Sights and Sounds: Pet Shop Boys, Trampled by Turtles, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Rathborne

Here are some cool Wednesday morning updates...

TUNE IN: PET SHOP BOYS LIVE ON KCRW'S MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC TODAY AT   11:15 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 9, 2013 - Pet Shop Boys will be performing live today on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15 a.m. PDT. Los Angeles residents can tune in to 89.9 FM and the session can also be heard worldwide at kcrw.com. This will be the band's only North American radio appearance in support of their latest album Electric, which was hailed by critics. On Saturday, October 12, 2013 the duo will perform at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium before heading to Mexico for the final stop on their worldwide tour.   LISTEN TO PET SHOP BOYS LIVE ON KCRW'S MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC    Pet Shop Boys said: "Electric is very much set on the dance floor.  Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas Elysium had a reflective mood, Electric is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time". Electric received a rapturous response when it was released in July: "Brilliant." USA TODAY "A synth-pop record so polished and seamless, one with a maturity matched only by the constant quest for surprise." Los Angeles Times "Pulse-quickening, mind-tickling" Rolling Stone "Electric is their most immediate, jubilant record in at least a decade." Pitchfork "Electric is a triumph... classic Pet Shop Boys" SPIN "The most successful (and colorful) duo in the history of UK music" Stereogum REMAINING LIVE DATES    11 Oct - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - The Joint, Las Vegas, NV 12 Oct - Shrine Auditorium, LA, CA 15 Oct - Arena Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico          Electric on iTunes | Spotify | Amazon Electric Physical Album: http://smarturl.it/psbelectricphysical Pet Shop Boys Store: http://smarturl.it/psbelectricd2c   www.petshopboys.co.uk

