Friday, July 29, 2011

GRAMMY-NOMINATED RECORDING ARTISTS MUTEMATH ANNOUNCE "ODD SOUL INTRODUCTION TOUR" TO KICK OFF IN SEPTEMBER


BAND TO UNVEIL SONGS FROM ITS UPCOMING NEW ALBUM, ODD SOUL, IN INTIMATE SETTINGS

ODD SOUL DUE ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2011, ON TELEPROMPT/WARNER BROS. RECORDS

July 28, 2011- Burbank, CA - New Orleans' rock innovators MUTEMATH have announced that they will launch the Odd Soul Introduction Tour this fall. The tour finds the band, which is Paul Meany (vocals/keyboards), Roy Mitchell-Cardenas (bass/guitar), and Darren King (drums), unveiling songs from their upcoming new album, Odd Soul, which will be released on October 4th by Teleprompt/Warner Bros. Records. MUTEMATH will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on the night of release.

The Odd Soul Introduction Tour kicks off on September 7th and concludes with a homecoming show in New Orleans on October 21st. The tour revisits intimate venues to provide fans with a unique opportunity to see MUTEMATH up close in many of the clubs they first performed at when starting out nearly seven years ago. A pre-sale for a VIP Package (which includes tickets, a physical and digital copy of Odd Soul, and a digital download of the track "Blood Pressure") has already begun. Regular tickets go on sale to the public on August 5th. Prior to September 7th, MUTEMATH will perform a few select special dates in August. Visitwww.mutemath.com for more details. All upcoming tour dates are listed below.

In other MUTEMATH news, the track "Odd Soul" is currently available to fans in a unique video mixer platform. The mixer, which premiered on digital and social media technology site Mashable.com, features a different video for each part of the song: drums, guitars, bass, vocals, synth, and background vocals. Listeners can solo, mute, and mix "Odd Soul" in real-time creating their own audio and visual mix. Due to varying connection speeds and hardware there are two versions available, a 4-track version meant for users on slower connections and a 6-track version for fans using up-to-date browsers on faster broadband connections. Versions can be chosen by visiting www.mutemath.com/oddsoul.

Odd Soul, which was produced by the band, is the follow-up to 2009's Armistice, which debuted at No. 3 onBillboard's Digital Albums and Alternative Albums chart, No. 4 on the Rock chart, and No. 18 on the Top 200 album chart, and was called a "must-have album" by the New York Post.

08/06 Tulsa, OK Brady District Block Party

08/13 Tokyo, JAPAN Summer Sonic Festival

08/14 Osaka, JAPAN Summer Sonic Festival

08/16 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (sold-out)

08/20 Mobile, AL Saenger Theatre

08/25 New York, NY Mercury Lounge (sold-out)

09/07 Charleston, SC The Pour House

09/08 Greenville, SC The Handlebar

09/09 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern

09/10 Athens, GA 40 Watt

09/12 Raleigh, NC The Pour House

09/13 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox

09/15 Richmond, VA Canal Club

09/16 Charlottesville, VA The Southern

09/17 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft

09/18 Hartford, CT Webster Underground

09/20 Providence, RI The Met

09/22 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place

09/23 Burlington, VT Higher Ground

09/24 Albany, NY Pearl Palooza (WEQX)

09/25 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop

09/27 Ann Arbor, MI The Blind Pig

09/29 Lansing, MI The Loft

09/30 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Bar

10/01 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville, Mews

10/02 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck

10/07 Oklahoma, City, OK The Conservatory

10/08 Waco, TX Common Ground

10/09 San Antonio, TX Endless Music

10/11 Little Rock, AK Revolution Music Room

10/12 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone

10/14 Baton Rough, LA Chelsea's

10/16 Pensacola, FL Deluna Fest

10/17 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's

10/19 Knoxville, TN The Square Room

10/20 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre

10/21 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks

For info, videos and photos of MUTEMATH, please visit www.mutemath.com.

