FORT LEAN play Communion Music’s NY event TONIGHT @ 7:30pm along with their friends Magic Man and other great artists. Come hang early, stay late, and catch The Big P.A. and Mike Spinella DJing in between sets.
Owen and James from Longfellow sat down with HIP VIDEO PROMO while in town for CMJ to discuss their video for “Kiss-Hug-Make Up”.
Check out the video below and snag the song on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/Prelude-iTunes
I was talking to Chris from Ace Reporter the other week about Halloween and what we were both planning to do with ourselves. We got to talking about Halloween music, creepy soundscapes, and the underlying question: what does Halloween sound like? Danny Elfman quickly came up, which of course led us to Oingo Boingo and their song “Dead Man’s Party”. Chris started playing around with his own cover of the strange composition. Check out videos below to see the original (highly entertaining video) and a sample of Chris from Ace Reporter’s strange interpretation of the tune sans Danny Elfman’s epic eyeliner.
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Stream on Spotify
In-Flight Safety release their third album “Conversationalist” available now via Ooh La La Records and on iTunes, Spotify, and every other digital retailer under the sun. After a busy week in NYC for CMJ Music Marathon the band played to packed crowds in New Hampshire and Maine on their way home to Halifax. The band will be touring in support of the album through winter and spring 2015.
In-Flight Safety have created an album that is true to their history, but is their most adventurous and honest yet. The ten tracks on Conversationalist have guitar hooks that will get stuck in your head and make you want to dance all night, but the imagery is more mysterious. Mixed by Gus van Go (The Stills, Hollerado) in Brooklyn NY, Conversationalist is a study of beauty in opposites, and this record is both pragmatic and ethereal – it builds and burns, leaving you wanting more. It’s a love letter and a breakup in one album.
The Juno and Much Music Video Award nominated group has heard their music in an incredible collection of TV series such as The Office, Chuck, Vampire Diaries, Degrassi TNG, Rookie Blue, among many others. Their new track Animals was recently featured in a Telus promo ad campaign. The group has performed at many festivals such as SXSW in Austin, TX, Great Escape in Brighton, UK, CMJ in New York City and Liverpool Sound City in Liverpool, UK.
Ooh La La Records welcomes Fort Lean to the family with the premiere of their new single “Cut To The Chase” on Stereogum. The band’s debut LP is scheduled for release in early 2015. Catch them performing at CMJ next week:
Tuesday October 21
Piano’s @ 9:15PM
158 Ludlow St
New York, NY
CMJ Official: Banners Showcase co-hosted by Ooh La La Records
admission: free w/ CMJ badge or $10
Thursday October 23rd
Siren Sounds PR Showcase
Piano’s @ 7PM
Radio Bushwick- 10:45PM
Out In The Streets and Bushwick Daily Present…
ticket link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-in-the-streets-bushwick-daily-annual-cmj-party-tickets-13545064653
Friday October 24 @ 3:10PM
Buzzchips and Myfreeconcert Present…
The Living Room
134 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday October 25 @ 3:45PM
The Wild Honey Pie presents The Bee Hive @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar
RSVP Link: http://thebeehive.thewildhoneypie.com/
Its that time of year again, CMJ is a week away, and we have four amazing artists in town this year for the music marathon. 2014 marked the year of Ooh La La partnering with our first international acts and I couldn’t be more proud to be bringing them over to the USA for CMJ. Below is a list of artists we’ll have in town, and below that is a list of the shows they’ll each be playing.
BANDS
IN-FLIGHT SAFETY (CANADA): https://soundcloud.com/inflightsafety
GO WOLF (IRELAND): http://www.lovegowolf.com/
LONGFELLOW (LONDON): https://soundcloud.com/longfellowmusic
Brooklyn’s own FORT LEAN: https://soundcloud.com/fort-lean
BANNERS
In addition, this marks the third year we’ll be hosting the annual BANNERS party at Pianos with our friends from Cantora, Pianos, Black Bell Records, YEBO Music, and of course The Wild Honey Pie! The lineup is insane, and we’ve got three bands playing it this year early in the evening! The lineup is nuts with GO WOLF, In-Flight Safety, Strange Kids, Fort Lean, Modern Rivals, Shilpa Ray, Yellerkin, Sunflower Bean, Mainland, and The Prettiots.
