CMJ is happening. Come hang out with us!
Ace Reporter will be performing at three showcases this week– all free with your CMJ badge or RSVP.
10/15 Midnight @ Pianos
Piano’s Banners Party (RSVP HERE https://bannerscmj.squarespace.com/ )
10/16 11PM @ Ella Lounge
24 West Showcase
10/19 7PM @ Bowery Electric
WST RKS Showcase (send email to wstrksnyc@gmail.com to RSVP)
Its that time of year– CMJ 2013 is upon us!
We’re proud to be a part of the PIANO’S BANNERS PARTY, hosted by Ooh La La, The Wild Honey Pie, Cantora, Black Bell and Modern Art in collaboration with Piano’s.
The best part? Its FREE. But only if you RSVP here.
The Wild Honey Pie posted a new installment of their Buzzsession series yesterday, this time featuring legendary Glasgow indie poppers Camera Obscura.
The Wild Honey Pie is one of our favorite blogs not only because they have introduced us to some great new music but also because they continuously give back to the musical conversation by creating interesting original content. Eric and his team have gone above and beyond the role of new music critic, into the land of active participant in the current musical conversation.
Our very own Last Royals did a session a while back. Check out a clip from that here:
If you’re looking for a more sincere, down-to-earth to the likes of Pitchfork, consider The Wild Honey Pie your new go-to blog.
What could be more fun than hijacking your favorite sports car and making mischief in the streets of Los Angeles?
Doing it while listening to Twin Shadow, of course.
The latest installment of Grand Theft Auto drops today, featuring many of our favorite up-and-coming artists on the radio in the cars you steal. In addition to DJing an entire station in-game, Twin Shadow contributed a brand new song to the GTA V soundtrack entitled “Old Love / New Love”. Check it out here!
Tyler the Creator, Flying Lotus Wavves and more are also featured in game. Awesome!
For the eleventh installment of our Artist Video Series, director Maia Stern pulls from the archives of her childhood to give us this nostalgiac vignette, set to Ace Reporter’s “Untouched and Arrived”.
Here’s what Maia had to say about the video:
I grew up with two older brothers and a dad who documented almost everything we did. This is some of my favorite footage my dad filmed one summer in Malibu, California. My eldest brother was surfing with a friend while I was digging in the sand and finding seaweed with a friend. I never understood why this footage came out with such a green tone, so I wanted to experiment with color filters for this video, to see what it would look like in other shades. I wanted to see the moon as blue and me in black an white rather than green. You can’t really change your memories if you have them documented in film, but you can change their colors.
View more videos from our Artist Series here: http://www.youtube.com/oohlalarecordings
Attention Philly, New York, DC and Chicago!
What better way to ride out the dog days of summer than to throw back a cold one and dance to some Ace Reporter? Well, now’s your chance! Ace Reporter will be appearing live and in the flesh in your city this August!
Here’s what frontman Chris Snyder had to say about the upcoming shows in their monthly newsletter:
Hey there,
It’s that time again — everyone’s either on vacation or really wishing they were. (I’m kind of perennially in that second category, but whatever. Plenty of time to vacation when I’m too old to play rock shows.)
On that note, it’s time to play some shows! As I may have mentioned in a previous missive, Ace Reporter has shifted its residence to the shores of Lake Michigan, and this is going to be the first few shows featuring a brand-new Chicago-based lineup. So come out and help us get our sea legs underneath us…
Thursday, Aug 22 | Philadelphia, PA | The Grape Room | info & tickets
Friday, Aug 23 | Brooklyn, NY | Glasslands w/ Motive, NO | info & tickets
Saturday, Aug 24 | Washington, DC | Tree House Lounge | info & tickets
Tuesday, Aug 27 | Chicago, IL | Subt w/ Lamp | info & tickets
Wednesday, Aug 28 | Chicago, IL | solo acoustic show @ Wise Fools Pub | info & ticketsCan’t wait to see you guys out there!
Can’t make it to the show? Keep up on future Ace Reporter shows and information by subscribing to their newsletter here.
It’s summer and we’re in a good mood. Such a good mood, in fact, that we decided to throw a massive summer sale on all of our merch! From now until September 1st you can pick up swag, music, street cred and much more for 25% off from the Ooh La La store. Click here to start your bargain bonanza. Supplies limited!
White Arrows recently dropped their new video for ‘Little Birds’ via the AV Club. Directed by Evan Koga, the video features a stride down a pier, some dead fish, spiritual ascension….and a 75-foot pier jump by the band. We know you want to start watching right away – peep the video below:
For more info, check out the band’s website here.
Team Ooh La La are packing up and headed south to Dover, Delaware this weekend for Firefly Festival. The Last Royals are playing not once, but twice at the festival, alongside The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, Vampire Weekend, Foster The People and many many more. They will be performing at 5:00pm on in the “Coffee House” on Saturday and at 1:00pm on “The Porch” stage on Sunday. That stage is being headlined by Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra later that day. Come find us in the crowd!
The Last Royals premiered a brand new video for the song “I Hate California” from their debut album Twistification on Tumblr this week. Tumblr only started featuring music videos recently, so if you ask us, this is pretty damn cool. Also, to save you a step, we’ve got the video right here easy viewage:
Shot in southern California by director and cinematographer Matt Sanders, this black and white short is comprised 100% of reflected images, a deliberate device for focusing on the song’s meaning.
Upcoming tour dates:
June 13 @ GAP Flagship store (34th & Broadway) / New York, NY
June 22 @ Firefly Music Festival (coffee house) / Dover, DE
June 23 @ Firefly Music Festival / Dover, DE
June 26 @ Manderley Bar in McKittrick Hotel (Sleep No More) / New York, NY
July 1 @ S.P.A.C.E. (w/The Dunwells) / Evanston, IL
July 2 @ Summerfest / Milwaukee, WI