Photo Credit: Claire Vogel

Friday, July 22, 2011

Tori Amos Announces North American Leg of Night of Hunters Tour



Tori Amos has announced the US leg of her Night of Hunters Tour which begins November 29 at Atlanta ‘s Cobb Energy Performance Arts Center and concludes December 22 at Dallas’s Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie. North American tour dates are listed below and on-sale information can be found on ToriAmos.com. The tour is in support of her album Night of Hunters due out in September on celebrated classical label Deutsche Grammophon. The iconic, platinum-selling singer-songwriter continues her legacy of ground-breaking recordings with this 21st century song cycle inspired by select classical pieces spanning the last 400 years.

With Night of Hunters, Amos carries on the classical tradition of variations on a theme: taking inspiration from classical forms to create a bold new work while paying tribute to the mastery of the original compositions.

With more than 12 million albums sold and multiple Grammy nominations, Tori Amos is one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation. A pioneer across multiple platforms, she was the first major label artist to offer a single for download, has had her songs turned into graphic novels, and has produced groundbreaking videos throughout her career. She is renowned for her passionate and broad fan-base, her critically and commercially successful tours, and her ever evolving live show. Ms. Amos is also a noted humanitarian and co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization.

Night of Hunters Tour North American Dates
11/29: Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performance Arts Center
12/1: Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
12/2: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/3: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/5: Washington DC @ Constitution Hall
12/6: Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater
12/8: Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
12/10: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
12/13: Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater
12/14: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
12/16: Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
12/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
12/18: Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
12/21: Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
12/22: Dallas, TX @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

IWRESTLEDABEARONCE DEBUT NEW SONG “DEODORANT CAN’T FIX UGLY” ON REVOLVERMAG.COM TODAY NEW CD ‘RUINING IT FOR EVERYBODY’ OUT JULY 26

Photo By Jeremy Saffer

IWRESTLEDABEARONCE

DEBUT NEW SONG “DEODORANT CAN’T FIX UGLY”

ON REVOLVERMAG.COM TODAY

NEW CD ‘RUINING IT FOR EVERYBODY’ OUT JULY 26

Iwrestledabearonce debuted their new song “Deodorant Can’t Fix Ugly” on Revolver Magazine’s website www.RevolverMag.com today. The song can be heard here: http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-premiere-iwrestledabearonce-debut-deodorant-cant-fix-ugly.html and appears with a Q&A about the track.

The group’s new CD Ruining It For Everybody will be released July 26 via Century Media Records. The disc also features the songs “Karate Nipples,” “Next Visible Delicious” and “You Know That Ain’t Them Dogs’ Real Voices” which are available now on iTunes following major fan response to the songs’ online premieres.

Early critical praise for the disc continues to build. In his 9.5 (out of 10) star review of the CD, writer Iann Robinson of CraveOnline.com called Ruining It For Everybody a “contender for Album of the Year.” He continued, “…Iwrestledabearonce have created a shimmering piece of artistic genius…Gloriously shining and seductive female vocals reach for the outer limits while screeching vocals of ugly defiance batter us back into reality. Beautiful piano and electronic sounds are kicked in the shins over and over by thick and brutal riffs...This isn’t just music, this is art, this is an impressionist painting mixed with a work by Dali that’s draped over the hand carved stone statue of a demon all backed by the sounds of angels singing…for those who burn every day with the desire to see heavy music take bold steps forward, I give you Iwrestledabearonce and their maddening genius bottled into a Molotov cocktail of audio complexity...” (July 12, 2011).

Iwrestledabearonce--Krysta Cameron (vocals), Steven Bradley (guitar, keyboard, programming, samples), John Ganey (guitar, keyboard, programming, samples), Mike "Rickshaw" Martin (bass) and Mikey Montgomery (drums)--is current touring North America on The All Stars Tour with Emmure, Alesana, Born Of Osiris, and Bless The Fall through August 27.

