So exciting to see live music events - including high-profile music festivals - returning in 2021! Robert Kinsler...
Get ticket information HERE!
Showing posts with label Silversun Pickups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silversun Pickups. Show all posts
Friday, May 21, 2021
Friday, May 26, 2017
Sights and Sounds: U2, Nick Lowe, Silversun Pickups, Third Eye Blind
Before we all break for the holiday weekend, here is a round-up of notable music news!
To mark 30 years since the release of U2's fifth studio album The Joshua Tree, an anniversary edition of the seminal record will be released by Island Records on June 2nd, 2017.
Alongside the 11-track album, the super deluxe collector's edition includes a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert; rarities and B-sides from the album's original recording sessions; as well as 2017 remixes from Daniel Lanois, St Francis Hotel, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite and Flood; plus an 84-page hardback book of unseen personal photography shot by The Edge during the original Mojave Desert photo session in 1986.
Released to universal acclaim on March 9, 1987 and featuring hit singles 'With Or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and 'Where The Streets Have No Name', The Joshua Tree went to #1 in the U.K, U.S., Ireland and around the world, selling in excess of 25 million albums, and catapulting Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr '...from heroes to superstars' (Rolling Stone). Time Magazine put U2 on its cover in April 1987, proclaiming them 'Rock's Hottest Ticket' and the 12 months that followed saw U2 create iconic moments including the traffic-stopping Grammy Award-winning 'Where The Streets Have No Name' video on the roof of a Los Angeles liquor store, and go on to win a BRIT Award and two Grammys - including Album of the Year - their first of 22 received to date; as well as a triumphant return home for four unforgettable shows in Belfast, Dublin and Cork in the summer of 1987.
This collector's boxset includes:
-The Joshua Tree 2007
-Live from Madison Square Garden 1987
-The Joshua Tree 2017 Remixes
-The Joshua Tree B-Sides & Outtakes
The Joshua Tree Photographs by The Edge. An 84-page hardback book of personal never-before seen photography by The Edge, taken during the original Mojave Desert Joshua Tree shoot, 1986 and a folio of 8 rare 12' Anton Corbijn colour prints.
Yep Rock has just announced that music fans can now own six Nick Lowe reissues! Nick the Knife, The Abominable Showman, Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit, The Rose of England, Pinker and Prouder Than Previous, and Party of One are coming to both CD and Vinyl! When you purchase them from Yep Rock together, you also get a deep price discount and a limited edition Nick Lowe lunchbox for free! Cool.
These albums mark the period in Nick Lowe's career where he was experimenting with numerous genres, ranging from roots rock to country to reggae to the pub rock and power pop sounds that he made so famous. These albums are absolutely worthy of second listen and showcase his collaborations with artists such as Elvis Costello, Huey Lewis, Paul Carrack and many more.
Bundle all six reissues together and save over 30% + get a limited edition Nick Lowe lunchbox! Click here to order yours.
Silversun Pickups are sharing "Latchkey Kids (Joywave Remix)" as they get set to kick off a 30-date "Summer Gods" Amphitheater Tour with Third Eye Blind beginning on June 9, 2017. Here is the media release that landed in my inbox this morning:
SILVERSUN PICKUPS SHARE “LATCHKEY KIDS (JOYWAVE REMIX)”
Alongside the 11-track album, the super deluxe collector's edition includes a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert; rarities and B-sides from the album's original recording sessions; as well as 2017 remixes from Daniel Lanois, St Francis Hotel, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite and Flood; plus an 84-page hardback book of unseen personal photography shot by The Edge during the original Mojave Desert photo session in 1986.
Released to universal acclaim on March 9, 1987 and featuring hit singles 'With Or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and 'Where The Streets Have No Name', The Joshua Tree went to #1 in the U.K, U.S., Ireland and around the world, selling in excess of 25 million albums, and catapulting Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr '...from heroes to superstars' (Rolling Stone). Time Magazine put U2 on its cover in April 1987, proclaiming them 'Rock's Hottest Ticket' and the 12 months that followed saw U2 create iconic moments including the traffic-stopping Grammy Award-winning 'Where The Streets Have No Name' video on the roof of a Los Angeles liquor store, and go on to win a BRIT Award and two Grammys - including Album of the Year - their first of 22 received to date; as well as a triumphant return home for four unforgettable shows in Belfast, Dublin and Cork in the summer of 1987.
