesday afternoon. Ten seconds into “Do You Remember”, I was fully bouncing in my office chair, impatiently waiting to hear Brun’s voice for the first time. When I did, my bouncing slowed to a stand still as I completely became mesmerized by her incredible voice. My remaining hours of work that day were spent listening to as many Brun songs as I could find.

I was very excited not only to come across Ane Brun’s music, but to also find that she is scheduled to perform at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia. This is the perfect venue for her. Its layout seems just right for concert attendees to fully enjoy Brun’s live set, whether they observe the show from the high school gym-like bleachers on the second floor, or stand inches away from the stage to watch the songstress execute her talents. Hostile City wishes Ane the best for next Wednesday, as we are honored to have her album “Changing Of The Seasons” in our catalog. So, if you haven’t already done so, plan on attending Brun’s show. I guarantee you’ll leave Union Transfer feeling pretty prosperous.

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New Releases from Acid Mothers, Djin & PCWS and House Of Fire Just Announced!

Acid Mothers Temple | La Novia | LP
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The sprawling 40 minute title track is based on an Occitanian folk tune, and the unearthly acoustic opening with its overtone singing sounds like something that might have made its way on to a Werner Herzog soundtrack. Indeed once the guitars come in and the band stoke up their mighty drone, the effect is that of an amped up Popul Vuh, the German band who soundtracked many Herzog films. Ashra Tempel or Amon Duul are other reference points. At times, it’s impossible to believe that this wasn’t recorded in Berlin in 1972, such is the authenticity of the enterprise. But Kawabata’s crew aren’t merely K-tel Krautrockers; La Novia shows a deep respect for the traditional folk form and integrates it completely with the long forays into deep space that the leader’s fuzz
GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 881182110417
Label: Prophase Music
SKU: PMLP1104
Street Date: 6/26/2012

Djin Aquarian & Plastic Crimewave Sound | Save The World | LP
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Djin Aquarian (Yahowha 13) joins Plastic Crimewave Sound in an epic psych Crusade!
RIFYL Yahowha 13, Incredible String Band, early Grateful Dead, No Neck Blues Band
GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 760137999713
Label: Prophase Music
SKU: PMLP9997
Street Date: 6/24/2012

House Of Fire | Morning Light | CD
Products Page » Compact Discs » House Of Fire | Morning Light | CD

Philadelphia’s psych pop House Of Fire return triumphantly with their long awaited second release. After nearly 5 years of writing and exploration we are taken on a journey into the dark with haunting instrumentals like Ship of the Dead, into stain glass sun rises with tracks like The Mirror. The level of experimentation and detail captured on The Morning Light draws a direct parallel to the classic psych sight and sounds of the 60’s, featuring deluxe packaging. For fans of Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd, The Bryds, Rain Parade, and Dukes Of Stratosphere.
GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 665776134450
Label: Universal Warning Records
SKU: CCCD009
Street Date: 6/24/2012

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FREE BNB Bowl 2012 Day After Show w/ BOLD


Sunday, May 20, 2012
3:00pm until 8:00pm
Black N Blue Productions, in association with Jameson, Pitchfork Hardwear, NYHC Tattoos, Revelation Records, I Scream Records, Reaper Records, Durty Mick Records, Hostile City Music, Tragic Apparel & Act:Won Design, present:

BOLD (performing with original line-up)
SKARHEAD
PROVIDER
JOHN JOSEPH (spoken word)
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012 @ Bowery Electric
328 Bowery (at 2nd Street), NYC • 3:00pm Doors
FREE w/ BNB Bowl 2012 ticket stub, otherwise $10
Info: blacknblueproductions.net

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Tour updates for Broadcaster, Aspiga, Crucial Dudes and All Eyes West

Broadcaster:
April 6th @ Get Better Fest II(Knights of Columbus) – Keene, NH
April 10th @ Broadway Bar – Amityville, NY
April 12th @ The IHOP Estate – Philadelphia, PA
April 14th @ Stay Sweet Fest II(The Camel) – Richmond, VA
May 2nd @ Brew Haus – Lindenhurst, NY
May 3rd @ 222 Ormsby – Pittsburgh, PA
May 18th @ Pouzza Fest(Theature Sainte Catherine) – Montreal, CANADA
July 29th @ VLHS – Pomona, CA