Following The All Stars Tour, the band will head north for two shows in Alaska.

Current tour dates are as follows:

Date City Venue

The All Stars Tour:

7/22 McAllen, TX Las Palmas Racepark

7/23 San Antonio, TX Backstage Live

7/24 Dallas, TX The Palladium

7/26 Louisville, KY Expo Five

7/27 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom

7/28 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre

7/29 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Theatre

7/30 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

7/31 St. Paul, MN Station 4 Outdoors (Lowertown Music Festival)

8/2 Toronto, ON Sound Academy

8/3 Montreal, QC Olympia

8/4 Reading, PA Eagle Theatre at The Sov Center

8/5 Poughkeepsie, NY Civic Center

8/6 Fitchburg, MA Marriott Trade Center

8/7 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

8/9 Baltimore, MD Sonar

8/10 Richmond, VA The National

8/11 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore

8/12 Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues

8/13 Orlando, FL Plaza Live

8/14 Pensacola, FL Seville Quarter Party Plaza

8/17 Tucson, AZ The Rialto Theatre

8/18 Scottsdale, AZ Venue of Scottsdale

8/19 San Diego, CA Soma

8/20 Anaheim, CA The Grove

8/21 Las Vegas, NV Rock The Block

8/23 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom

8/26 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo

8/27 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre

Solo Dates:

9/16 Anchorage, AK Club Millennium

9/17 Anchorage, AK Chilkoot Charlie’s

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

SLASH CO-WRITES AND PERFORMS ON BRAND-NEW TRACK “KICK IT UP A NOTCH” VIDEO DEBUTS ON DISNEY CHANNEL JULY 22nd

WALT DISNEY RECORDS RELEASES
‘PHINEAS AND FERB: ACROSS THE 1ST AND 2ND DIMENSIONS’

AVAILABLE AUGUST 2nd
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES NEW MUSIC FROM DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE “PHINEAS AND FERB: ACROSS THE 2ND DIMENSION PLUS SONGS FROM THE #1 EMMY AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED SERIES

SLASH CO-WRITES AND PERFORMS ON BRAND-NEW TRACK
KICK IT UP A NOTCH
VIDEO DEBUTS ON DISNEY CHANNEL JULY 22nd

Burbank, CA (July 13, 2011)--Walt Disney Records is set to release the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb Across: The 1st and 2nd Dimensions, on August 2, 2011. The album features 7 new songs (“Everything’s Better With Perry,” “Brand New Best Friend,” “Summer (Where Do We Begin?),” “Taking Care Of Things,” “Mysterious Force,” “Robot Riot,”) and the end credit track “Kick It Up a Notch,” thePhineas and Ferb collaboration with legendary guitarist Slash. The soundtrack also includes 15 songs from the hit animated series. The Disney Channel Original Movie "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension” premieres Friday, August 5 (8 p.m., ET/PT), on Disney Channel, Saturday, August 13 on Disney XD and also on the ABC Television Network (date TBD).

The “Kick It Up a Notch” music video opens with a live-action segment of Slash plugging his Gibson Les Paul guitar into an amp. An electric current travels through the wire and Slash becomes animated and is joined on stage by Phineas and Ferb. The video will debut July 22nd on Disney Channel.

In this animated adventure--based on Disney Channel's Emmy Award-winning comedy series "Phineas and Ferb"--stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb go on their biggest journey yet, into another dimension! When the boys finally discover that their beloved pet platypus Perry is in fact a secret agent who battles the forces of evil daily, they join him on a grand adventure that blasts them to another dimension where a truly evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz has taken over an alternate Tri-state Area. When they uncover his ploy to travel back to their dimension to take over their Tri-state Area, the gang, as well as their alter-egos, must bandtogether to stop him. “Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension” was executive-produced by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy” Marsh ("The Simpsons," "Family Guy").

