TOKYO POLICE CLUB TOUR SOLD OUT IN NYC, LA, SF, TORONTO AND DEBUT ALBUM ELEPHANT SHELL OUT APRIL 22 ON SADDLE CREEK

Although the release of their first full-length album is still a month away, Tokyo Police Club has started their US tour with a bang, selling out three nights in New York and two in Los Angeles among others.

The furor around the tour and upcoming album isn't a complete surprise; the band's 2006 EP A Lesson In Crime was perhaps the best received 16 minutes of music in recent history. Since then, TPC has toured virtually non-stop, pausing only to release last year's Smith EP and digital-only single "Your English Is Good." Elephant Shell (which will also be released in the UK on May 5th via Memphis Industries) features the single "Tessellate" and "In a Cave," the latter of which was described by Pitchfork as "what these young Canadian dudes do best, barreling forward with a bouncy herky-jerk rhythm, braiding together several strands of ringing guitar, and filling in the spaces with those Day-Glo chords that made 'Nature of the Experiment' such a winner."

Tokyo Police Club was formed in 2005 by David Monks (vocals, bass), Josh Hook (guitar), Graham Wright (keyboards), and Greg Alsop (drums). The complete track listing for Elephant Shell is:

1. Centennial
2. In A Cave
3. Graves
4. Juno
5. Tessellate
6. Sixties Remake
7. The Harrowing Adventures Of...
8. Nursery Academy
9. Your English Is Good
10. Listen To The Math
11. The Baskervilles

See below for all confirmed North American dates. This extensive tour will be followed by a UK/Europe run beginning in late May.

Mar. 24, 2008 The Independent - San Francisco, CA SOLD OUT
Mar. 25, 2008 The Glass House - Pomona, CA
Mar. 26, 2008 Troubadour - Hollywood, CA SOLD OUT
Mar. 27, 2008 Troubadour - Hollywood, CA SOLD OUT
Mar. 28, 2008 Soma - San Diego, CA
Mar. 29, 2008 The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Mar. 31, 2008 Meridian Red Room - Houston, TX
Apr. 1, 2008 House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 3, 2008 Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL
Apr. 4, 2008 Studio A - Miami, FL
Apr. 5, 2008 Backbooth - Orlando, FL
Apr. 8, 2008 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
Apr. 9, 2008 The Spot - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18, 2008 Barrymore's Music Hall - Ottawa, ON
Apr. 19, 2008 Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire - Montreal, QC
Apr. 20, 2008 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY SOLD OUT
Apr. 21, 2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY SOLD OUT
Apr. 22, 2008 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY SOLD OUT
Apr. 24, 2008 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
Apr. 26, 2008 Pearl Street Night Club - Northampton, MA
Apr. 28, 2008 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 29, 2008 Black Cat - Washington, DC
Apr. 30, 2008 Big Orbit's Soundlab - Buffalo, NY
May 2, 2008 Opera House - Toronto, ON SOLD OUT
May 3, 2008 Opera House - Toronto, ON
May. 4, 2008 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
May. 5, 2008 Metro - Chicago, IL
May. 6, 2008 Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
May. 8, 2008 Garrick Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
May. 9, 2008 Louis' Pub - Saskatoon, SK
May. 10, 2008 The Warehouse - Calgary, AB
May. 11, 2008 The Warehouse - Calgary, AB
May. 12, 2008 Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
May. 16, 2008 Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC
May. 17, 2008 Sugar Nightclub - Victoria, BC
May. 18, 2008 Neumos - Seattle, WA
May. 19, 2008 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
May. 22, 2008 Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
May. 23, 2008 Slowdown - Omaha, NE

Les Savy Fav To Release First Ever Live Album On April 29th (Digital Release Only)

Full Tracklisting Below, Includes Covers of CCR, Pixies, Misfits, Nirvana & Love
US Dates in DC, Philly, Indio (Coachella) & San Fran

And Incase you missed their amazing Conan O’Brien performance (check out Tim’s strip tease and attached photo! ) :
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/48427-les-savy-fav-patty-lee-live-on-late-night-with-conan-obrien

On April 29th, 2008, Brooklyn art-punks Les Savy Fav - probably the best showmen in indie rock - finally release a live album. After The Balls Drop is a fifteen-track document of the band's historic 3:00AM performance at Bowery Ballroom in New York City on January 1st, 2008. Loaded with old Fav standbys, and tracks from last year's raucous return-from-hiatus Let's Stay Friends, the digital-only release is a document of a band that, according to Rolling Stone, has finally "hit its peak." We think they've been peaking for years now, but it's hard to argue with Friends, or the wildfire performances from it included here.

