Wow! Such an amazing line-up set to arrive at the Rose Bowl next year. Goldenvoice is knocking it out of the park with this line-up of greats gathering on May 14, 2022! Robert Kinsler
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Showing posts with label Echo & the Bunnymen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Echo & the Bunnymen. Show all posts
Monday, June 07, 2021
Cruel World Festival Announces 2022 Return
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Cruel World Festival to feature Morrissey, Bauhaus, Devo, Blondie and many more!
This news just in courtesy of Goldenvoice...
Saturday, May 2, 2020
The Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park
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Monday, October 15, 2018
Masters Showcased on Outstanding Collections
Whether you are a fan of classic or modern rock, singer-songwriter excellence, power pop or even popular songs of the 18th and 19th centuries, there are new releases that excite.
Artist: Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Title: Look Now (Concord Records)
You might like if you enjoy: Elvis Costello's "Imperial Bedroom," Joe Jackson, Burt Bacharach
Tell me more: Who knew Elvis Costello & The Imposters would be back and release one of the best albums of 2018? The proof comes via the glorious Look Now, Costello's first new album in five years (Wise Up Ghost, a collaboration with the Roots, was released in September 2013). Look Now most closely recalls Costello's 1982 Geoff Emerick-produced gem Imperial Bedroom and his masterful baroque pop collaboration with Burt Bacharach, 1998's Painted from Memory. Indeed, Bacharach has co-written and added his piano talents on several tracks on "Look Now," including the stirring title track and the poignant "Photographs Can Lie" (the latter featuring some of Costello's most affecting vocals in memory); elsewhere there are echoes of Memphis soul (the rousing "Burnt Sugar is So Bitter," a song he co-wrote with Carole King back in the '90s), Springsteen "Burn to Run"-era rock ("Unwanted Number") and even Philadelphia soul ("Suspect My Tears"). "Look Now" is co-produced by Costello and five-time Grammy winner Sebastian Krys. The stellar collection also proves to be an outstanding celebration of The Imposters (Steve Nieve, drummer Pete Thomas and bassist Davey Faragher). Elvis Costello & The Imposters are going on tour in support of the release of Look Now; you can catch them at the Anaheim House of Blues on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Information: ElvisCostello.com.
Artist: Echo & the Bunnymen
Title: The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon (BMG)
You might like if you enjoy: The Church, Echo & the Bunnymen
Tell me more: On their latest full-length album The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon English rockers Echo & the Bunnymen revisit and reinterpret more than a dozen of the band's most beloved songs. "The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon" comes as the band celebrates its 40th anniversary. Formed in Liverpool, England in 1978, the band is fronted by founding members Ian McCulloch (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Will Sergeant (lead guitar), Among the outstanding tracks featured on the set are the scintillating "Bring On the Dancing Horses," buoyant "Bedbugs & Ballyhoo," propulsive "The Cutter" and a haunting decidedly-sparse take on "The Killing Moon." While the versions on the new disc don't supplant the original versions, they do bring out fresh elements that make for essential listening for fans of the groundbreaking British band. New tracks that make their debut include the mystical rocker "The Somnambulist" and reflective "How Far?" Information: bunnymen.com.
Artist: Tom Petty
Title: An American Treasure (Reprise Records)
You might like if you enjoy: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch
Tell me more: Filled with previously-unreleased studio songs, live cuts and spellbinding alternate takes of beloved favorites taken from throughout his career, the aptly-titled An American Treasure' captures the singular sound that Tom Petty carved out over forty-plus years. The four-disc set is broken down by decade with cuts from the 1970s, '80s, '90s and 2000s featured. Things kick off with the Byrds-flavored "Surrender," recorded by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in 1976. Listening to the track is to be instantly transported back to the exuberance of the ensemble's early days. Live performances of "Listen To Her Heart" (from April 1977), and "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll and "Breakdown" (from a November 1977 set) also capture that spirit. The power of this collection thrills with each cut, and across the expansive set. The soulful "Lost in Your Eyes" (from 1975), power pop-meets-psychedelic album track "You and I Will Meet Again (1991), lush "Crawling Back To You (1994) and a live version of "Southern Accents" are among the super cuts on this 63-track collection. My favorite track is the previously-unreleased melodic rocker "Gainesville," an autobiographical track recorded in early 1998. Information: TomPetty.com.