Aspiga:
April 6th @ Get Better Fest II(Knights of Columbus) – Keene, NH
April 12th @ The IHOP Estate – Philadelphia, PA
April 13th @ Stay Sweet Fest II(The Camel) – Richmond, VA
April 28th @ Mill Hill Basement – Trenton, NJ
May 20th @ Pouzza Fest(Katacombes) – Montreal, CANADA

Crucial Dudes:
April 12th @ The IHOP Estate – Philadelphia, PA
April 13th @ Stay Sweet Fest II(The Camel) – Richmond, VA

All Eyes West:
April 25th @ The Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN
April 27th @ Township – Chicago, IL
April 28th @ The Firehouse – Normal, IL

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Acid Mothers Temple – Ticket Giveaway

We’re giving away a pair of tickets for 6 AMT shows across the country. All fans have to do is re-tweet one of our AMT related posts on twitter (www.twitter.com/ticketweb) or enter their contact info on our facebook entry form (http://on.fb.me/AMT-ftt) Here’s the list of shows that are participating:
4/17 Seattle, WA
4/23 Chicago, IL
4/24 Cleveland Heights, OH
4/25 Detroit, MI 4/28 Allston, MA
5/9 New Orleans, LA
Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 2012

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Ane Brun Upcoming Tour Dates!

Upcoming Ane Brun concerts

Date City Venue Event Info
Wed 05/02/12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

Fri 05/04/12 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage

Sat 05/05/12 Washington, DC The Hamilton

Mon 05/07/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Wed 05/09/12 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall

Thu 05/10/12 Toronto, ON Great Hall On Queen Street

Sat 05/12/12 Montreal, QC Petit Campus

Tue 05/15/12 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour

Thu 05/17/12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

Sat 05/19/12 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room

Sun 05/20/12 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre

Tue 05/22/12 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

Appearing at “Dranouter Festival”
Sun 08/05/12 Dranouter, Belgium Various Venues

Appearing at “Oya Festival”
Thu 08/09/12 Oslo, Norway Middelalderparken

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New 7s from Harvcore Records just added

Four 7″s from Harvcore Records have just been added to the store

Wrong Answer | The Wrong Way | 7
GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 823891018011
Label: Harvcore Records
SKU: HARV0180
Street Date: 4/24/2012

Burdens | You Can’t Save Us All | 7
GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 823891017014
Label: Harvcore Records
SKU: HARV0170
Street Date: 4/24/2012

Rock Bottom | Born II Hate | 7
GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 823891014013
Label: Harvcore Records
SKU: HARV0140
Street Date: 4/24/2012

Wreak Havoc | Drawing Inspiration | 7
GTIN(UPC/EAN/ISBN): 823891023015
Label: Harvcore Records
SKU: HARV0230
Street Date: 4/24/2012

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You are invited to a VIP Office Party with Kira Small and Bryan Beller!

You’re invited to a special event – a VIP Office concert featuring Kira Small and Bryan Beller!
WHEN: April 19 2012 7:00PM
WHERE: The Neighborhood 1600 N 5th St Philadelphia PA 19122
RSVP: 800-361-3827 x 30
Please support touring musicians! $10.00

Kira Small is an incredible singer/songwriter/keyboardist whose original R&B/soul material is just as deeply intimate as it is funky. Her 2010 CD Raise My Voice [Offrow Records] as well as her previous CD Love In A Dangerous World [2006, Offrow Records] were produced by Bruce Dees (James Brown, Ronnie Milsap) and feature many Muscle Shoals & Motown veterans. As a session singer in Nashville, Kira has performed and recorded with Peter Frampton, Martina McBride, Wynonna Judd, Faith Hill and more. Bluegrass artists Nu-Blu’s version of Kira’s song “Other Woman’s Blues” is the first single off the band’s 2011 album The Blu-Disc and is currently climbing the bluegrass radio charts.

