Fenway Recordings

Joywave posts third track off forthcoming 88888 MIxtape

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:06:22 +0000

JOYWAVE // 88888 Mixtape // Due April 15th

“Ray Lewis (Slappers Only)” feat. STS: Premiere via OKAYPLAYER
“London”: Premiere via INDIE SHUFFLE
“All I Want”: Premiere via PIGEONS & PLANES.

Leonardo Da Vinci is famously credited with the quote “An artist’s work is never finished, only abandoned.” One might wonder if Rochester, New York’s JOYWAVE had this in mind when they decided to revisit their debut EP, Koda Vista for their upcoming 88888 mixtape. Whereas 88888‘s predecessor 77777 prominently featured samples of other artists’ work (such as LCD Soundsystem and Pet Shop Boys), this most recent effort relies on 100% original work and samples from Koda Vista.

88888 is a prime example of creating something anew through defacing an original art piece. One would imagine this is an artistic vein the band enjoys, as it shows up commonly in their work. For 88888‘s artwork, they’ve featured the work of seminal expressionist artist Edvard Munch (best known for his painting “The Scream”). Munch was famously obsessed creatively with ensuring the best possible version of his work was presented to the public. He revisited “The Scream” four times resulting in 4 very distinct versions of the painting. JOYWAVE is doing something similar with Koda Vista through this mixtape in that it takes pieces of the EP and reworks them with the goal of presenting the project in its best form. The band took a similar approach for their 77777 project where they put their own spin on an other artist’s music and art.

JOYWAVE frontman Daniel Armbruster is the primary force behind the project creatively. However the onstage synergy between Armbruster and his 4 bandmates is an integral part of what makes the band so special. They released their debut mixtape, 77777 in March of 2011, with their first proper EP, Koda Vista following a year later. In January, the band released a concert film, “Joywave Live at the Planetarium”, which you can now view. Look for 88888 to be available from the band’s website soon.

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Guards release video for “Ready To Go”

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:02:23 +0000

GUARDS // “Ready To Go” (official video)

Credits: Directed by Kaylie Church with DP Ryan Jackson-Healy

PREMIERE Link (via MTV): http://bit.ly/170ZjtQ
Album: IN GUARDS WE TRUST iTunes: http://smarturl.it/IGWTdlx

TUMBLR: http://inguardswetrust.com
YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/guardstv
FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/guardsmusic
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/guardsmusic
SOUNDCLOUD: http://soundcloud.com/guardsmusic

MGMT posts artwork for Record Store Day 2013 Cassingle

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:59:57 +0000

4/20: Record Store Day 2013.

Limited edition MGMT “Alien Days” cassingle release.

Includes digital download.

MGMT Announce Spring 2013 Tour

admin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:19:46 +0000

MGMT will be kicking off their spring 2013 tour beginning on April 26 in State College, PA and ending on May 18 in Palo Alto, CA. Find the full tour date list HERE

Ryan Jarman of The Cribs Debuts “RUMORS,” New Track from his Side Project: Exclamation Pony.

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:27:15 +0000

Ryan Jarman (THE CRIBS) and Jen Turner (HERE WE GO MAGIC) have debuted their first track titled, “Rumors,” from their side project Exclamation Pony. BBC Radio 1′s Zane Lowe has put “Rumors,” as one of his picks for ‘Future Sounds of 2013.’ “Rumors” is available here as a free download.

MGMT Discuss Upcoming 3rd LP with Rolling Stone

admin — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:58:59 +0000

Rolling Stone’s David Browne recently visited Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT at Tarbox Studios in upstate New York, where the duo are currently working on their third LP. Read the full story HERE.

Watch the Video for The Cribs’ “Leather Jacket Love Song” Now

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:26:05 +0000

The Cribs‘ brand new video for “Leather Jacket Love Song” off their upcoming singles compilation, Payola, premiered today on Vevo. Watch the video, which the band has said was “17 years in the making,” HERE. Payola will be released Feb. 25th on Wichita Recordings.

Mission of Burma in NYC + Boston This Weekend

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:07:13 +0000

MISSION OF BURMA have a pair of back to back shows this weekend that begin Friday night at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City and continue on Saturday at Harvard Square’s newest live music venue, The Sinclair. Exclamation Pony, the new project from Ryan Jarman of The Cribs and Jen Turner of Here We Go Magic, will support at The Bowery Ballroom and local Boston band, Reports, will support at The Sinclair.

Tickets for The Bowery Ballroom show are available HERE, and for The Sinclair show, HERE.

In advance of Friday’s show, Roger Miller spoke to the folks at The Bowery Presents and answered a few questions for their House List Blog. Read the interview HERE, and check out a tour diary he kept from the band’s December UK/EU tour for WFUV‘s The Alternate Side, HERE.