Artists: Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Colin Firth, Martha Wainwright, Jools Holland, more
Title: My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage (Omnivore Recordings)
You might like if you enjoy: Theater music of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Sherman Brothers
Tell me more: Over the years this writer has always enjoyed the experience of being introduced to musical styles developed from far-off places around the world as well as musical styles showcasing other times. That is especially true when the songs are as fun, literate and well performed as on Linda Thompson's My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage. Featuring Linda Thompson – who went by the name Linda Peters during the late '60s/early '70s British folk-rock scene – the collection is bolstered by a diverse and far-flung group of singers and musicians who bring the past to sonic life in 2018. There are a wide range of terrific songs on the set including the triumphant "I Might Learn to Love Him Later On (Tra-la-la-la)" featuring Linda Thompson, the wistful "London Heart" (sung by James Walbourne), the pensive "GoodBye Dolly Gray" (featuring Thompson) and the dramatic "My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage" (sung by Colin Firth). The melancholy of "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" (featuring Teddy Thompson) defies the ages with its timeless arc. All artists are donating all royalties earned by the album to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). "My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage" is a wonderful and inspired collection. Information: OmnivoreRecordings.com.
Artist: Ken Sharp
Title: Beauty in the Backseat
You might like if you enjoy: Matthew Sweet, Jeremy, Shoes
Tell me more: Ken Sharp's fifth LP Beauty in the Backseat mixes up things in all the right ways, unabashed in terms of being forcefully melodic while fused with a heavy dose of Philly soul. Lead-off track "Rock Show" is a splendid mix of soulful gospels, power pop tunefulness, fuzzy guitar textures adorned with a great solo from KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. The driving melodic rocker "Mona Lisa Smile" is pure ear candy. Other sonic delights include the intoxicating "No One Seems to Stay Together Anymore," lovely "Closer" and racing "24 Hours a Day." Sharp is joined by another one of his heroes when Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates guests on "Philly Kind of Night." Sharp also pays tribute to several other musical heroes courtesy of the ambitious baroque pop "The Day That David Bowie" died and joyful "I Wanna Be David Cassidy." Information: Ken-Sharp.com.
Robert Kinsler
Title: Look Now (Concord Records)
You might like if you enjoy: Elvis Costello's "Imperial Bedroom," Joe Jackson, Burt Bacharach
Tell me more: Who knew Elvis Costello & The Imposters would be back and release one of the best albums of 2018? The proof comes via the glorious Look Now, Costello's first new album in five years (Wise Up Ghost, a collaboration with the Roots, was released in September 2013). Look Now most closely recalls Costello's 1982 Geoff Emerick-produced gem Imperial Bedroom and his masterful baroque pop collaboration with Burt Bacharach, 1998's Painted from Memory. Indeed, Bacharach has co-written and added his piano talents on several tracks on "Look Now," including the stirring title track and the poignant "Photographs Can Lie" (the latter featuring some of Costello's most affecting vocals in memory); elsewhere there are echoes of Memphis soul (the rousing "Burnt Sugar is So Bitter," a song he co-wrote with Carole King back in the '90s), Springsteen "Burn to Run"-era rock ("Unwanted Number") and even Philadelphia soul ("Suspect My Tears"). "Look Now" is co-produced by Costello and five-time Grammy winner Sebastian Krys. The stellar collection also proves to be an outstanding celebration of The Imposters (Steve Nieve, drummer Pete Thomas and bassist Davey Faragher). Elvis Costello & The Imposters are going on tour in support of the release of Look Now; you can catch them at the Anaheim House of Blues on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Information: ElvisCostello.com.
Title: The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon (BMG)
You might like if you enjoy: The Church, Echo & the Bunnymen
Tell me more: On their latest full-length album The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon English rockers Echo & the Bunnymen revisit and reinterpret more than a dozen of the band's most beloved songs. "The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon" comes as the band celebrates its 40th anniversary. Formed in Liverpool, England in 1978, the band is fronted by founding members Ian McCulloch (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Will Sergeant (lead guitar), Among the outstanding tracks featured on the set are the scintillating "Bring On the Dancing Horses," buoyant "Bedbugs & Ballyhoo," propulsive "The Cutter" and a haunting decidedly-sparse take on "The Killing Moon." While the versions on the new disc don't supplant the original versions, they do bring out fresh elements that make for essential listening for fans of the groundbreaking British band. New tracks that make their debut include the mystical rocker "The Somnambulist" and reflective "How Far?" Information: bunnymen.com.
Title: An American Treasure (Reprise Records)
You might like if you enjoy: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch
Tell me more: Filled with previously-unreleased studio songs, live cuts and spellbinding alternate takes of beloved favorites taken from throughout his career, the aptly-titled An American Treasure' captures the singular sound that Tom Petty carved out over forty-plus years. The four-disc set is broken down by decade with cuts from the 1970s, '80s, '90s and 2000s featured. Things kick off with the Byrds-flavored "Surrender," recorded by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in 1976. Listening to the track is to be instantly transported back to the exuberance of the ensemble's early days. Live performances of "Listen To Her Heart" (from April 1977), and "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll and "Breakdown" (from a November 1977 set) also capture that spirit. The power of this collection thrills with each cut, and across the expansive set. The soulful "Lost in Your Eyes" (from 1975), power pop-meets-psychedelic album track "You and I Will Meet Again (1991), lush "Crawling Back To You (1994) and a live version of "Southern Accents" are among the super cuts on this 63-track collection. My favorite track is the previously-unreleased melodic rocker "Gainesville," an autobiographical track recorded in early 1998. Information: TomPetty.com.