Bryan is a well-known bassist, has toured worldwide with guitarists Steve Vai and Mike Keneally (both ex-Frank Zappa bandmates), the metal band Dethklok (Metalocalypse on Cartoon Network) & hot new super-trio The Aristocrats (w/Marco Minnemann & Guthrie Govan), and has been the focus of plenty of press. He’s also Kira’s husband. 🙂 The material they perform is primarily Kira’s original catalog, with a few choice covers as well. Their newly released duo album Live At The White House (recorded at the Timucua White House in Orlando, FL) has been garnering rave reviews like this one: http://www.thunderrow.com/content.php?1108-Kira-Small-Bryan-Beller-Lightning-And-Thunder

Kira and Bryan are a compelling duo, made even more compelling by the chance to see them in an intimate and unique environment the Neighborhood in the Invincible Pictures building. House concerts offer a unique and intimate musical experience as well as the opportunity to directly support the artists with your monetary donation. You’ll see a professional quality performance without the hassle of having to go to a venue. Instead, you get to hang with your friends in a comfortable setting and watch a great show up close.

CNN.com recently featured Kira & Bryan in an article (with video!) about house concerts which you can see here: http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/06/09/house.concerts/index.html

You can hear more of Kira’s music at www.kirasmall.com or see footage of Bryan and Kira at www.youtube.com/kirasmallmusic

The suggested donation for attending is $10, which goes directly to Bryan & Kira.(BYOB)
** Please respond to this Evite (or email or whatever) and RSVP accordingly***. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,
Hostile City Distribution

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New Aristocrats Tour Dates

To Aristocrats Fans,

The Aristocrats just kicked off a major tour of Europe with a sold-out show at the Peel in London. After four more dates covering Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, and Edinburgh in UK, then it’s off to Holland, France (Paris and Bordeaux), Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao), Turkey (Istanbul) and, finally, Tel Aviv in Israel. There are still some tickets available for most of these shows outside of UK so reserve yours now to see the Aristocrats in action if you are anywhere near these regions of Europe and Asia Minor. With all the demand for the Aristocrats worldwide, it may be a while before you get a chance to see this band again in your country.

The Aristocrats team is also pleased to announce a US Midwest tour starting in mid-May that will be capped off by two live shows at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, CA near Los Angeles on June 2 and 3. The two Alvas shows will be videotaped for a future live concert DVD, so Aristocrats fans in Southern California who want to be part of a little history in the making will definitely not want to miss one of these shows. Having toured together for nearly a year, the Aristocrats will be on top of their game for this video shoot at the cozy and pristine-sounding environment of Alvas Showroom. Mark the dates on your calendar!

Here are the dates for the US Midwest Tour:

May 18, Fri, 8pm – Nashville, TN – The Rutledge

May 19, Sat, 9pm – Louisville, KY – ZaZoo’s

May 21, Mon, 8pm – Indianapolis, IN – Birdy’s

May 22, Tue, 8:30pm – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom

May 23, Wed, 8pm – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe

May 24, Thu, 10pm – Charleston, WV – The Sound Factory

May 25, Fri, 10pm – Charlotte, NC – The Double Door Inn

For more details, please check out the Tours page here. We hope to see you out there soon!

The Aristocrats Team

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TEITUR | Let The Dog Drive Home


Teitur Let The Dog Drive Home

TEITUR – Let The Dog Drive Home

Album of The Week ***** – The Independent

Never Less Than Extraordinary ***** – The Guardian

Ludicrously talented… – Word magazine

Having already earned an enviable reputation as the songwriter’s songwriter, the Faroe Islands’ favourite son, Teitur, returns with his highly anticipated new album, ‘Let The Dog Drive Home’.

Counting the likes of Rufus Wainwright, KT Tunstall, John Mayer and Aimee Mann as fans, Teitur’s third album but UK debut release, ‘The Singer’, gained the kind of critical acclaim most artists can only dream of. Both The Guardian and The Independent gave ‘The Singer’ 5-star reviews, the latter handing it the ‘Album of The Week’ accolade, while The Sunday Times described Teitur as “a wonderfully idiosyncratic talent”.

So what can we expect from Teitur’s new album…and what’s with unusual title? “‘Let The Dog Drive Home’ is an old song I wrote in America a long time ago,” Teitur explains. “It ties this collection of songs together, as I usually look at my records as one entire song. Most of these songs are about letting go, about being small and the realisation that things seldom turn out the way you expect them to.”

‘Let The Dog Drive Home’ was recorded in what Teitur describes as the “safe surroundings” of Copenhagen and the Faroe Islands, where he has felt most at home over the past few years.

Because of the American flavoured nature of the album’s songs, Teitur landed on a West Coast approach for its sound & production, taking extra care to make sure everything was very well tuned and clear in the mix.