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES CELEBRATE THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THEIR FIRST LIVE CONCERT ALBUM + DVD SET TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 12TH, 2013 ONE HOUR CONCERT SPECIAL BEGINS AIRING NOVEMBER 8TH ON PALLADIA “These men from Duluth are not just here to make you dance, they've come for your soul.”- LA Times “Trampled by Turtles mixes rhythmic banjos and guitars with lovelorn fiddles, creating a sound that seeps deeply into our pores and permeates our core until their riffs merge with our pulse.” - Washington Post With six albums to their credit and a word-of-mouth reputation that draws legions of diehard fans to their must-see-to-believe live shows, Minnesota roots music hybrid, Trampled by Turtles release their first live concert recording Live At First Avenue.  The set was captured over 3 sold out nights celebrating their 10th anniversary at the legendary Minneapolis venue, First Avenue. This collection features songs from all six of Trampled’s albums, including hits "Wait So Long" and "Alone" as well as fan favorites “Codeine” and Trampled's version of the Pixies’ classic, “Where is My Mind?”.  Both the CD and the LP package include a full concert DVD.  Get a sneak peak at this package here. Digital cable and satellite television network Palladia will air the concert multiple times starting the week before street date and continuing for one year. Acclaimed band Trampled by Turtles continue to receive praise for their live show and last studio albumStars and Satellites. The band has performed on “Conan,” “The Prairie Home Companion,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.” TBT's recent touring schedule has included high profile slots at Bonnaroo, ACL, Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, LouFest, XPoNential Festival culminating with a massive headline show at the Minnesota State Fair with 9K home state fans cheering them on.  Their latest tour dates are below. Formed in Duluth, MN, in 2003, Trampled by Turtles is Dave Simonett (guitar, vocals), Tim Saxhaug (bass, vocals), Dave Carroll (banjo, vocals), Erik Berry (mandolin) and Ryan Young (fiddle, vocals). Within the contained music scene of Duluth, the members of the band did their own time in punk and rock bands, brandishing their electricity proudly before switching to acoustic instruments. While they never set out to be a “bluegrass” band, Trampled by Turtles employs many of the same traditional techniques of the genre, but their differences in influences, attitude and attack make for their unique sound.   TRAMPLED BY TURTLES TOUR DATES November 12th Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre November 13th Blacksburg, VA @ Burruss Auditorium November 14th Chapel Hill, NC @ Memorial Hall @ Chapel Hill November 15th Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre November 16th Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works December 31st Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside February 3rd-7th Miami, FL-Cozumel, MX @ Mountain Song at Sea trampledbyturtles.com  facebook.com/trampledbyturtles  twitter.com/tbtduluth  instagram.com/tbtduluth  youtube.com/tbtduluth Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Return Give the People What They Want Set for January 14, 2014 on Daptone Records Watch The Animated Video for “Retreat!” HERE Band To Play Homecoming Show at the Beacon Theater in New York City on February 6, 2013  Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Are Back. . . with a new record, a new video and a monumental show! This past spring, Daptone Records had just announced the August release of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ Give the People What They Want when Sharon Jones was diagnosed with cancer. The scheduled release and supporting tours were immediately put on hold and all efforts were quickly shifted to her treatment and recovery. It brings great joy and relief to announce that after a successful operation, ongoing treatment, and the continued support of friends, family, and fans, Sharon Jones is back. Give the People What They Want is scheduled to drop January 14, 2014, followed by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ triumphant return to the stage on February 6th at the Beacon Theater in New York City, their first show in nearly a year. For over a decade, the band has traveled the world, blowing minds with their explosive live performances and their raw, hand-crafted studio recordings. While other artists have ridden the crests and troughs of passing fads, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have bypassed the hype-and-hit superhighway and taken a detour straight to the hearts and bodies of their listeners, transcending fleeting trends and demographics and delivering a visceral rhythm and soul sound to an ever expanding base of deeply loyal fans. Give the People What They Want is poised to become not only an iconic album from a prolific band, but a fixture in the cannon of Soul Music. The album lifts off with “Retreat!” an up-tempo stomper with ominous, thundering arrangements, and marches directly into the pulsing Detroit-flavored soul of “Stranger To My Happiness” before easing back down into the mellow feel-good anthem “We Get Along.” Track after track, Give the People What They Want delivers every bit of unbridled soul and studio acumen that defines this bands’ universally loved sound. “The entire Daptone Family is overjoyed and inspired to see Sharon’s recovery,” says the band’s bassist and bandleader Bosco Mann. “Without a doubt, this album is the greatest thing we’ve ever recorded and I’ve been anxious for the world to hear it. Everything will culminate in February at the Beacon. That moment when Sharon walks out to join us on stage again is going to be insane.” Check out the animated video for “Retreat!” HERE   Tracklisting: Side One: Retreat! Stranger To My Happiness We Get Along You’ll Be Lonely Now I See Side Two: Making Up And Breaking Up (And Making Up And Breaking Up Over Again) Get Up And Get Out Long Time, Wrong Time People Don’t Get What They Deserve Slow Down, Love Sharon Jones & the Dap-KingsFacebook Twitter Website Instagram Daptone RecordsFacebook Twitter Website Instagram RATHBORNE ANNOUNCES CMJ + NOVEMBER TOUR 'SOFT' IN STORES NEXT WEEK, OCTOBER 15 TOUR SUPPORTING ALBERT HAMMOND JR. Stream SOFT Courtesy Of SPIN   Fresh off a three-week run of North America supporting Travis, New York City quartet, Rathborne, has announced a two-week run of dates supporting Albert Hammond Jr. in the Midwest and west coast, starting November 11. First though, Rathborne returns home to celebrate the release of SOFT in stores October 15 and perform during this year's CMJ Music Marathon, Oct. 17 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (8 p.m.) and Pianos (11:30 p.m.) and 18 at Pianos (10 p.m.). SOFT is a record that never stops moving, bounding from one jagged-edged song to the next, marrying the fast-and-loose ethos of No Age with the unhinged garage-pop of Ty Segall and the melodic ease of classic R.E.M. and Big Star.  Produced by Rathborne and Emery Dobyns (Antony & the Johnsons, Battles, Noah & the Whale), with mixing and co-production by Gus Oberg and Albert Hammond, Jr., the record nestles honey-sweet hooks inside tangles of guitar and Darren Will's percolating bass.   Rathborne has already been featured as Vogue's "Artist of the Week" and featured on Rolling Stone, Bullett, Spin, Noisey and Diffuser.FM. Tour Dates: 10/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (CMJ/8pm) + 10/17 - New York, NY @ Pianos (CMJ/11pm) 10/18 - New York, NY @ Pianos (CMJ/11:30pm) 11/11 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag # 11/13 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door # 11/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre # 11/15 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room # 11/17 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall # 11/19 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room # 11/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey # 11/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's # 11/23 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre # 11/24 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey # 11/25 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue # + w/ The Head and The Heart, Rose Windows & PAPA # w/ Albert Hammond Jr. Artist Websites: lukerathborne.com facebook.com/lukerathborne twitter.com/lukerathborne Photo Credit:  Brea Souders

'Live From Daryl's House' set to unleash more episodes

Few shows champion such a wide range of artists on a winning basis as Live From Daryl's House. It's great to see that new episodes of the series will be coming to Palladia. I am hoping rock 'n' soul band Vintage Trouble will be coming to an episode soon.

