We just finished plotting our late August/September run that will take us to some familiar places as well as some new ones. Presales for most of our newly-announced headline dates are live NOW at BiscoTix! We start in the Northeast with a beach party in Dewey Beach. We hope to recreate the magic that we created in South Carolina earlier this month. Then we head down to North Carolina with a show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. Both these shows will be with our friend MiM0SA who will be joining us at many other stops along the way. If you’re not familiar, he is incredible young dubstep producer and DJ that you’ll have to come and see. After making our debut appearance at the Blackwater Music Festival in Florida on August 27, we hit Atlanta for what promises to be an amazing weekend of music with our close friends STS9. On Saturday night August 28, we co-headline at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre with STS9 and on Sunday August 29, we have our own headlining show at the Tabernacle. From Atlanta, we head up north making stops in Lexington, KY and Cleveland with our new up and coming friends in Papadosio. Come early and check them out.
Labor Day weekend sees our return to Chicago to take part in the North Coast Music Festival, where we’ll be joined by some great artists and friends including Pretty Lights, Damian Marley and NAS, the Chemical Brothers and Umphrey’s McGee. On Friday night, September 3, we will play our own very special late-night show at the Congress Theatre immediately after the Festival closes at 10 PM. This is our first return to the Congress since January 2009 when we tore the roof off the sucka with RJD2 and Prefuse 73. Ticketing details for this show will be announced shortly. On Saturday of Labor Day weekend we will make a quick jolt down to Austin for the Nocturnal Festival: Texas where we will perform with Pretty Lights, Girl Talk, and Armin Van Buuren. We will then fly back up to Chicago to perform our headlining festival slot at the North Coast Festival on September 5. From Chicago we will head east for a night in State College, PA on Tuesday, September 7 and a two-night throwdown at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo on September 8-9. This will all be followed by an amazing weekend in Holyoke, MA at Mountain Park and Boston at the Bank of America Pavillion, September 10-11. We will be joined at these shows by some very special guests to be announced shortly!”
Dates:
08/25/10 Wed Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE
08/26/10 Thu Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC
08/27/10 Fri Blackwater Music Festival @ Spirit of Suwannee Live Oak, FL
08/28/10 Sat Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Alpharetta, GA
08/29/10 Sun The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
09/01/10 Wed Buster’s Billiards & Backroom Lexington, KY
09/02/10 Thu House Of Blues Cleveland, OH
09/03/10 Fri Congress Theater Chicago, IL
09/04/10 Sat Apache Pass Rockdale, TX
09/05/10 Sun Union Park Chicago, IL
09/08/10 Wed The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
09/09/10 Thu The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
09/10/10 Fri Mountain Park Holyoke, MA
09/11/10 Sat Bank Of America Pavilion Boston, MA
Psy-Trance innovators, Infected Mushroom, have become one of the biggest electronic bands on the planet. Twice ranked among the world’s 10 best DJs by the bible of the scene, the U.K.’s DJ Magazine, the Israel-bred, Los Angeles based duo bring a frenetic rock energy to the form. Their explosive show, featuring guitars, live drums, intensely passionate vocals and an ambitious multimedia backdrop, ranks among the genre’s most unpredictably joyous events.
The band’s founders, Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani (also known as I.Zen and Duvdev), started performing together as a duo in 1998. By 1999, they’d created Infected Mushroom and released their debut album, The Gathering. Guitarists Tom Cunningham and Erez Netz were brought on board in 2004 and Brazilian percussionist Rogério Jardim joined in 2007 to play percussion and drums. The band has a total of nine albums released to date, with their latest offering, Legend of the Black Shawarma (2009), reaching the number nine spot on the U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. The track “Killing Time” featuring Perry Farrell is currently #24 on the Billboard dance charts.
The release of the app is timed with the internationally-attended Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles, happening June 25 and 26th in downtown’s Exposition Park & The L.A. Coliseum. Infected is a headliner and will be performing live at the Circuit Ground Stage on Friday the 25th from 8:00-11:00pm. Want a taste? Download the app (http://road.ie/infected-mushroom) and get official news, listen to tracks, watch show and behind-the-scenes footage from a selection of 25 videos, browse photos, post comments on the fan wall, get the latest show schedule, and more. What more do you want, a cookie? Get on it!
If you’ve never had the chance to attend EDC and shake your shizz, check out the official 2010 trailer below.
THE BLACK EYED PEAS ‘PUMP IT’ UP ON BIG SCREENS LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES ON 3.30NCM Fathom and AEG Live Team Up Again to Present an Exclusive One-Night Concert Performance with Behind-the-Scenes Footage Broadcast LIVE to Nearly 500 Select Movie Theaters
Centennial, Colo. – Feb. 11, 2010 – The Black Eyed Peas are getting the party started across the country on The E.N.D. World Tour, presented by BlackBerry® and will rock the big screen as their concert performance from Los Angeles is transmitted LIVE nationwide on Tuesday, March 30th. Broadcast from STAPLES Center to nearly 500 select movie theaters across America, The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour LIVE Presented by BlackBerry event will feature a 30-minute exclusive program for movie theater audiences, including behind-the-scenes footage and band interviews.
Tickets for The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour LIVE Presented by BlackBerry on March 30 at 10:30 p.m. Eastern / 9:30 p.m. Central / 8:30 p.m. Mountain / 7:30 p.m. Pacific are available at participating theater box offices and online at http://www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit the web site (theaters and participants may be subject to change).