In addition to cannon faves like "Sweat Descends" and recent winners such as "What Would Wolves Do," the album features Tim Harrington and company riffing through renditions of CCR's "Hey Tonight," Nirvana's "Sliver," Misfits' "Astro Zombies" and Pixies' "Debaser." Dream come true, right? April 29, 2008. Finally!

Download and Share “Sweat Descends” From After The Balls Drop by Les Savy Fav [Frenchkiss Records]:
http:/dev.theorchard.com/jaclyn/mp3/lessavyfav_sweatdescends.mp3

In other Les Savy Fav live news, the band has a smattering of April dates on the docket, with an east coast twofer with label mates The Dodos and The Big Sleep planned for April 4th and 5th, in DC and Philly, respectively. Then, later that month, the band will descend upon the Cali desert for Coachella, before heading to San Fran to re-join The Dodos at the Great American Music Hall.

04-04 Washington, DC @ The Black Cat (W/ The Dodos & The Big Sleep)
04-05 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA (W/ The Dodos & The Big Sleep)
04-25 Indio, CA @ Coachella
04-27 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (W/ The Dodos)

After The Balls Drop Tracklist

01 Equestrian
02 Patty Lee
03 What Would Wolves Do?
04 Sweat Descends
05 Yawn Yawn Yawn
06 We'll Make A Lover Of You
07 The Year Before The Year 2000
08 The Lowest Bitter
09 Who Rocks The Party
10 Tim Speech
11 Hey Tonight [Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover]
12 Debaser [Pixies Cover]
13 Astro Zombies [Misfits Cover]
14 Sliver [Nirvana Cover]
15 Everybody's Gotta Live [Love Cover]

Jeremy Jay To Release 7” "Alpha Rhythm" B Side: "Moonbeam Window"

Click Here To Stream or Download “Alpha Rhythm” and “Moonbeam Window : http://www.krecs.com/jeremyjay/alpharhythm.zip

Pitchfork Media & Jeremy in Texas http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49269-sxsw-wednesday-tyler-grisham

The Fader & Jeremy in Texas (At The UT Quad) http://thefader.com/articles/2008/3/13/other-people-s-parties-jeremy-jay-on-the-ut-quad

The Fader & Jeremy in Texas (At The Fader Fort, Live Performance) http://thefader.com/articles/2008/3/12/levi-s-fader-fort-jeremy-jay

The reduction of pop music to it's core attributes of the catchy and the delightful, with a smattering of the fantastic mixed in, and an urbane sense of color and good taste: this is the reputation that Jeremy Jay has earned after releasing just a few 45’s. His debut album A Place Where We Could Go is due in stores May 20, and the world awaits it with baited breath. In the meantime Jeremy Jay offers this slice of his rapidly growing oeuvre, not to be repeated on the much-anticipated LP: "Alpha Rhythm" an infectious dance pop anthem, and "Moonbeam Window", which explores the introverted, fantasy-laden elements of his inner psyche. A simply ravishing combination equally at home on either the dance floor or AM radio. K is happy to release "Alpha Rhythm" and "Moonbeam Window" as the latest volume of our International Pop Underground series of 7" 45 rpm records.

Jeremy Jay, a Californian, has toured the West Coast and ventured as far a field as New York City in the past year. He will performing across the U.S. after the release of A Place Where We Could Go, and has already begun working on his second K album, to be released in January 2009. His most recent release, "Airwalker", also a volume in the International Pop Underground series, was very well received by radio, press and interweb fanzines/logs/journals.

"Every once in a while, a record appears as if from nowhere. The lankiest man-child in pop, 6’3” Jeremy Jay has made a little gem with his Airwalker EP. His simple pop concoctions evoke Joy Division if they had done soundtrack work for John Hughes. Indeed, his songs, like Airwalker’s brilliant cover art, exude a cool that’s been studied. Not by corporate cool-hunters, mind you, but by someone keen to evoke his heroes. Fans of Chromatics or Glass Candy may find solitude here. “Airwalker” is a hit, something akin to Ian Curtis for roller rinks. “We Stay Here” manages to steal a riff from Kraftwerk’s “The Model” while sounding like David Lynch’s dream band in 1983. It’s all very, very simple. Nothing is superfluous. Each song is pared down to it’s most essential elements. “Lunar Camel” continues in this vein, without a chorus in sight. “ - SOMA

TEITUR unveils new album, The Singer.