Povenmire and Marsh said, "We're thrilled about the music in 'Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension.' Music plays a big role in the movie just like the series. We always try to pepper in songs whenever we can to hook the audience in and a song gets you emotionally a lot quicker sometimes than dialogue would. It’s part of what makes things memorable about the show.”


On the collaboration with Slash, Povenmire added, “Slash is a rock icon, he’s our hero. We wanted a song that encapsulated the feeling of the series as well as the movie. Slash saw the movie with his kids and he liked it so much, he said, ‘Hey, let’s write a song together!’ It was really a dream come true.”


The relationship between Slash and the show creators was brokered by entertainment marketing consultant Al Hassas, who has played an instrumental role in building marketing alliances for Slash during the last few years.


Slash said, “I’m a big fan of ‘Phineas and Ferb.’ I watch a lot of cartoons and I think it’s one of the best shows. It’s well-written, very original and the characters are great. This whole experience has been surreal because I’m a big Disney fan. To be involved in this movie and having written some music for it is pretty exciting. It’s an honor to actually be animated in the ‘Kick It Up a Notch’ music video.”


On his collaboration with the show creators and composer, Slash added, “Working with Dan, Swampy and Danny Jacobs was just great. Very talented couple of guys. It was really easygoing. I had a guitar riff and they came up with lyrics and melodies instantaneously. Kids will dig it ‘cause it has a lot of energy and the song has a great hook.”


The track listing for Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions follows:


1. “Everything’s Better With Perry”

2. “Perfect Day”

3. “Hey Ferb”

4. “Brand New Best Friend”

5. “You’re Going Down”

6. “What ’Cha Doin’?”

7. “Summer (Where Do We Begin?)”

8. “Perry The Platypus (Extended Version)”

9. “Takin’ Care Of Things”

10. “Not Knowing Where You’re Going”

11. “Brand New Reality”

12. “There’s A Platypus Controlling Me”

13. “Mysterious Force”

14. “My Ride From Outer Space”

15. “Come Home Perry”

16. “Back In Gimmelshtump”

17. “When You Levitate”

18. “You’re Not Ferb”

19. “Robot Riot”

20. “Rollercoaster”

21. “Carpe Diem”

22. “Kick It Up A Notch”


ABOUT PHINEAS AND FERB:


"Phineas and Ferb" is TV's #1 animated series in primetime among Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14, reaching more than 110 million unduplicated Total Viewers across the U.S. 2011-to date. Each year since its premiere in 2008, it has been TV's #1 animated series among Tweens 9-14 (Source: NTI, US ratings, most current, 12/27/10-5/29/11, trackage data with minimum 6 telecasts. Reach: 12/27/10-3/27/11, minimum 6 minutes).


ABOUT SLASH:


Slash is widely considered one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time. He has received countless accolades and awards including a 2007 induction into Hollywood’s RockWalk (located in front of Guitar Center in Hollywood) alongside his idols Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix. An original member of iconic rock band Guns N’ Roses, the Grammy-winning Slash helped the band create signature sounds like the guitar riff of #1 hit “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “Welcome To The Jungle.” The band dominated the 1980’s and 90’s music scene selling more than 100 million albums worldwide and ushered in a decade of hard charging rock music. After leaving the band, Slash went on to critical acclaim in his personal project Slash’s Snakepit, and global success with supergroup Velvet Revolver. He has been widely sought after by the biggest musicians of all time, performing with everyone from Michael Jackson to Stevie Wonder to Ray Charles. Slash recently landed on the top of the charts with his first true solo album, Slash. In addition, Slash was just honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce who named him as an official selection for 2011 to receive a star on Hollywood’s iconic Walk of Fame. Slash is currently in the studio working on his second solo album due for release in 2012.


Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions soundtrack is available August 2, 2011, wherever music is sold. For more information on Walt Disney Records’ releases, please visit Disney Records.com, become a fan at Facebook.com/disneymusic or follow us at Twitter.com/disneymusic.