“This tour is not the E.N.D. but the beginning of The Black Eyed Peas experience presented to you in full Pea fashion,” says Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas.
Presented by NCM Fathom and AEG Live and produced by AEG Network Live, The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour LIVE Presented by BlackBerry event captures the six-time GRAMMY Award-winning group – will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie – on their first tour since 2006. The North American leg of The E.N.D. World Tour 2010 presented by BlackBerry, is the group’s most ambitious stage production to date. In support of their multi-platinum No. 1 album, The E.N.D – featuring the chart record-breaking consecutive No. 1 singles “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas will transform major arenas into massive club parties across the country and around the world. The E.N.D. World Tour Presented by BlackBerry proves The Energy Never Dies with state of the art lasers, lights, HD visuals, flying stunts and eight world class dancers that will be a visual assault on the senses for hundreds of thousands of fans.
The Black Eyed Peas won three more GRAMMY Awards this year - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (“I Gotta Feeling”); Best Pop Vocal Album (The E.N.D.); and Best Short Form Music Video (“Boom Boom Pow”). To date, The Black Eyed Peas’ fifth studio album The E.N.D., has sold nearly 2 million units in the U.S. and over 5.5 million units worldwide with digital single sales in the U.S. selling over 12.5 million tracks. The Peas have logged over 350 headlining tour dates in 29 countries, with over 2.5 million tickets sold.
“The Black Eyed Peas, hot off their Grammy wins, are as good as it gets, and fans in theaters nationwide are in for an amazing one-night-only concert experience,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of Fathom. “Fathom is proud to again partner with AEG Live for this theater event, giving audiences a front-row view of this explosive concert, live from STAPLES Center to their community.”
The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour LIVE Presented by BlackBerry appears on the big screen in high-definition with Cinema Surround Sound in 476 select movie theaters, including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark USA Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre Company, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as the Carolina Theatre (Asheville, NC), Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT), Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA) and El Raton Theatre (Raton, NM), through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network – North America’s largest cinema broadcast network.
THE DISCO BISCUITS ANNOUNCE FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMERS FOR CAMP BISCO 9
The Disco Biscuits have confirmed the first round of performers slated for Camp Bisco 9, the ninth annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 15-17, 2010. The 50+ performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival includes: The Disco Biscuits - All 3 Nights; LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; The New Deal; Diplo; Aeroplane; Rusko; Sunrise Silent Disco; The Album Leaf; Brothers Past; Dieselboy; Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious); Future Rock; SOJA; Telepath; Felix Cartal; Two Fresh; Kill the Noise; Eskmo; Orchard Lounge; Rubblebucket Orchestra; Emancipator; Spiritual Rez; Sub Swara; Derek Plaslaiko; Big Gigantic; Earl Greyhound; The Black Seeds; Grimace Federation; C-mon & Kypski; Nobody Beats the Drum; King Britt; Dubskin; Woodhands; Justin Paul; Lee Maytals and DJ Everyday. More artists and festival details will be announced in the coming weeks.
Camp Bisco 9 will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. The expanded setup will include: a second stage in the main field, an improved location for the DJ and late night dance tent - complete with a surround sound system, a local artists and performance art stage. Indian Lookout Country Club is located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York, and sits on 200 acres of rolling, grass fields. The grounds come equipped with full bathrooms; which include flush toilets and showers, as well as 24/7 bathroom attendants. Festival goers will have access to a full bar on site and a general store, which sells almost every necessity for a comfortable and care free experience.
Early bird tickets are on sale now for a limited time only and begin at $135. Tickets are available online at http://www.campbisco.net and 1-800-594-TIXX, as well as at all FYE stores in New England and select outlets in New York state
With Planet Anthem’s release only a few weeks away on March 16th we thought we would do something a little fun and different for our pre-order. Visit our website at http://www.planetanthem.com to check out what we mean.
Each box on the screen represents a unique pre-order item. The boxes will become live and you will be able to click on them to go directly to our merch store checkout to purchase the item. Every item on the entire screen has a flat service / shipping charge of $2.99. After you purchase the item you will receive an email about how to go about redeeming the unique prizes. This is NOT an auction for the items. The prices are set and the first person that buys each one gets it.
If you have any questions about the preorder please email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Tickets for the TLA CD Release Party shows will be mailed and the CDs will be picked up night of show.
INFECTED MUSHROOM ANNOUNCE MAJOR APPEARANCES AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM FEBRUARY 20, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL MARCH 26 AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL APRIL 18
“This is what happens when real musicians make aggressive dance music…Amit Duvdevani and Erez Eisen produce category-defying electronica that engages your cerebrum even as it kicks your gluteus maximus onto the dance floor…What ever expectations of ‘dance music’ you have, this CD will shatter them and make you thankful that it did. A great ride.” —Stephen Fortner, KEYBOARD, September 2009
Electronic-rock innovators INFECTED MUSHROOM have announced several high-profile performances and new tour dates for this spring as they continue to support their latest release LEGEND OF THE BLACK SHAWARMA (Perfecto). For these dates, the INFECTED MUSHROOM band—Amit “Duvdev” Duvedevani (vocals), Erez Eisen (keyboards), Rogerio Jardim (drums) and Tom Cunningham (guitar)—promise an intense live show highlighting songs from the new album, plus material from their previous seven releases.
The psy-trance pioneers will make a momentous appearance at Awakening, a double-header bill with German electronic artist ATB February 20, at the Hollywood Palladium. The band will also head to Miami where they will perform Friday, March 26 at this year’s Ultra Music Festival.