Teitur returns to the US and Canada on April 22nd, for a coast to coast tour running until the beginning of June.
“The Singer” will be released on Cheap Lullaby Records this spring.

”The airy gossamer arrangements (and) dreamy vocals evoke the reveries of a romantic troubadour musing out loud as he travels the world.”
– The New York Times

“If voices could glow, his would be shimmering somewhere between the stars in his eyes and the cold ground.”
– The Boston Globe

"The early promise (is realized) in this sublimely uplifting collection of songs.” - Music Week

Hear his song – "Catherine The Waitress"


Teitur (tie'tor) is a singular name for a singular man. Hailing from the Faroe Islands, Teitur is an artist whose songs remind you what music can do for the soul. Teitur first came to the attention of the world with the release of his 2003 debut album Poetry & Aeroplanes, which won him rave reviews.

Thousands of fans who were captivated by his inspiring melodies and gentle but finely observed, often wry and quirkily observant lyrics. Since the release of his debut album, he has toured non-stop. Initially playing intimate acoustic shows, he slowly won over bigger and bigger audiences, fleshing out his live performances with a band and sometimes string quartet. Extensive touring included support slots for celebrity fans including Rufus Wainwright, Aimee Mann and John Mayer. “(Poetry and Aeroplanes) may be one of the best albums to come along in the last five years. Music like this is jet fuel on the fire of a broken heart.” (John Mayer, Esquire Magazine.)

Tour Dates below:

Apr 22 2008 - Vinyl at Center Stage - Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 23 2008 - WorkPlay Theatre - Birmingham, Alabama
Apr 25 2008 - The Basement - Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 26 2008 - The Dame - Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 27 2008 - Creative Arts Theatre - Morgantown, West Virginia
Apr 29 2008 - Jammin’ Java - Vienna, Virginia
Apr 30 2008 - Rams Head On Stage - Annapolis, Maryland
May 1 2008 - Grand Opera House - Wilmington, Delaware
May 2 2008 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 3 2008 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, New York
May 6 2008 - Two Boots Roadhouse - Bridgeport, Connecticut
May 7 2008 - Middle East - Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 8 2008 - Higher Grounds - Burlington, Vermont
May 9 2008 - La Sala Rosa - Montreal, Quebec
May 10 2008 - Le Cercle - Quebec City, Quebec
May 12 2008 - The Courthouse - Toronto, Ontario
May 13 2008 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 14 2008 - Schubas - Chicago, Illinois
May 16 2008 - Varsity Theater- Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 17 2008 - Legion Arts | CSPS - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
May 19 2008 - Soiled Dove Underground - Denver, Colorado
May 23 2008 - The Roxy - Hollywood, California
May 24 2008 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, California
May 28 2008 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California
May 29 2008 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, Oregon
May 31 2008 - El Corazon - Seattle, Washington

In 2006, in between performing at many major European festivals, Teitur started to record his second album. “Stay Under The Stars”, released to great acclaim in Europe and the US and debuting in the Top 10 in Denmark, subsequently going Gold there and earning him the accolade of Best Singer at the Danish Music Awards (Grammies) in March 2007. The album recently was certified Gold in Denmark.

It is his songwriting and specifically a gift for acute empathetic observation that sets Teitur apart, a fact soon recognized by Corinne Bailey Rae who invited him to co-write with her early in her career. One of the songs they wrote together “Choux Pastry Heart” appears on her multi-platinum debut album. “I know some writers make a point about having a complete story: beginning, ending, moral, everything. I just do my best to describe it, and leave the rest up to mystery. I like it open-ended to freeze a moment in time. Sometimes you write it right out of your head, then you see what you were saying when it's finished. Sometimes, at that right place and time, there will be a key that unlocks our feelings,” Teitur said.

In mid 2007, Teitur started to pull together the songs that make up his third album: “The Singer.” "The songs are written over a time-span of one to seven years. They are stories of events and experiences - like drinking beers on a musty hotel floor with mysterious blues musician Chris Whitley, before he died of cancer (Legendary Afterparty), or stories that I have come across in my lifetime..."

In October, Teitur traveled to an island off the coast of Sweden called Gotland with his sound engineer Jonas and arranger Trondur, and recorded the album on a19th century Swedish Princess' estate, normally a summer destination as a hotel, but at this time of year a beautiful, windswept and somewhat deserted piece of tranquility; interrupted only by the various musicians and singers who came to play or sing on the album, who all stayed at the hotel, during their work on the album.