This collector's boxset includes:
-The Joshua Tree 2007
-Live from Madison Square Garden 1987
-The Joshua Tree 2017 Remixes
-The Joshua Tree B-Sides & Outtakes
The Joshua Tree Photographs by The Edge. An 84-page hardback book of personal never-before seen photography by The Edge, taken during the original Mojave Desert Joshua Tree shoot, 1986 and a folio of 8 rare 12' Anton Corbijn colour prints.
These albums mark the period in Nick Lowe's career where he was experimenting with numerous genres, ranging from roots rock to country to reggae to the pub rock and power pop sounds that he made so famous. These albums are absolutely worthy of second listen and showcase his collaborations with artists such as Elvis Costello, Huey Lewis, Paul Carrack and many more.
Bundle all six reissues together and save over 30% + get a limited edition Nick Lowe lunchbox! Click here to order yours.
 |
| Photo Credit: Citizen Kane Wayne |
SILVERSUN PICKUPS SHARE “LATCHKEY KIDS (JOYWAVE REMIX)”
KICK-OFF 30-DATE “SUMMER GODS” AMPHITHEATER TOUR WITH THIRD EYE BLIND ON JUNE 9th
BETTER NATURE OUT NOW
|
|
Tuesday, June 07, 2016
Silversun Pickups confirm additional tour dates
Posted by Robert Kinsler on Tuesday, June 7, 2016:
Always nice to get news about Silversun Pickups, who delivered one of the outstanding sets I caught at Coachella back in April...You can read my review of that show on Music News Nashville here.
Always nice to get news about Silversun Pickups, who delivered one of the outstanding sets I caught at Coachella back in April...You can read my review of that show on Music News Nashville here.
MINI DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE ON VIMEO
BETTER NATURE OUT NOW
“…worth the wait.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Better Nature is a clearly realized vision of rocking guitar,
deep musical landscapes and fluid style.”—The Daily Beast
deep musical landscapes and fluid style.”—The Daily Beast
“[‘Nightlight’] is a big, gleaming guitar-churn, the sort of big studio-rock anthem that not many people make anymore.”—Stereogum
Los Angeles based four-piece Silversun Pickups—which features Brian Aubert (guitar, vocals), Nikki Monninger (bass), Joe Lester (keyboards) and Christopher Guanlao (drums)—confirm new headline dates in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Arizona, Honolulu and more. After last night’s secret show in Seattle the band is adding an additional acoustic secret set in New York City on June 16. You can win tickets to the event via Sofar Sounds HERE and stream the upcoming set live at Facebook.com/SilversunPickups. See below for complete tour dates.
In addition, Silversun Pickups discuss the making of their latest record, Better Nature, as well as starting their own record label in a Scott Weintrob directed mini documentary. The film is a story about friendship, independence and the making of a record. The video can be purchased via Vimeo on demandat http://vimeo.com/ondemand/silversunpickups.
Recently, the official music video for “Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” premiered on Stereogum. Of the track, Stereogum says it’s, “a healthy dose of melodrama, smoke, and glitter, the band shows off their ability to produce visuals to match their high-energy dream-pop sound.” The song is the latest single offBetter Nature, out now on New Machine Recordings. Watch the video here: http://bit.ly/1U7XRPc.
“Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)” features a duet between lead singer Brian Aubert and bassist Nikki Monninger. Lead vocalist Brian Aubert explains, “I wrote the music for this song but Nikki wrote the lyrics to it. It’s really an homage to a friend of hers that passed away recently. I think it’s the first time Nikki wrote most of the lyrics. We knew we were going to do this duet together and I really knew she had something going on that needed to come out and I’m happy this was the vessel for it.”
The band’s critically acclaimed album, Better Nature, is available now via the band’s newly formed label New Machine Recordings. Under The Radar calls the album “...as propulsive and arena-ready as ever” while the LA Times says it “has a clarity and inventiveness that’s rare for a big band a decade into its career.”