In April, the Israel-bred, Southern California-based outfit return home for their second appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. On Sunday, April 18, they’ll perform in front of thousands at the popular Sahara tent. The band is also scheduled to make stops at the Gryphon Nightclub in Hollywood, FL, the Fox Theater in Boulder, CO, San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom and many more on the extensive tour. Tickets for these shows are available now.
On Legend Of The Black Shawarma, INFECTED MUSHROOM continue to push sonic boundaries with their psy-trance fusion of bruising, metallic rock and unstoppable dance-floor beats to a new level and sees the pair teaming with high-profile rockers. The album’s lead single “Smashing the Opponent” features scorching vocals from Jonathan Davis of Korn fame, while Jane’s Addiction frontman and alt-rock trailblazer Perry Farrell lends his inimitable pipes to the follow-up track “Killing Time.” Most recently, the duo collaborated with Matisyahu on the track “One Day,” which is now charting in the Top 10 in Israel.
INFECTED MUSHROOM’s current North American tour dates are as follows:
2/4 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
2/5 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
2/6 - Toronto, ON - Guvernment
2/20 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
3/12 - Ft. Collins, CO - The Aggie Theatre
3/13 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
3/19 - Minneapolis, MN - Epic Events Center
3/20 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
3/26 - Miami, FL - Ultra Music Festival
4/18 - Indio, CA - Coachella Music and Arts Festival
5/7 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
5/28 - Reno, NV - TBD
SHPONGLE ANNOUNCES US TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM
Shpongle, pioneers of modern musical psychedelia, will be on tour in the US from 4-16-10 to 5-8-10 to promote their new album, Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland.
Having recently released their long-awaited and much anticipated 4th studio album, Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland, the UK-based DJ/Producer Simon Posford (who, together with Raja Ram on flute, makes up Shpongle) will tour the United States from coast to coast this April and May, making stops in all four corners of the country along the way. With the release of this album and subsequent tour, the internationally acclaimed electronica project have returned from what many fans feared was a void after the release of their 3rd album in the summer of 2005. Posford, the producer, multi-instrumentalist and driving force behind Shpongle’s exploratory odyssey and sonic oddity, will delight fans new and old with tonal textures that break boundaries of convention while at the same time harnessing the primal energy of sound. Coupled with the richly evocative flute musings of Raja Ram, the Shpongle experience is one of both worldly and otherworldly roots.
Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland contains languages of harmonic and melodic construction that long-time fans will know and love, while taking massive leaps forward in terms of production techniques, structure and direction. With influences drawn from Steve Reich to Big Brother TV shows and beyond, Shpongle continues to evolve and inspire. All out Shpongle-mania has ensued for this album’s release, clearly demonstrated in October when the London launch party sold out and a second night had to be added.
For portions of this tour, Shpongle will be accompanied by a smorgasbord of artists including fellow Twisted Records alumni, Prometheus (Benji Vaughan, who, together with Posford constitute the group, Younger Brother), world-renowned digital media artist, VJ Zebbler and ArcheDream for HUMANKIND, an international theater company that merges ancient ritual with modern technology to unite, uplift and empower. The experience is sure to enchant audiences with a visceral dance of psychedelic sensory information that can only be described as “…a strange hybrid of electronic manipulation and shamanic midgets with frozen digits squeezing the envelope and crawling through the doors of perception…”
There are 20 appearances scheduled:
04.13.10 | Charleston Pour House | Charleston, SC
04.14.10 | New Earth Music Hall | Athens, GA
04.15.10 | The Vallarium | Knoxville, TN
04.16.10 | Limelight | Nashville, TN
04.17.10 | The Fillmore | New York, NY
04.20.10 | The Granada | Lawrence, KS
04.21.10 | Bourbon Theater | Lincoln, NB
04.22.10 | Aggie Theater | Fort Collins, CO
04.23.10 | The Fox Theatre | Boulder, CO
04.24.10 | The Fox Theatre | Boulder, CO
04.28.10 | The Roxy Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
04.29.10 | Arcata Theatre and Lounge | Arcata, CA
04.30.10 | The Regency Ballroom | San Francisco, CA
05.01.10 | La Zona Rosa | Austin, TX
05.02.10 | Trees | Dallas, TX
05.05.10 | Pantages Theater | Minneapolis, MN
05.06.10 | Kinetic Playground | Chicago, IL
05.07.10 | Crystal Ballroom | Portland, OR
05.08.10 | Showbox | Seattle, WA
Contact:
Ron Rivlin
Phone: 213.471.1100 xt.23
Fax: 213.471.1106
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THE BAND WILL SPIN DJ SETS AND PLAY LIVE SETS DURING THE TOUR
Here are the dates
01.27.10 | Cobra Club (DJ Set) | Toronto, OH
01.29.10 | Webster Hall (DJ Set) | New York, NY
01.30.10 | Vain Ultra Club (DJ Set) | Detroit, MI
02.12.10 | Avalon (Live Set) | Hollywood, CA
02.13.10 | Heat Festival (Live Set) | Riverside, CA
03.26.10 | Ultra Music Festival | Miami, FL
As we turn the corner into 2010, we can’t help but look back on some great times in 2009 including our first headlining Red Rocks appearance, our debut performance on Mt. Fuji at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, our set at Rothbury and all of the amazing tour dates in between. And of course we wrapped it up in grand fashion with 5 amazing nights in Times Square in New York City. The energy in the Nokia was off the charts, which was fitting for the end of 2009, possibly the most supercharged year we have had all decade! We are excited to carry that momentum into 2010!