Daryl Hall with Alex Rose (left) and Jake Snider (right) from Minus The Bear

LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SET TO TAPE NEW EPISODES AS PALLADIA RENEWS DEAL WITH AWARD-WINNING WEB-TO-CABLE SERIES

Daryl Hall’s innovative performance show will continue on Viacom Media Networks’ high-definition music channel with new episodes coming through 2014

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2013— Live from Daryl’s House, Daryl Hall’s critically acclaimed, award-winning performance series has renewed its agreement with Viacom Media Networks’ high-definition music channel Palladia, and will immediately commence producing new episodes, adding to the more than 60 already in the archives. Those shows will start debuting in early 2014 and will continue to premiere on www.lfdh.com, where previous installments will be archived.

“I’m thrilled to be able to start producing these new shows for our ever-widening audience, after renewing our relationship with Palladia,” says Daryl. “A day doesn't go by that I don’t hear from fans about how much they love the show, and everyone knows how much I enjoy doing it. Believe me when I tell you, the best is yet to come.” 

The show is a joint venture between Hall’s Good Cop Bad Cop Productions and Palladia.  Executive producers for the show include Hall along with Daryl Hall and John Oates manager, Jonathan Wolfson.  New guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

“We are very pleased to continue this association with our Live from Daryl’s House partners at Palladia,” said Wolfson. “This has proven to be a successful combination and we look forward to furthering our alliance, while expanding the brand.”

“For Palladia, ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ represents the perfect match of programming and television network,” said Rick Krim, Executive Vice President, Talent and Music Programming.  “Our viewers’ response has been overwhelmingly positive to Daryl and the series which captures the unexpected magic that can happen when talented artists relax and create music together.  We’re proud to be a part of this show.”   

The deal was brokered by Wolfson and Ben Zurier, Executive Vice President, Programming Strategy, VH1, VH1 Classic and Palladia.  

The past seven years have marked a steady stream of superlatives and recognition for Live from Daryl’s House, with Hall receiving a Webby Award for Best Variety series from more than 10,000 entries at the 14th annual ceremony before garnering an O Music Award from MTV. A live version of Live from Daryl's House, featuring Hall and previous show guests Sharon Jones and Allen Stone, launched a successful national tour.

The 62 previous episodes of Live From Daryl’s House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Minus the Bear (see photo above), Jason Mraz, The Voice’s Cee Lo Green, Shelby Lynne, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rob Thomas, Train, Smokey Robinson, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb' Mo', Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump along with newcomers such as Nick Waterhouse, Rumer, Chiddy Bang, Allen Stone, The Dirty Heads, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Eric Hutchinson, Matt Nathanson, Plain White T’s, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums, hot new alternative band Neon Trees and veteran alternative mainstays Guster.

About Palladia

Palladia, Viacom Media Networks' high-definition music channel, launched in January 2006 and features original music-based programming for a variety of music genres, including hip hop, rock, country, pop, contemporary, classic rock, alternative rock, soul and more, as well as HDTV acquisitions and original content from Viacom Music Group's MTV, VH1, and CMT family of services. The channel has grown to 32 million households and is available on major U.S. carriers including Comcast, Cox, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner, Dish, DIRECTV, Charter, AT&T u-Verse, Cablevision and Insight.  For more information on Palladia, visit Palladia.tv, the Palladia Facebook page and @Palladia on Twitter. 

Sights and Sounds: Gary Clark Jr., First Aid Kit, The Ramones, Herb Alpert

Good morning. Here is the latest roundup of gems plucked from my inbox, including news on singer-songwriter-guitarist Gary Clark Jr....If you missed my review of the Austin-based artist's recent performance at House of Blues Anaheim, click here to read it on the Music News Nashville site. Now on with all the news...

GARY CLARK JR. APPEARS IN RON HOWARD-DIRECTED DOCUMENTARY MADE IN AMERICA, PRODUCED BY JAY Z, BRIAN  GRAZER, AND RON HOWARD MADE IN AMERICA PREMIERES THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013 ON SHOWTIME AT 9 p.m. ET/PT CATCH GARY CLARK JR. ON THE QUEEN LATIFAH SHOW THIS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9, AND ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN ON NOVEMBER 7