Better Nature is Silversun Pickups’ first new album in more than three years and was produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, Two Door Cinema Club, Crystal Castles), with whom they collaborated on 2012’sNeck Of The Woods. The album was mixed by Grammy award-winning engineer Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, Royal Blood).
In August, the band released the first single “Nightlight,” which was accompanied by a hallucinatory music film written and directed by legendary filmmaker Mark Pellington (Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam). “Nightlight,” which Absolute Punk called “one of the most deliriously catchy and undeniably immediate songs Silversun has made in their careers,” reached Top 5 on the Billboard and Alternative Radio Charts.
TRACK LIST
1. Cradle (Better Nature)
2. Connection
3. Pins & Needles
4. Friendly Fires
5. Nightlight
6. Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)
7. Tapedeck
8. Latchkey Kids
9. Ragamuffin
10. The Wild Kind
SILVERSUN PICKUPS LIVE
June 6 Seattle, WA The Showbox^
June 7 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom^
June 8 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre^
June 16 New York, NY TBD*
June 16 New York, NY TBD*
June 17 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
June 18 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival
June 18 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival
June 20 Chattanooga, TN Track 29^
June 21 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine^
June 21 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine^
June 22 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel^
June 24 Raleigh, NC The Ritz^
June 25 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall^
June 26 Columbia, MD DC 101 Kerfuffle
June 26 Columbia, MD DC 101 Kerfuffle
July 21 Boston, MA House Of Blues
July 22 New York, NY Panorama Festival
July 23 Trumansburg, NY Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival
July 25 Portland, ME State Theatre
July 23 Trumansburg, NY Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival
July 25 Portland, ME State Theatre
July 26 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
July 28 Ville De Quebec, QC L’imperial Bell
July 29 Montreal, ON Osheaga Festival
July 30 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
July 31 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza Music Festival
August 9 Maui, HI MACC Courtyard
August 9 Maui, HI MACC Courtyard
August 11 Honolulu, HI The Republik
August 13 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium**
August 14 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium**
August 16 Tempe, AZ The Marquee**
August 17 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre**
August 19 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre**
August 20 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl**
August 21 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort @ Grand Theatre**
August 23 Bend, OR Century Center Events**
August 24 Boise, ID Revolution Center**
August 27 Salt Lake City, UT Brent Brown Ballpark**
^ Bear Hands supporting
* acoustic intimate short set at NYC venue –TBD
**A Silent Film and Kiev supporting
**A Silent Film and Kiev supporting
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival highlights: roundup of Weekend #2 of Coachella 2016
 |
| Nanna BryndÃs Hilmarsdóttir of Icelandic collective Of Monsters and Men at Coachella. Photo: Robert Kinsler |
Friday, April 22, 2016
Those arriving at Coachella early Friday were treated to one of the fest's most spirited performances. Mbongwana Star brought their joyful and otherworldly African rhythm- and vocals-rooted sounds to the Gobi tent at noon confirming the adage that great music is the universal language.
The festival's most senior performer of 2016, 76-years-young Mavis Staples' energetic sound blended blues, gospel, soul and more. She also honored her friend Prince with an acappella chorus of "Purple Rain," and reflected how the Purple One was "the most beautiful spirit I have ever met."
 |
| Foals singer Yannis Philappakis goes into the crowd. Photo: Robert Kinsler |
Icelandic collective Of Monsters and Men was the perfect artist to perform on the Coachella Stage as night fell, with the group's shimmering and soaring material providing true magic on day one. The infectious "Empire," and several hits off the band's debut ("Dirty Paws," "King and Lionheart," "Little Talks") thrilled the crowd gathered at the expansive Empire Polo Club.
The genre-defying Last Shadow Puppets weighed in on Coachella with a truly genre-defying sound that somehow mixed up Paul Williams pop sensibilities, rock, baroque pop and more. But the band killed it for the final number, an epic and rocking take on the Beatles "I Want You (She's So Heavy)."
 |
| The sun sets on Friday, April 22, 2016. Photo: Robert Kinsler |
Saturday, April 23, 2016
I had never heard of The Dead Ships before I caught their energetic set inside the Gobi tent early Saturday. The original song "Big Quiet" made quite an impression via my single listen, with the Los Angeles band driving the song's melodic and rhythmic textures in a powerful display of force. The mighty melodic rocker "Canyon" made an equally strong impression.