We are at home resting up for our trip out West to Colorado. These shows at the legendary Fox Theatre promise to be 4 incredible nights! Following the Fox, we are happy to announce the following tour dates in February, March and April.
From Brownie
First off, thanks for a great time last week. We appreciate the energy the crowd puts at us, it makes it so easy to put it back at the crowd. Happy Holidays to all.
We would like to point out a few things about the tour. Ultra! Here we come, Florida. Let’s rock it.
Some other notes: This will be our first time playing at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, and we hear it is a great venue! Another really interesting, cool, great sounding room is the Egg in Albany, NY. The venue holds less than 1000 people, so it will be a very intimate show for the area, and the building is an architectural wonder. If you’ve been to Albany, you’ve seen it. Check it out HERE . Our return to the House of Blues in Boston will blow up, we promise, and the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ is a beautiful venue in a really cool town just outside of NYC. My best friend from childhood just bought a huge house there, and he put hook ups for cable, water, and power in his driveway, hoping that we would eventually just move our bus into his driveway. Well, here we come, Nicky! Party at Nick’s place?
Four nights in sweet Virginia. Two nights at the National, one at the NorVa, and one in C-ville! Bring your speedos. (just kidding, please don’t). What else? Oh yeah, our now annual party at the 9:30 club on 4/20 will be heady. Very very heady. A long awaited return to NePa? For sure. Going to drop the heat on Wilkes Barre, that is, if you don’t mind. And then back to AC to lose all your fucking money. Good business plan, right? Go out and work for a few weeks, then bring the cash to AC and put it all on black.
At any rate, announcing shows is always really fun and exciting for me. It means that we all get to sit back for a day and imagine together the mayhem that is going to ensue. And ensue it will.
For the next few weeks it’s sit in the studio and make new music… But I think I may step into a portal to my empty head for a few days first.
Happy New Years my good friends.
Love,
Brownie
HERE ARE THE TOUR DATES
January 28, 29, 30 & 31
Fox Theatre -Boulder, CO
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Just Announced!
02.18 - Rams Head Live! -Baltimore, MD
02.19 - Lupo’s - Providence, RI
02.20 - Calvin Theatre - Northampton, MA
02.21 - Capitol Center for the Arts - Concord, NH
03.17 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
03.18 - The Egg Center For Performing Arts - Albany, NY
03.19 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
03.20 - Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
03.26 - Ultra Music Festival -Miami, FL
04.14 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC
04.15 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
04.16 - The National - Richmond, VA
04.17 - The National - Richmond, VA
04.18 - The NorVa - Norfolk, VA
04.20 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
04.21 - The Jefferson Theatre - Charlottesville, VA
04.22 - The Klein Memorial Auditorium - Bridgeport, CT
04.23 - Kirby Center For Performing Arts - Wilkes Barre, PA
04.24 - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ
04.25 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
05.29 - Red Rocks - Morrison, CO
Tap Tap Revenge 3 is launching FREE NOW with Infected Mushroom music! We’ve teamed up with Tapulous to bring you the best music-gaming experience of your life. You can listen to our music and play it on the newest game - Tap Tap Revenge 3! Tap along with your favorite Infected Mushroom songs! The all new Tap Tap Revenge 3 features enhanced gameplay, custom themes, and over 200 free songs! Challenge your friends, or anyone around the world through the online gaming arena with bombs and weapons, customizable avatars, integrated chat and even more new features. Get it now on iTunes!
With an extensive discography under their belts, the Disco Biscuits are back with the Widgets EP and a new full-length album due next year. The new video for the single “You and I” can be found below.
When The Disco Biscuits formed in Philadelphia in 1995, they introduced a pioneering blend of electronic and jam band elements. Since then, they’ve steadily cultivated a rabid fan base and have spawned an entire movement. Today the Biscuits are able to sell over a quarter of a million tickets in a year and have founded uber-successful summer music festival, Camp Bisco. But rather than remaining within their comfort zone, the band has forged ahead and introduced new ingredients to the beloved Bisco sound.
This Fall, the Biscuits gave a sneak peak of the highly eclectic new material with two EP’s, On Time and Widgets. On February 2, 2010 their latest chapter is fully realized in the form of their new album, Planet Anthem, on Diamond Riggs Records. Planet Anthem is the product of three fruitful years of labor, during which The Disco Biscuits absorbed everything from hip hop to pop to indie rock into their sound. The band collaborated for the first time with multiple producers, songwriters, and outside musicians, including Don Cheegro and Dirty Harry (Ludacris, Chris Brown, Beanie Sigel).
While the album still bears the signature Bisco sound, it also broadens the group’s palette and contains a mountain of meaty hooks. “You and I” is a pogo-inducing rocker with slightly sinister guitar riffs and a monster, arena-ready chorus. “On Time” is a breezy, electro-flavored anthem that is poised to slip into clubs across the country.
The Disco Biscuits have always attracted a diverse audience and their broad taste is reflected by the lineup of their Camp Bisco music festival each year. The past eight years have included performances by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, and fellow DFA artists Holy Ghost!, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dog, Kid Cudi, MSTRKRFT, Chromeo, and many more.
DIVIDED BY NIGHT HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR BEST ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF 2009!