October 8th, 2013 - (Burbank, CA.) - Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. is featured in the upcoming documentary Made In America, which will have its world premiere this Friday, October 11th, on Showtime at 9 p.m. PT/ET. Directed by Oscar-winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, etc.) and produced by Howard, Grammy Award-winning music icon artist Jay Z, and Oscar winner Brian Grazer, the film captures Jay Z uniting the biggest names in music - including Clark, D'Angelo, Janelle Monáe, Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Run-D.M.C., Kanye West - to perform at a star-studded, multi-genre, two-day "Made in America" festival in Philadelphia. The film chronicles the inspirational event, which emphasizes "the diversity of musical genres that appeal to today's youth, the cultural heterogeneity of the festival's target audience - and, perhaps most important, the myriad possibilities for success that exist for those willing to do the hard work of making dreams come true," as Variety put it in its review. Watch a trailer here. In other news, Clark has been dominating network television as of late, having made recent appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live (for the second time), The Queen Latifah Show (which airs tomorrow, October 9th), The Arsenio Hall Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (his third appearance), and The Late Show With David Letterman (his fourth appearance, this time solo, which airs on November 7th). Check local listings for details. Clark is currently on the road supporting his major-label debut album Blak And Blu. All upcoming tour dates are listed below. 10/10    Salt Lake City, UT         The Depot 10/11    Denver, CO                  Ogden Theatre 10/13    Mexico City                  Corona Capital Festival 10/15    Nashville, TN                Marathon Music Works 10/16    Atlanta, GA                  Tabernacle 10/18    Charlottesville, VA         Jefferson Theater 10/19    Atlantic City, NJ            Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - Music Box 11/10    Boston, MA                  Royale Nightclub 11/11    Boston, MA                  Royale Nightclub 11/12    Washington, DC            9:30 Club 11/13    Washington, DC            9:30 Club 11/14    New York, NY               Apollo Theater 11/16    New York, NY               Terminal 5 11/18    Toronto, ON                 Danforth Music Hall 11/20    Minneapolis, MN            First Avenue 11/22    Indianapolis, IN             The Vogue Theatre 11/23    Columbia, MO               The Blue Note 11/25    New Orleans, LA            House of Blues 11/26    Houston, TX                 Warehouse Live - Ballroom 11/27    Dallas, TX                    House of Blues 11/29    Austin, TX                    Stubb's

For more about Made In America: http://www.sho.com/sho/reality-docs/titles/3394200/jay-z-made-in-america#/index For more about Gary Clark Jr., visit: http://www.garyclarkjr.com/ http://www.facebook.com/GaryClarkJr http://twitter.com/#!/garyclarkjr http://www.youtube.com/user/garyclarkjr

First Aid Kit, photo credit: Annika Berglund FIRST AID KIT PERFORM "EMMYLOU" ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN OCTOBER TOUR CONCLUDES THURSDAY WITH RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL SHOW SUPPORTING RODRIGUEZ DRUNKEN TREES DEBUT EP VINYL REISSUE OUT OCTOBER 15TH, 2013 VIA WICHITA RECORDINGS

Stockholm, Sweden's First Aid Kit performed their celebrated single "Emmylou" last Tuesday night (October 1, 2013) on The Late Show with David Letterman, and the heartwarming rendition can now be seen online here: http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/FtkmWuPa1HhmuB4IJH9ehi30CqqhXPQQ/david-letterman-first-aid-kit-emmylou/.  "Emmylou," chosen by Rolling Stone as the magazine's #10 'Single of the Year' in 2012, is off the duo's acclaimed sophomore album The Lion's Roar. Released on January 17th, 2012 via Wichita Recordings, the album has sold over 75,000 copies in the US to date. First Aid Kit - sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg - began their run of October US tour dates last week with a headlining show at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, CA on October 3rd. Over the weekend, they also performed at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco (about which the SF Weekly's All Shook Down blog wrote "...Söderberg sisters sounded bright and energetic during the penultimate set of the day") and the Way Over Yonder Festival in Los Angeles, CA. They return to New York City this Thursday, October 10th, to support Rodriguez at the historic Radio City Music Hall. A current itinerary is below. On October 15th, First Aid Kit's debut EP Drunken Trees will be reissued on 180 gram white vinyl in the US via Wichita Recordings. Drunken Trees was first released by The Knife-owned label Rabid in 2008 when the Söderbergs were only teenagers, and re-released by Wichita Recordings in 2009. First Aid Kit tour dates: OCT. 10           NEW YORK, NY                       RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL* * supporting Rodriguez www.thisisfirstaidkit.com www.facebook.com/firstaidkitofficial www.twitter.com/firstaidkitband www.instagram.com/firstaidkit www.wichita-recordings.com www.cobracamanda.com

Music Minded blog features timely updates on The Ramones and Herb Alpert

George A. Paul has posted an update about The Ramones' collected works being reissued. Click here to read his post on Music Minded. In addition, he has a post about the release of new music from Herb Alpert; click here to read that update.

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