Get tickets HERE
See lineup HERE
DATES
GO WOLF CMJ 2014 DATES:
Tuesday October 21
Piano’s
158 Ludlow St
New York NY
set time: 7pm
CMJ Official: Banners Party
admission: free w/ CMJ badge or $10
Thursday October 23
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
New York NY 10002
set time: 1AM (Thursday night/Friday morning)
Friday October 24th
Piano’s
158 Ludlow St
New York NY
set time: 2:30pm
CMJ Official: Planetary Group Party
IN-FLIGHT SAFETY CMJ 2014 DATES:
Tuesday October 21
Piano’s @ 7:45PM
158 Ludlow St
New York NY
CMJ Official: Banners Party
Union Hall @ 10PM
702 Union St
Brooklyn NY
CMJ Official: The Skint Presents
admission: free w/ CMJ badge or $8
event link: http://www.unionhallny.com/event/679897-cmj-2014-in-flight-safety-brooklyn/
Wednesday October 22nd
BROOKLYN BOWL @ 7:30PM
Brooklyn, NY
CMJ Official: The Green Room Presented by The Most Definitely
FAT BABY (LES) @ 11:00pm
New York, NY
CMJ Official: Canadian Blast Event
LONGFELLOW CMJ 2014 DATES:
Tuesday, October 21st @ 8PM
CMJ Music is GREAT Showcase (British Consulate)
Rough Trade (Brooklyn)
Williamsburg
Featuring: Longfellow, The Crookes, MONEY, and Spring King
Friday October, 24th @ 11PM
Official CMJ Showcase
Coco 66 (Brooklyn)
Greenpoint Avenue
Featuring: Longfellow, Pinact, Baby Guru, Blonde Elvis
FORT LEAN CMJ 2014 DATES:
Tuesday October 21 @ 9:15PM
Piano’s
158 Ludlow St
New York, NY
CMJ Official: Banners Showcase
admission: free w/ CMJ badge or $10
ticket link: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5403395
Thursday October 23rd
Piano’s @ 7PM
158 Ludlow St
New York, NY
Siren Sounds PR Showcase
admission: free
Radio Bushwick @ 10:45PM
22 Wyckoff Ave
Brooklyn, NY
Out In The Streets and Bushwick Daily Present
admission: $5
ticket link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-in-the-streets-bushwick-daily-annual-cmj-party-tickets-13545064653
Friday October 24 @ 3:10PM
The Living Room
134 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
Buzzchips and Myfreeconcert Present
admission: free
Saturday October 25 @ 3:45PM
Brooklyn Night Bazaar
165 Banker Street
Brooklyn, NY
The Wild Honey Pie presents The Bee Hive
admission: Free w/ RSVP
RSVP Link: http://thebeehive.thewildhoneypie.com/
We premiered a summery new jam from GO WOLF a few weeks ago with the fine folks at Consequence of Sound.
Although Autumn is upon us – at least, as it is here in New York City – we’re delaying the inevitable morbidity of the city cold, with a track that’s putting us straight back in the middle of an endless summer; where all of us can enjoy each other’s company outdoors. (For those of you in warmer climates, send us a postcard will ya?)
So, friends, lovers, musos and makers, do not miss out on this sunshine which we believe, you so rightfully deserve. In case you missed it, head over to the CoS post and ramp up the volume dial on a track which is sure to have you eyeing those around you. (Note: When accompanying you’re favorite Go Wolf-loving fancy on a first date, it is customary to introduce them as your “Cultural Attaché.” This will irrevocably clear you of all responsibility, yet simultaneously make you the perfect second date, and therefore – in our modern times – a living legend.)
Oh, and did we mention that Go Wolf will be playing New York City’s own CMJ Music Marathon in a couple weeks? Check out the dates below, bring your arm candy and come say Hi!
Our friends and LA’s trop-pop band White Arrows are streaming all eleven songs off their new album ahead of its release next week. Full of deeply entrancing electronic grooves with bursts of uplifting percussive pop, In Bardo strikes a heated chord where the sea-swept synths of LA meld their pop and electronic influences a sun-soaked affair that will leave you woozy. “Bardo is a transitional state of being, the phase of existence between death and rebirth. It marks the end of one thing and the beginning of another. It represents an evolution.”
Stream In Bardo below and look for it to be released September 16th via Votiv. You can also pre-order the album on iTunes or Amazon and receive instant gratification tracks “I Want A Taste,” “We Can’t Ever Die,” “Nobody Cares,” and “Leave It Alone.” And don’t miss White Arrows on tour this fall and winter (dates below).
White Arrows 2014 Tour Dates:September 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
October 25 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
November 7 - Oakland, CA @ Leo’s
November 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar
November 10 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
November 11 – Vancouver, BC @ OWL
November 12 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
November 15 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium
January 18 – San Diego @ the Casbah
January 23 – LA @ the El Rey
January 27 - Phoenix @ Valley Bar,
January 29 - Dallas @ Three Links,
January 30 - Austin @ Stubb’s JR
January 31 - Houston @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
Following the release of singles “Animals” and “Caution Horses,” In-Flight Safety is streaming their forthcoming album of throbbing, guitar-drenched rock Conversationalist ahead of the album’s full release this fall. Picking up where the previous singles left off, Conversationalist sees the Halifax band dousing shimmering guitar riffs in white-washed folk inspired by their coastal surroundings to create ethereal rock that intensifies like a love letter and burns like a breakup album in one seamless flight where illustrious melodies reign supreme. Like navigating a space between Foals and the sweeping piano of Coldplay, Conversationalist soars on a crisp curl of introspective rock fated to lodge itself in your ears through the fall.
Stream Conversationalist below and pre-order the album now on iTunes before it’s released October 28th. And catch In-Flight Safety on tour in Canada, the UK and the U.S. this Fall (dates below and tickets available here on their website).
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Sep 05, 2014 // Fishbones // Charlottetown, PEI w/ Coyote, Dylan Menzie
Sep 06, 2014 // The Capital // Fredericton, NB w/ Green & Gold
Sep 09, 2014 // Rivoli // Toronto, ON w/ Rival Boys, Hungry Lake
Sep 10, 2014 // Cafe Dekcuf // Ottawa, ON w/ Erik Lind & The Orchard, By The Lights
Sep 11, 2014 // Esco // Montreal, QC w/ Erik lLnd & The Orchard
Sep 12, 2014 // Tide&Boar // Moncton, NB w/ Green & Gold
Sep 13, 2014 // Album launch party! Details TBA // Halifax, NS
Sep 19, 2014 // Reeperbahn Festival // Neikclub 2pm // Hamburg Germany
Sep 24, 2014 // Bedroom Bar // London England
Sep 25, 2014 // Secret Show, London England
Sep 27, 2014 // Bungalows&bears // Sheffield England
Sep 29, 2014 // Oporto // Leeds England
Oct 21-25, 2014 // CMJ Music Festival // New York NY USA