Title: My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage (Omnivore Recordings)
You might like if you enjoy: Theater music of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Sherman Brothers
Tell me more: Over the years this writer has always enjoyed the experience of being introduced to musical styles developed from far-off places around the world as well as musical styles showcasing other times. That is especially true when the songs are as fun, literate and well performed as on Linda Thompson's My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage. Featuring Linda Thompson – who went by the name Linda Peters during the late '60s/early '70s British folk-rock scene – the collection is bolstered by a diverse and far-flung group of singers and musicians who bring the past to sonic life in 2018. There are a wide range of terrific songs on the set including the triumphant "I Might Learn to Love Him Later On (Tra-la-la-la)" featuring Linda Thompson, the wistful "London Heart" (sung by James Walbourne), the pensive "GoodBye Dolly Gray" (featuring Thompson) and the dramatic "My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage" (sung by Colin Firth). The melancholy of "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" (featuring Teddy Thompson) defies the ages with its timeless arc. All artists are donating all royalties earned by the album to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). "My Mother Doesn't Know I'm On The Stage" is a wonderful and inspired collection. Information: OmnivoreRecordings.com.
Title: Beauty in the Backseat
You might like if you enjoy: Matthew Sweet, Jeremy, Shoes
Tell me more: Ken Sharp's fifth LP Beauty in the Backseat mixes up things in all the right ways, unabashed in terms of being forcefully melodic while fused with a heavy dose of Philly soul. Lead-off track "Rock Show" is a splendid mix of soulful gospels, power pop tunefulness, fuzzy guitar textures adorned with a great solo from KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. The driving melodic rocker "Mona Lisa Smile" is pure ear candy. Other sonic delights include the intoxicating "No One Seems to Stay Together Anymore," lovely "Closer" and racing "24 Hours a Day." Sharp is joined by another one of his heroes when Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates guests on "Philly Kind of Night." Sharp also pays tribute to several other musical heroes courtesy of the ambitious baroque pop "The Day That David Bowie" died and joyful "I Wanna Be David Cassidy." Information: Ken-Sharp.com.
Robert Kinsler
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Inbox Update: The Kinks, Arcade Fire meets Echo and The Bunnymen, Morrissey, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
If it's Tuesday, there must be music news to share...
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It was awesome when I got to see The Kinks back in the early '80s. Read the latest update on hopes The Kinks will reunite!
Watch Arcade Fire cover Echo and the Bunnymen's "The Cutter" — with Ian McCulloch.
Check out Morrissey performing a new song playfully titled "Kick the Bride Down the Aisle."
Finally, my inbox just received an update that the forthcoming Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album Hypnotic Eye is now available for pre-order. Here is the full media release:
Finally, my inbox just received an update that the forthcoming Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album Hypnotic Eye is now available for pre-order. Here is the full media release:
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS' NEW ALBUMHYPNOTIC EYE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
FIVE TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM WILL BE REVEALED PRIOR TO THE ALBUM'S JULY 29th RELEASE
TICKETS ARE ONSALE NOW FOR THEIR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR FEATURING VERY SPECIAL GUEST STEVE WINWOOD
The forthcoming album on Reprise Records from TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS, Hypnotic Eye, is now available for pre-order at iTunes and onTomPetty.com. If you pre-order the album in any format from either of these outlets or are a member of the band's Highway Companions Club, you will receive downloads of five tracks from the album in advance of the July 29th release date. Three of those tracks will be delivered immediately beginning today with one more to follow on both June 24 and July 15. The initial advance tracks include "American Dream Plan B," which is currently streaming on Soundcloud and at RollingStone.com, and "U Get Me High," which was sent to radio stations this morning.
Many shows on Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' 2014 North American Tour, featuring very special guest Steve Winwood, are now onsale, with shows at Clarkston, MI's DTE Energy Music Theatre and Morrison, CO's Red Rocks Amphitheatre going on sale soon.
Every ticket on the tour includes the new album, Hypnotic Eye.
Hypnotic Eye was recently described by Rolling Stone magazine as "maximum rock & roll" and "a decisive return to the concise Sixties-rock classicism of his first great New Wave era albums." Click here to view the album and tour announcement video.