On the cover of the album is a picture of a cartoon figure who stands inside the room of an empty dollhouse. It looks almost like a skeleton and it has no face. The figure is a caricature of "The Singer"

"The Singer" was released in Scandinavia on February 11th. It went straight in the Danish charts at no.6 and went to no.1 on iTunes there in the following week.

The Epochs Announce Dates With Lemonheads, Helio Sequence, Enon & Release New Single “Giving Tree”

Click Here To Download Giving Tree : http://www.theepochs.com/giving_tree_single.mp3

Spin: “ "dabble mercilessly, dipping into the murky connections between TV on the Radio and '80s Phil Collins"

Spin.com Artist Of The Day: http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2008/01/080129_the_epochs/

“Opposite Sides” On WOXY’s Futurist : http://woxy.lala.com/blog/2008/01/31/woxycom-to-go-free-legal-music-downloads-3/

NPR Music CMJ Sessions : http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15857708

Click Here To View “Love Complete” Video Premiered On AOL/Spinner :

http://www.spinner.com/2008/01/10/the-epochs-love-complete-video-premiere/

Time Out New York "The Epoch's busily produced, electronica-and soul- tinged pop reminds us of TV On The Radio"

CMJ.com : http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=51047385

Impose Magazine "They're about to blow up with shady record deals being forged in dark alleys, but this sort of show was the head nod pop before the storm."

Gothamist "If we had to describe it with three words we'd use: smart electro pop. It's anthemic and layered, not a shallow end in this pool."

WIUX "Poppy, wonderful, brilliant…I would keep going with adjectives to describe this band, but I'd be wasting my time because there are too damn many."


Mar 20 2008 Maxwell’s (w/ God is an Astronaut) Hoboken, New Jersey
Apr 1 2008 Paradise Rock Club (w/ Lemonheads) Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 3 2008 Bowery Ballroom (w/ Helio Sequence) New York, New York
Apr 4 2008 Iota (w/ Enon) Arlington, Virginia
Apr 11 2008 University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee
Apr 16 2008 The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 17 2008 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 18 2008 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 19 2008 Dunn Meadow (WIUX 99.1 FM Presents) Bloomington, Indiana
Apr 20 2008 Beat Kitchen Chicago, Illinois

For brothers Ryan & Hays Holladay, the craft of songwriting has always been closely linked with that of recording. From their earliest days of musical collaboration in elementary school, they employed computers and tape machines to not only document their songs but to begin sculpting their sound. A sound that could be called a distant relative to pop music. A sound that would later become the musical foundation for The Epochs (pronounced ee-poks).

The two continued to write and record together after moving to New York City. By 2000 they had amassed a sizable collection of recorded material, some of which was included on a self released CD titled 'Ten Billion Light Years of Solitude'.

In Spring 2004, The Epochs, having expanded to include bassist Kevin Smith and drummer Kotchy, began translating the recordings into songs that could be played live. After performing multiple residencies at such New York venues as the Knitting Factory and Nublu, the band decided to relocate to Seattle. For over a year, they called an abandoned 3-story building in downtown their home, out of which they developed their live show and adjusted to recording as a four-piece. Local radio station KEXP began playing the demos they slid under their door which helped The Epochs develop a following and attention from local press.

Since returning to Brooklyn in September of 2006, the band has finished producing their self-titled debut. It is a big, varied sounding record. Ranging from the bombastic electronics on 'Opposite Sides', to the seething orchestration and manipulated guitar of 'Mouths to Feed', to the playful rhythms of 'Giving Tree', it never stops in one place musically long enough for it to be pigeonholed into a category. And it is this restlessness that gives the group its unique sound. However, a consistent thread can be found amongst the genre exploration. The shared vocals of Hays & Ryan, their lyrics and layered harmonies help give this sonically eclectic work its continuity. The record was mixed by Hays Holladay in the Spring of 2007 and is scheduled for release later this year.

Bear Hands East Coast Shows With Ambulance Ltd., Cursive, & Die! Die! Die!

Click Here to Listen To New Song “Vietnam” http://www.myspace.com/bearhandsband

Alternative Press (Top 100 bands of 2008) "..While hints of lo-fi indie and post-punk v2.o float about on their debut, the songs catch fire from their own spark. No grungy depression or post-millennial anxiety, just solid tunes.."