“For its first studio album in five years, the Crystal Method — electronic savants Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland — has drawn up a predictably eclectic guest list, ranging from New Order bassist Peter Hook to rising hip-hoppers LMFAO. The result is a club-ready collection of fizzy dance tracks and atmospheric reveries, from the Eastern-flavored single ‘Drown in the Now,’ featuring Matisyahu, to the dreamy, percolating ‘Slipstream,’ with indie rocker Jason Lytle.” —Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY, May 12, 2009
“...big, heavy beats, pumping bass and layers of wavy synthesizers…Like the duo’s previous three albums, it’s sly, nuanced and hypnotic, and while at times it may work best turned up to a wall-rattling 10 at a packed club with slashing laser lights and smoky vapors, it’s a pretty good listening experience, too, with pop tunes and ballads rounding out the collection. While it retains the pulsing pull-through and anesthetizing repetition of the best rave music, the Crystal Method’s evolving form of big-beat electronica is characterized by tempo shifts, tranquil interludes and sparks of humor, a style Messrs.”—Jim Fusilli, WALL STREET JOURNAL, May 20, 2009
THE CRYSTAL METHOD, America’s top electronic act, is closing an impressive 2009 with a Grammy® nomination in the “Best Electronic/Dance Album” category for DIVIDED BY NIGHT, the fourth studio album from the duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. This year’s nomination marks THE CRYSTAL METHOD’s second running in this category; their release Legion of Boom was nominated in 2004. Easily its most inventive and accomplished to date, Divided By Night is THE CRYSTAL METHOD’s masterwork. It features a vast array of guests including vocalists Emily Haines of Metric, Justin Warfield of She Wants Revenge and his wife Stefanie King Warfield, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, rappers LMFAO plus players like bassist Peter Hook (New Order) and drummer extraordinaire Samantha Maloney (Peaches, Hole, Chelsea Girls).
Up against several major label offerings, including David Guetta’s One Love (Astralwerks/EMI), Lady Gaga’s The Fame (Interscope), LMFAO’s Party Rock(Interscope) and Pet Shop Boys’ Yes (Astralwerks/EMI), Divided By Night marks the only independent release nominated in the “Best Electronic/Dance Album” category. Released on May 12 on the duo’s independent imprint Tiny E Records, Divided By Night has seen major success across the music landscape. It debuted across the Billboard charts: #39 on the Top 200 Albums; #2 on the Top Electronic Albums; #3 on the Top Digital Albums; and #4 on the Top Independent Albums. Additionally, Divided By Night landed several slots on Amazon.com’s best-of list for 2009, including Best Albums of the Year (#79); Best Song of the Year for “Drown in the Now” (#46); and Best Electronic Album (#3).
“We are just ecstatic! Two albums in a row nominated, wow!,” said Jordan of the nomination. “I just wish our albums didn’t come five years apart. Congrats to all the nominees and we can’t wait to dress up on January 31st.” Adds partner Kirkland, “We are so excited! It’s truly an honor to be nominated again. Make sure to check out the album.”
The recent Grammy® announcement serves as the icing on the cake for what has been one of the busiest years for THE CRYSTAL METHOD to date. Operating as an independent entity to promote the album, THE CRYSTAL METHOD launched an all-out marketing campaign helmed first-handedly byKirkland and Jordan with independent teams and strategies arranged directly by the duo. Following several high-profile performances at SXSW, THE CRYSTAL METHOD kicked off an extensive live tour at this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival as the headlining act at the popular Sahara tent on Friday, April 17, marking the duo’s first official tour as a live act in five years. They followed Coachella with a mind-blowing live performance at Electric Daisy Carnival on Saturday, June 27 in Los Angeles, where they played one of the largest single-day attended music festivals in the U.S. with over 90,000 fans in attendance.
In addition to several music video premieres and cross-promotional campaigns, including a remix contest for the most recent single “Come Back Clean” in conjunction with the music-based social network Indaba Music, THE CRYSTAL METHOD also launched their first-ever customized iPhone/iPod app to help fans interact with the duo and one another. Additionally, THE CRYSTAL METHOD recently provided the score for the ESPN film X Games 3D: The Movie, where the duo’s various works were featured throughout the film including original tracks and reworked versions of material from Divided By Night, as well as from their earlier records. The DVD version of the film will be released in the first week of January 2010.
Prior to Grammy® night, THE CRYSTAL METHOD will DJ at select engagements in support of Divided By Night which includes stops at Epic in Minneapolis,MN on Friday, December 4; Belly Up in Aspen, CO on Wednesday, December 30; and the Fox Theater in Pomona, CA. on Wednesday, December 16.
THE CRYSTAL METHOD — now on the second leg of their tour for DIVIDED BY NIGHT (Tiny E music)—have just announced “Come Back Clean” as the second single from the album. The hook-injected track features Emily Haines of Metric on vocals and drummer extraordinaire Samantha Maloney (Hole, Motley Crue, Peaches, Chelsea Girls) providing extra beats. The track will first be launched at dance radio with a brand new Kaskade remix during the second week of September following the bands first U.K. festival performances at Leeds August 29 and Reading August 30, plus other European appearances.
To support the new single, the duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland has teamed with Indaba Music for a remix contest. The Crystal Method will be utilizing the Indaba Music platform to make the stems for the song available for Indaba Music’s community of more than 175,000 musicians to rework and remix the track into new versions. Entrants will be able to sign up at http://www.indabamusic.com/featured_programs/show/tcm from August 11 through September 8, during which time they will be able to download the stems and submit their unique version of “Come Back Clean” to the Indaba Music website. Entrants will be able to use Indaba Music’s new online music creation software, the Indaba Session Console 2.0, or their own music software to create their remix, and will be given a personalized widget to spread their submission across the Internet.