Hypnotic Eye will be available in the following formats:
- 180 gram 2-LP Vinyl (includes an extra track from the album sessions)
- 140 gram 1-LP Vinyl
- High-definition Blu-ray Audio Disc (includes an extra track from the album sessions)
- Digital Download in MP3 or FLAC Formats
- Standard CD
For more information on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers plus details of their new album Hypnotic Eye and upcoming North American tour, please visit www.tompetty.com.
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Aug 03 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
Aug 05 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
Aug 07 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Center
Aug 09 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
Aug 12 Portland, OR Moda Center
Aug 14 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Aug 15 George, WA The Gorge
Aug 17 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Aug 19 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Aug 21 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Aug 23 Chicago, IL United Center
Aug 24 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre (onsale 6/13)
Aug 26 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
Aug 28 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Aug 30 Boston, MA Fenway Park
Sep 06 Arrington, VA Lockn' Festival
Sep 07 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PAC
Sep 10 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sep 13 Hartford, CT XL Center
Sep 15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Arena
Sep 18 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
Sep 20 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
Sep 21 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum
Sep 23 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Sep 25 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Sep 26 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Sep 28 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Sep 30 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (onsale 6/20)
Oct 1 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (onsale 6/20)
Oct 7 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Oct 10 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS released their debut album in 1976 and have since sold over 60 million records. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success.Their concerts are celebrated by fans and critics alike and their music has influenced numerous young bands and writers around the world. Between the Heartbreakers' recordings, his solo work and his membership in The Traveling Wilburys along with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty has received 18 Grammy nominations and been honored with lifetime achievement awards including Billboard's Century Award, ASCAP's Founders Award, MTV's Video Vanguard Award. Tom Petty's SiriusXM radio show, Tom Petty's Buried Treasure, now in its eighth season, is one of the most beloved and popular shows on satellite radio. It features Tom Petty spinning favorite tunes from his extensive private music collection. Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has become a rock and roll icon lauded by fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Echo & The Bunnymen Return With New Album And Tour
Happy Monday. Great way to start the week with an announcement that Echo & The Bunnymen are set to return with a new album this spring! Read my review of Ian McCulloch and company's fantastic outing at Coachella back in 2010 here.
'METEORITES' TO BE RELEASED BY 429 RECORDS IN THE UK APRIL 28TH
European & UK Tour Kicks Off May 2nd; U.S. Release Date June 3, 2014 on 429 Records
Legendary Liverpool band Echo & the Bunnymen are putting the finishing touches on their 12th studio album and first since 2009, Meteorites, which will be released April 28th in the UK on 429 Records and distributed by Caroline. The album will also be released by 429 Records in the U.S. on June 3rd. Produced by Youth (Killing Joke, The Verve), the album contains ten hand-picked new songs written by founder Ian McCulloch and performed by Bunnymen stalwarts McCulloch and Will Sergeant along with Gordy Goudie (guitar) and Stephen Brannan (bass). In conjunction with the album's release, the band will embark on a tour of Europe and the UK beginning in May (see confirmed dates below).
Formed in 1978, the Bunnymen have been a vital force in the indie rock world for over 36 years having won over millions of obsessive music fans worldwide and indelibly influenced countless bands with their signature sound—from the Flaming Lips to Coldplay to Pavement. Meteorites is a key addition to their repertoire. It's an intimate song cycle written by Ian McCulloch performed by the band with a renewed sense of purpose showcasing all of their unmistakable musical hallmarks while taking them to a new level.
Says McCulloch: "'Meteorites', the new Bunnymen album... at long last we've made the worthy successor to 'Crocodiles,' 'Heaven Up Here,' 'Porcupine' and 'Ocean Rain.' 'Meteorites' is what Echo and the Bunnymen mean and are meant to be—up there in heaven--untouchable, celestial, beautiful and real. It has changed my life."
Meteorites track listing:
- Lovers On The Run
- Is This A Breakdown
- Holy Moses
- Meteorites
- Explosions
- Icarus
- I Loved The Devil
- Constantinople
- Market Town
- New Horizons
2014 Confirmed Tour Dates:
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Leamington Spa, UK
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Assembly Rooms
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5/6
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Paris, France
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Alhambra
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5/7
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Antwerp, Belgium
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Trix
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5/8
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Utrecht, Holland
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Tivoli
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5/10
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Oxford, UK
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Academy
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5/11
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Wolverhampton, UK
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Wulfrun Hall
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5/13
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Newcastle, UK
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Tyne Theatre
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5/14
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Manchester, UK
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Ritz
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5/16
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Edinburgh, UK
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Queens Hall
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5/17
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London, UK
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Shepherd's Bush Empire
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5/18
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Bristol, UK
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Academy
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5/20
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Liverpool, UK
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Philharmonic Hall
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429 Records is a unit of The Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North American based division of Nippon Columbia the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a Grammy Award winning and chart topping independent music company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. The Savoy Label Group is led by Steve Vining and is based in Los Angeles, CA.
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