The result is what Teitur describes as “night radio music”, making it more about body & soul and less a creation of mind and thought, free of fashion statements and the desire to impress others.

“I felt I needed to just be true to my basic songwriting and to make everything less intense and healthier. This is because I’ve learned that you become the music you write,” Teitur reveals. “It sucks to travel around and sing about funerals, death and yourself. Trust me. It does. And I know it’s very cool and so different to arrange the songs for three clarinets, delay-bass and marimba, but I’ve found it’s just not always that necessary in the long run. I am in a place in my life where I need to make something that is safe, comfortable and more effortless. As an artist, one does one’s best to write the music that only you can write.”

The release of ‘Let The Dog Drive Home’ will be preceded by the release of the single, ‘You never leave L.A.’,. Teitur embarks on a seven week long solo North American tour starting on February 1st.

www.teitur.com

Teitur’s guide to ‘Let The Dog Drive Home’

FEEL GOOD
“This is a very simple song in a soul-song tradition. I originally wrote it for French singer NOLWENN LEROY, while working on her record. It’s about a gut feeling. On the production we triggered all the drums, with the hi-hats into old analog synthesizers. Basically, it’s the drummer and me playing live. The bass you hear is an electronic bass-drum triggered into a Moog Synthesizer. The drummer played the electric drum-kit while the bassist received and changed the notes on his Moog. I often thought about this when in a loud club or bar, and all you really hear is the bass and drums. I always want to change those bass notes around in a more harmonious and playful way.

GOD, I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO TELL YOU
I wrote this song for a film about a guy who has Asperger’s syndrome and finds it difficult to communicate. I think many people would feel better if they spoke to God. I believe in God as a good spirit. I don’t believe that he sits up there and punishes us. And yes, that bass line is like the guitar riff in a classic soul-song. And no, I don’t sit around and talk with God.

WAVERLY PLACE
This one is about growing up and time spent in New York City. It’s about how you meet someone after a long time and realise that you finally know who they are, that you didn’t understand what they were all about until much later. I wrote the majority of the songs on my first album, ‘Poetry & Aeroplanes’, on Waverly Place with my friend Jeff. The sounds you hear at the beginning are from Greenwich Village.

FREIGHT TRAIN
This is one of my favourites to play. It’s about how parents often wish for others all the things that you couldn’t do. It’s a song about someone who did all the right things. The “Freight Train” metaphor is very American, about being a hobo, hopping from train to train. Getting high in Spain…

BETTY HEDGES
It’s a play on words of the saying “To hedge one’s bets”. It’s about the fear of making decisions. It’s very much the creation of songwriter Mark Nevin – we wrote it together in London ages ago. He kind of gave me the yellow card for wanting to change the song too much once I’d just recorded it, so I had to go back and change the lyrics back to their original shape. I’m glad we did. I love the sentiment, “Big questions need small answers like yes and no”.

YOU NEVER LEAVE LA
Almost everyone I’ve ever met who lives in LA says that they don’t really like it there. That’s very interesting. I always come back to the city and I’ve had some great times there. I guess it depends on who you know and what you’re doing there. I got signed there as a songwriter in my earliest twenties. The place has a lot of history, like most places if you scratch underneath the surface. Musically, I really wanted to have those classic chords with lots of fifths and fourths over an American drum beat. Like Bruce Hornsby or something. That sound and feel always reminds me of Los Angeles.

STORMY WEATHER
I wanted this to sound like the view from my house just before a storm sets in. That’s what I think about when I play it. It’s funny how storms actually bring cosiness when you’re indoors.

LET THE DOG DRIVE HOME
I think this is the fourth time I’ve recorded this song. It’s ironic that the song itself is about letting go.

VERY CARELESS PEOPLE
This used to be a quirky up-tempo song, but I changed the music drastically. I think it’s my favourite from this recording session although I wish I never met that girl.

ALL I REMEMBER FROM LAST NIGHT IS YOU
This song is written very much in the tradition of musical songs. I once woke up remembering nothing but a girl and I always feel very guilty if I’ve had too much to drink. It’s a necessary sin to get drunk.

For further information please contact Christian Ulf-Hansen, Arlo and Betty Recordings Email: Christian.ulf@virgin.net
Tel: +44 1442 842851 Cell: + 44 7768 156682