After the submission period ends, voting will take place between September 8 and September 22. The top ten popular submissions, as determined by public voting on the site, will receive an autographed copy of Divided By Night. The Crystal Method will also choose a winner to receive a mini Korg synthesizer. Two runners-up each will receive Skull Candy skate decks and Skull candy headphone sets.
The Crystal Method recently shot a video for “Come Back Clean” in Los Angeles directed by Alexandre Moorse who also directed Divided By Night’s critically acclaimed video for “Drown In The Now” with Matisyahu. It features Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland as NYC cab drivers with loads of different girls and crazy people hopping in and out of the back of their cabs, singing the track, making out, fighting—all kinds of madness. The song’s Samantha Maloney appears in the video which will be available in the coming weeks.
In other happenings, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland performed a DJ set at the premiere of the new ESPN film X Games 3D: The Movie at the NOKIA Theatre last Thursday, July 30. They DJ’d the event celebrating the film that’s due in 3D theatres across the country August 21. The electronic music duo’s various works are featured throughout the film and includes reworked versions of material from Divided By Night, as well as from their earlier records. Photos of The Crystal Method at the premiere of X Games 3D: The Movie and from the set of the video of “Come Back Clean” can be found HERE
Coming off of our biggest Camp Bisco yet, we are so grateful to have such a great fan-base. Our fans were absolutely amazing at Camp! Standing in a foot of mud, having the time of their lives, while we laid it all out on the table for them. It was truly a circle of energy and we could not be more humbled by the reception we have received in 2009. All we can say is thank you, thank you, thank you! With Fuji Rock Japan behind us and Summer Tour 2009 in the bag, we look forward to the Fall, one where we’ll begin to roll out our newest release, in a series of EPs, leading up to the new full album, Planet Anthem, which will be available in January 2010. The highly anticipated roll out of new tracks has already begun, with the introduction of “Konkrete” at Camp Bisco and the live debut of “You and I” on the Road to Camp Bisco Tour. It will continue straight through the Fall, as the Biscuits shake up the industry with a plan to release songs from the new album in clusters on 3 EP’s planned for fall release. These pristine, studio quality, multi-media digital packages will include singles, remixes, and music videos. The first is due out in September and will be available through the website, on tour, online, and as a limited edition retail package. The next two will have similar content and will be released throughout the fall…in 6 week increments! The mystery surrounding Planet Anthem will slowly, but surely, be solved as the fall rolls on! As a show of appreciation for our fans, we are now offering a free download of both Konkrete and You and I for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!!
What would a roll out of songs be without a roll out of shows! We are starting our fall tour at our old haunt… the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on Sept 12 and 13th. From there we fly down to Texas, by way of Fayetteville, where we meet the bus for the beginning of four weekends of road dogging it. The first weekend we play the Palladium in Dallas (Sept. 18) and Stubbs in Austin (Sept 19), our long awaited headlining performance in the music capital of the world! From there we have weekends at the Tabernacle in Atlanta and the Tennessee Theater in Knoxville (Sept 25-26) with special guests Infected Mushroom, TWO NIGHTS at the 9:30 Club (Oct. 2-3), and TWO NIGHTS at the Calvin Theater to end the first leg of the tour (Oct 9-10). We didn’t forget about the West Coast or the Midwest, don’t you worry! As previously announced, our Halloween Bash will take place at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago! We are excited to take on the Auditorium, we have heard it is an unbelievable venue. The bill will be insane. We will be joined by our friends The Glitch Mob, Holy Fuck and Orchard Lounge. With returns to Minneapolis, Madison, and Urbana, and a first time play in Kalamazoo, MI, the Midwest run is sure to be as crazy as always! And two weeks later, we head out to California for a trip highlighted by a TWO NIGHT RUN at The Fillmore in San Francisco on November 20-21! We are ready to bring it back home to Santa Cruz, LA, and San Diego. We are excited to get back out there and play those shows, finally! Of course we are just as excited to get back to Fayetteville, Oxford, Tuscaloosa, Nashville, Charlotte, Richmond, State College, Burlington, and Hampton Beach so don’t feel left out! We like to rage the midweek shows even harder than the weekends! We are joined by many incredible bands at most of these shows so check the dates for specific information on who will be sharing the stage with us this Fall! Presale for all shows will be at Noon Eastern on Monday, August 2nd. See you out on tour. - The Disco Biscuits
The current list of confirmed Disco Biscuits tour dates is as follows:
09.12 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
09.13 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
09.17 - George’s Majestic - Fayetteville, AR
09.18 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX
09.19 - Stubb’s - Austin, TX
09.22 - Jupiter’s - Tuscaloosa, AL
09.23 - The Lyric Theatre - Oxford, MS
09.24 - Venue TBA - Nashville, TN
09.25 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
09.26 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN
09.27 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
09.30 - Legend’s Music Hall - Boone, NC
10.01 - The National - Richmond, VA
10.02 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
10.03 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
10.04 - The State Theatre - State College, PA
10.07 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
10.08 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
10.09 - Calvin Theatre - Northampton, MA
10.10 - Calvin Theatre - Northampton, MA
10.28 - Kalamazoo State Theatre - Kalamazoo, MI
10.29 - Wisconsin Union Theater - Madison, WI
10.30 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
10.31 - Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL
11.01 - The Canopy Club - Urbana, IL
11.18 - Wave House San Diego - San Diego, CA
11.19 - House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
11.20 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
11.21 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
11.22 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
12.10-14 - Caribbean Holidaze - Runaway Bay, Jamaica
INFECTED MUSHROOM RETURN WITH ‘LEGEND OF THE BLACK SHAWARMA’ OUT SEPTEMBER 8 VIA PERFECTO RECORDS
LEAD SINGLE “SMASHING THE OPPONENT” FEATURING JONATHAN DAVIS AVAILABLE NOW!