Entertainment Weekly “Golden...finds the band melding together indie rock and post-punk on songs like ‘Long Lean Queen,’ a punchy anthem propelled by atonal vocals and persistent percussion. Judging from these four tracks, this young Bear is already exhibiting survival skills.”

Spin.com Artist Of The Day http://www.spin.com/articles/bear-hands

Entertainment Weekly (Live Review) On the Scene: Spoon (and others) rule the CMJ stage! | Popwatch | http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/10/on-the-scene-cm.html

3/29 - Williamsburg Hall of Music - w/ Die! Die! Die!
4/2 - Middle East, Cambridge, MA w/ Ambulance Ltd
4/4 - Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ w/ Ambulance Ltd
4/7 Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington DC w/ Ambulance Ltd.
4/18 - Not Brooklyn Fest, Danbury CT W/ Cursive

Fresh off their critically acclaimed SXSW shows, Brooklyn’s Bear Hands are playing a slew of dates with Ambulance Ltd., Cursive, & Die Die Die! Come and check out the hottest new band that everybody is talking about!

Tell All Your Friends is thrilled to announce the arrival of Bear Hands! Brooklyn’s up and coming indie-rock impresarios bring us the “Golden EP” (December 11th). With titles such as “Sickly Brunette” and “Bad Blood”, this 4-song EP features themes from the ironic and sublime to the punchy and powerful. Bear Hands’ music harkens back to the wit and weariness of the days when Pavement reigned supreme, (think “Box Elder”). Bear Hands have recently performed with MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Ra Ra Riot, & The Honorary Title.

In August 2006, Dylan Rau (vocals/guitar) brought together Ted Feldman (guitar), Val Loper (bass) and TJ Orscher (drums) in a small NYC practice space. The original plan was to flesh out some demos Rau had been working on but each quickly saw and heard the potential for a band; a band that would be unique sounding yet widely accessible.

Focusing on the rhythm and percussion that Orscher and Loper bring, they strive to bring the driving beat to the foreground and to marry it with the contemplative lyrics of Rau and inventive guitar lines of Feldman. This musical creativity combines and combats ideas set forth by pioneers of the rock genre.

The band are already being championed by the NYC underground, indeed they have just been featured as a Great NYC Band You Need To Check Out in L magazine's Music Issue.

Bear Hands have just recorded their debut ep with producer Andrew Schneider (Cave In, Pelican). This 4 song ep, entitled the “Golden ep”, will be released on Freedom In Exile and will be available on: itunes; old school compact disc at fine independent retailers and at their many upcoming live shows; and even older school mail order via their myspace page.

RE-ARRANGE US Out May 20th on Barsuk - Mates of State

Their Sasquatch Festival appearance has been confirmed for May 25! Followed by May 28 headline date at Henry Fonda Theater!

Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, the he and she music factory known as Mates of State, have confirmed the May 2008 release and track listing for their fifth full length album, Re-Arrange Us. They have also confirmed that Mates of State will appear at the Sasquatch Festival Sunday, May 25, followed by a May 28 date at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theater, and a full headlining tour and numerous other festival dates to be announced shortly. The tour will mark Mates' first extensive road trip since NPR's This American Life tour last February, where they provided musical interludes between Ira Glass, Dave Eggers, Dan Savage, Sarah Vowell and David Rakoff's readings to 3000+ crowds across the U.S.

Produced by Peter Katis and Mates of State, the track listing for Re-Arrange Us is:

Get Better
Now
My Only Offer
The Re-Arranger
Jigsaw
Blue and Gold Print
Help Help
You Are Free
Great Dane
Lullaby Haze

Re-Arrange Us also features the most complex packaging of any Mates of State release to date. The reversible and multi-layered cover art allows fans to "Re-Arrange" it into no less than eight different configurations.

The packaging of Re-Arrange Us could well be seen as a reflection of the growing complexity of Mates of State's music. While, until recently, Jason and Kori have performed exclusively as a duo, Mates of State have never failed to generate a trademark wall of sound built on dozens of varied voicings of keys, drums, and alternately lushly layered and playfully dueling vocals. On Re-Arrange Us they move beyond these boundaries with additional instrumentation-not to mention a quantum leap in song craft apparent on instantly indelible gems like "Now," "Jigsaw" and "Get Better." Throughout Re-Arrange Us, Kori's piano and the emergence of both Mates' lead vocals from their trademark harmonizing signal the next stage of Mates of State's evolution.