For jazz fans, taking in GoGo Penguin's early afternoon performance inside the Gobi was critical. The British trio impressed with a 45-minute set of original compositions, including a swirling "Branches Break" and propulsive "Initiate," the latter that worked flawless drum, bass and piano solos into the track's dynamic flow.
 |
| GoGo Penguin pianist Chris Illingworth performing. Photo: Robert Kinsler |
Australia's DMA's created such a compelling and expansive sound throughout their fast-moving 45-minute outing, I could easily see the band returning to play on one of the larger outdoor platforms next time around. Featuring material from their 2016 album "Hills End," the DMA's conjured up the best of Oasis as they unleashed rousing rock that was both inspired and inspiring. Standouts in the band's terrific appearance included the soaring rocker "Too Soon" and undeniably catchy "Lay Down."
No matter how many times I've caught singer-songwriter-guitarist Gary Clark Jr. in concert, I've been floored by the strength of his performances. It was no different when the Austin-based great performed on the Coachella Stage on Saturday. His set featured a splendid 7-minute "Bright Lights," that segued right into the Chuck Berry-styled rocker "Travis County." Subsequent tracks continued to showcase his amazing guitar work, as well as his soulful vocals (notably on "Our Love").
Pioneering English quartet Lush (who formed in the late 1980s and disbanded in 1998 before reuniting in 2015) played a wonderful set of dream pop-meets-alt rock in the Gobi tent. "Breeze" was one of many wonderful songs they played that came off as a kind of amped-up version of Mazzy Star, while "Ladykillers" simply rocked to the delight of the crowd moving with the music.
Courtney Barnett hails from Melbourne, Australia, but the young singer's blend of insightful and literate-but-rambling lyrics delivered in a kind of deadpan manner amidst a sparse alt-rock attack made for an involving set for those gathered in front of the Outdoor Theatre. To be sure, her songs can be as catchy as any in memory (the chorus of "Dead Fox" and the folk rocker "Depreston" being obvious examples), and the large setting allowed Barnett to really showcase her hard rocking instincts via the freewheeling rocker "Pedestrian At Best" and "Nobody Really Cares if You Don't Go to the Party."
Silversun Pickups' made a triumphant return to Coachellafest, and I can't think of many performances that played out over Weekend #2 that were stronger. The quartet's driving version of "Well Thought Out Twinkles" and "Panic Switch" were standouts.
Did Guns N' Roses deliver at their second appearance at Coachella? The quick answer is yes. Despite lead singer Axl Rose being confined mostly to his throne (in the wake of a broken foot he suffered at a warm-up gig in early April), GNR impressed fans with their version of classics such as "It's So Easy," "Welcome to the Jungle," "Live and Let Die" and "Sweet Child O' Mine."They also unveiled the tour debuts of "Out Ta Get Me" and "Used to Love Her" this night.
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats turned in an entertaining set highlighted by bouncy, soul-fueled "I Need Never Get Old," R&B "Howling At Nothing" and "Wasting Time," the latter soulful blues song that allowed Rateliff to showcase some cool guitar lead work.
 |
| Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn led his band through an essential set at Coachellafest. Photo: Robert Kinsler |
Pete Yorn turned in the first of two essential sets I caught on the final day of the event. His 45-minute set showcased the singer-songwriter's amazing gift at wrapping his infectious songs in a style blending alternative and folk rock layers. Playing both early standouts ("Strange Condition," "Life on a Chain") and new songs from 2016's amazing "ArrangingTime" album (the aptly dubbed "Lost Weekend" and wistful "Tomorrow" pulled in everybody immediately), Yorn's set was one of the best of the long weekend.
Chris Stapleton performed at Coachella, and played the next weekend at Stagecoach for good reason. The talented singer-songwriter-guitarist showcased one great song after another off his great debut "Traveller," with the honest ballad "Nobody to Blame," gorgeous "Fire Away" and rousing cover of Waylon Jennings' "I Ain't Living Long Like This," displayed the Kentucky artist's rich baritone and top-tier band (including his wife Morgane Stapleton adding amazing vocals to the set and harmonica legend Mickey Raphael).
Review and photography by Robert Kinsler
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)