For their highly anticipated release LEGEND OF THE BLACK SHAWARMA, electronic-rock innovators INFECTED MUSHROOM return with their patented hybrid of thrashing metal and psychedelic trance to bring a frenetic rock energy to the form and venture where other electronic acts fear to tread. The Israeli-bred, Los Angeles-based electronic duo continues to push sonic boundaries for their eighth studio album that’s due out September 8, 2009 on electronic music giant Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto label.
Legend Of The Black Shawarma sees Amit “Duvdev” Duvedevani and Erez Eisen teaming with high-profile rockers. The album’s lead single “Smashing the Opponent” features a scorching vocal from Korn’s Jonathan Davis, while Jane’s Addiction frontman and alt-rock trailblazer Perry Farrell lends his inimitable pipes to the follow-up track “Killing Time.” “Recording with Jonathan and Perry was a highlight, of course,” Duvdev notes. “They were both incredibly cool. The fact that they liked the tracks was awesome because we’re huge fans of what they do.”
The album is the follow-up to 2007’s Vicious Delicious and takes INFECTED MUSHROOM’s psy-trance fusion of bruising, metallic rock and unstoppable dance-floor beats to a new level. “It’s a really diverse record,” Duvdev says, “but it’s even more aggressive–both on the metal side and on the breakbeat side.” Taking its time to craft the album, the duo worked on Shawarma whenever their frenetic, globe-trotting tour schedule permitted. Whether singing about “Smashing” and “Killing” or paying tribute to beloved (Los Angeles) eateries like “Poquito Mas,” “Frank’s” (“The best taco place in Mexico in our opinion”) or Israeli hummus factory “Sae’ed,” INFECTED MUSHROOM prove they’ve stayed hungry despite their massive international success.
And what of the album’s mysterious, culinary title? “We were on tour in Australia two years ago,” he explains. “My friend came to me said, ‘I have this dream to dive with sharks.’ They do that in Australia–you’re lowered into shark-infested waters in a cage.” At that point, Duvdev warned his burly friend that in a wetsuit he would resemble, to toothy denizens of the deep, a certain meat wrap of Middle Eastern origin. “I told him if he did this, there were five gigantic sharks waiting for a shawarma like him to come down in a cage and be devoured. We thought that was pretty funny and the Legend of the Black Shawarma was born.” As the title track’s cautionary lyrics have it: “Life’s been treating you nice/You better be wise/And enjoy your moment.”
Thanks to INFECTED MUSHROOM’s genre-pushing songs and incendiary performances, the adventurous duo has become one of the biggest live electronic bands on the planet. Their schedule has proved as relentless as their juggernaut jams. From the Ultra Music Festival in Miami (which drew over 100,000 attendees this past March), Coachella, the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Mexico’s OMIX, Brazil’s Ipanema Beach and Melbourne’s Metro Club, INFECTED MUSHROOM has averaged about 120 live performances per year. Twice ranked among the world’s 10 best DJs by the bible of the scene, the U.K.’s DJ magazine, they routinely whip crowds of all cultures into the same whirling froth.
Their explosive show—featuring guitars, live drums, Duvdev’s intensely passionate vocals, Erez’s nimble keyboards and an ambitious multimedia backdrop—ranks among the genre’s most unpredictably joyous events. INFECTED MUSHROOM will highlight new selections from Shawarma during several of their live shows in North America this summer, launching “Smash The Opponent” during their performance at electronic mega-music festival Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles June 27. The complete list of dates follows below.
The complete track listing for INFECTED MUSHROOM’s Legend of the Black Shawarma is:
1. Poquito Mas
2. Sa’eed
3. End of the Road
4. Smashing the Opponent *featuring Jonathan Davis (Korn)
5. Can’t Stop
6. Herbert the Pervert
7. Killing Time *featuring Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction)
8. Project 100
9. Franks
10. Slowly
11. Legend of the Black Shawarma
PLATINUM CLUB CULTURE ICONS THE CRYSTAL METHOD RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘DIVIDED BY NIGHT’
RELEASED MAY 12, 2009 VIA TINY e RECORDS
With their just released DIVIDED BY NIGHT, electronic music pioneers THE CRYSTAL METHOD (TCM) are dropping what may be their masterwork. Bolstered by the innovation, flexibility and craftsmanship that have made the duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland club culture icons, the pair’s fourth studio effort—due out May 12, 2009 via Tiny e Records—is easily its most inventive and accomplished to date.
Launched with the momentous first single “Drown in the Now,” The Crystal Method’s infectious collaboration with mic master Matisyahu, makes a unique and memorable musical statement. “We met Matisyahu at a festival in British Columbia last July,” Scott Kirkland explains. “His tour manager approached us about him joining us onstage for a song and we thought it was a cool idea. He came by our trailer and we played him ‘High Roller’ off Vegas [the duo’s 1997 album] and he thought it was great. He came out with us about an hour later and his performance was magical. From there we knew we wanted to work with him. He delivered something unique that helped create a great vibe for the rest of the album.”
Elsewhere, “Kling to the Wreckage” is equally breathtaking, albeit remarkably different, as She Wants Revenge frontman Justin Warfield puts his fierce delivery atop an exhilarating soundscape. High caliber guests on Divided By Night–in addition to Matisyahu and Warfield–also include New Order bassist Peter Hook (on the groove-laden “Blunts & Robots” and “Dirty Thirty”), Metric front-woman Emily Haines and drummer Samantha Maloney, formerly of Hole and Peaches (on the hook-injected “Come Back Clean”), indie chanteuse Meiko (on the atmospheric “Falling Hard”), one-time Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle (on the optimistic “Slipstream”) and hip-hop up-and-comers LMFAO (on the party anthem “Sine Language”).
In conjunction with the release of Divided By Night, THE CRYSTAL METHOD will return to the road this year for a major national tour as a live band. “This new tour is going to be a completely new look,” Ken Jordan assures. “It’s like tearing down your house and rebuilding it.”
Since 2004 when The Crystal Method unearthed its Grammy nominated disc Legion of Boom, Jordan and Kirkland have been busy building their state of the art Los Angeles studio, Crystalwerks; keeping audiences entranced with their high energy DJ sets; rocking the airwaves of the recently defunct Indie 103.1 with their weekly ‘Community Service’ radio show which seeded two mix albums of the same name; and steadily constructed what can only be deemed the album of their career.
Notorious over the last ten-plus years for enduring dancefloor anthems (“Now Is The Time,” “Keep Hope Alive” and a dozen others), airwave smashes (“Trip Like I Do”, for one), a willingness to collaborate with an array of talent –including rock’s vocal elite, like Scott Weiland and Filter’s Richard Patrick–the duo also managed to succeed in the remix, film soundtrack, television, gaming and advertising worlds. Their platinum-status debut album Vegas (released in 1997) is one of the biggest selling electronic albums of all time, landing them in the top five of best selling electronic acts in America. They scored the film London, as well as the themes for TV shows “Bones” and “Third Watch” and were the first act to work with Nike for their running soundtrack series, but it’s Divided By Night that takes TCM to all new heights.
Whether it’s bringing in live drums or lining up collaborations with talents from the vast spectrum of pop sub-genres, The Crystal Method—veterans of world famous festivals like Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Rothbury—has managed to put a distinctly American face on the European-dominated electronic movement.
06.03.09 | The Whiskey Nightclub | Calgary, AB
06.06.09 | Eagles Club | Milwaukee, WI
06.07.09 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN
06.08.09 | House of Blues | Chicago, IL
06.09.09 | The Pageant | St. Louis, MO
06.12.09 | Belly Up | Aspen, CO
06.13.09 | TBA | Denver, CO
06.14.09 | Murray Theater | Salt Lake City, UT
06.15.09 | Empire Events Ctr | Sacramento, CA
06.17.09 | Grand Ballroom | San Francisco, CA
Depeche Mode is proud to announce that their 12th album, Sounds of the Universe is now available in stores worldwide and online at all outlets such as I-Tunes, Amazon, etc. Please click the CD cover for more information about the release and the Box Set as well! Also, please make sure to tune into JIMMY KIMMEL on Thursday, April 23rd for Depeche Mode’s performance from Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles. The band will be closing down the street for a special free show!
Simon Posford is Hallucinogen. The twisted lone deranger that warped a generation. To be honest he needs no introduction, he’s been ravaging dancefloors and opening minds for years. He has two studio albums under this name but countless other equally brilliant releases on Twisted Records. Dongle and Mongle are the only two other words rhyming with Shpongle…a strange hybrid of electronic manipulation and shamanic midgets with frozen digits squeezing the envelope and crawling through the doors of perception, find a new pair of dice…extra numbers and colours an infinite expanding bubble, filled with a bizzare, strange world of dripping halucinatory wallpaper
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex. The group’s original line-up was Dave Gahan (lead vocals), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andrew Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, and was replaced by Alan Wilder (lead keyboards) who was a band member from 1982 to 1995. Following Wilder’s departure, Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have continued as a trio. Depeche Mode are one of the longest-lived, most successful and influential bands to have emerged from the New Romantic and New Wave era. They have had forty-five songs in the UK Singles Chart, as well as one U.S. and two UK number one albums. According to EMI, Depeche Mode have sold over 75 million albums worldwide, as part of total worldwide record sales in excess of 100 million.
Uniting elements of electronic dance music with more traditional forms of American rock, The Disco Biscuits have long established themselves as one of the most exciting - and influential - touring bands in the country. In the late 90s, the band pioneered a unique style of music, often referred to as “trance-fusion,” that distinguished them from their peers, while heavily influencing an entire generation of younger “livetronica” acts. The Disco Biscuits’ live show has developed from a regional nightclub attraction to a full on American experience. As Brownstein explains, “There’s this deep, fun-loving community built around the band that’s a decade old and which extends throughout the entire country. When we go anywhere, there’s something else going on that’s not just about the band and the music, but it’s a part of a greater experience.” The band are currently working on their fifth studio album, this time collaborating with producers and legendary trance DJs Simon Posford & Benji Vaughn of UK’s Twisted Records (Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Younger Brother), as well as Grammy Award-winning Philly-based hip-hop producer Dirty Harry, whose credits include tracks for Ludacris & Beanie Segal. Much of the album has been recorded and mixed at the legendary Phil Nicolo studio in Philadelphia, with Nicolo & engineer Michael Block.
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