Also, this afternoon from 5:00-6:00PM, Peter Prescott will be at Boston’s WFNX for an in-studio takeover of the station’s daily Boston Accents show with Michael Marotta. Listen live online at wfnx.com to hear Pete spin tunes and talk about some of his favorite local artists. Then, tomorrow morning from 10:00-11:00AM, tune into MIT’s WMBR 88.1 FM (or listen online at wmbr.org) to hear Roger live in studio during the station’s Late Risers’ Club.

The Fenway Recordings Sessions Presents 200th Session: MTV Artist to Watch Live in Boston with Tegan and Sara, Jan. 27th

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:03:38 +0000

THE FENWAY RECORDINGS SESSIONS is excited to announce its 200th session, and the next show in the MTV Artist to Watch Live in Boston series. On Sunday, January 27th, TEGAN AND SARA will be at Brighton Music Hall for an extremely intimate performance leading into the release of their upcoming album, Heartthrob, which will be out two days later, Tuesday, Jan. 29th.

The MTV Artist to Watch Live in Boston series, a collaboration between MTV, The Fenway Recordings Sessions and Brighton Music Hall, is an expansion of MTV Hive’s Live from Webster Hall series which has featured artists such as The National, The Black Keys, and Florence and the Machine. Shows in these series are filmed and streamed live online at MTVhive.com. Tegan and Sara will be the third Boston show in the series, which began last March with Cloud Nothings and continued this past December with Alt-J. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10am via Ticketmaster.

The Fenway Recordings Sessions, which began in 2004, has been involved with some of the most exciting live music to come through Boston in the past 8+ years. Artists such as Of Monsters and Men, Ellie Goulding, MGMT, Yeasayer, Echo and the Bunnymen, Diplo, Two Door Cinema Club, Alt-J, The Ghost of a Saber Toothed Tiger, Editors, Cold War Kids and Dum Dum Girls have all played the series, which has spanned venues from the House of Blues to The Paradise to TT The Bears to Great Scott. Today, most shows happen at Brighton Music Hall, but 2013 also marks the first time the series will present shows at the Middle East Upstairs and Berklee’s Cafe 939. In recent years, the series expanded beyond the city limits to New York, where we presented DJ Sets at the ACE Hotel from members of Freelance Whales, We Are Scientists, HAIM, Amazing Baby, and VHS or Beta, among others. The collaboration with MTV Hive on the Live in Boston series is the most recent and exciting development in The Fenway Recordings Sessions, which we look forward to continuing for many more shows.

Here’s to the next 200!

The Fenway Recordings Sessions Adds WAKE OWL to winter lineup; Kicks Off 2013 with ARKELLS/RDGLDGRN This Thursday

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:24:27 +0000

The Fenway Recordings Sessions is set to kick off 2013 this week with ARKELLS & RDGLDGRN, who will be at Brighton Music Hall on Thursday, Jan. 10. Arkells, who won the 2012 Juno Award for ‘Group of the Year’ in their native Canada, are touring behind last year’s release, Michigan Left. Listen to Michigan Left and their debut album, Jackson Square, on Spotify and come see them live on Thursday! Also on the bill are Virginia’s RDGLDGRN – which stands for Red, Gold, Green – who recently announced they’ll be releasing an EP, also called Red, Gold, Green, in the very near future and have just been added to this year’s VANS Warped Tour. Check out the video for their fun song, “I Love Lamp,” here, and get a free download of it in exchange for your email, here. Tickets for this show can be found at this link.

We are also excited to announce WAKE OWL as the newest addition to the winter lineup, who will play Cafe 939 on Wednesday, February 20th. The band has garnered comparisons to such artists as Mumford & Sons and AA Bondy, and is set to release its debut EP, Wild Country January 29th on Vagrant. Listen to “Gold,” which was recently featured on Grey’s Anatomy, and check out the Noah Hyde remix of the track, here. Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, January 11th at 10AM.

ALL UPCOMING FENWAY RECORDINGS SESSIONS:
THIS THURSDAY, JAN. 10 :: ARKELLS/RDGLDGRN @ Brighton Music Hall :: Tickets
Wednesday, Jan. 16 :: THE NEIGHBOURHOOD @ Brighton Music Hall :: Tickets
Tuesday, Jan. 22 :: PALMA VIOLETS @ The Middle East Upstairs :: Tickets
Wednesday, Jan. 31 :: BUKE & GASE @ Brighton Music Hall :: Tickets
Tuesday, Feb. 12 :: WHY? w/ Dream Tiger & Astronautalis @ Brighton Music Hall :: Tickets
Wednesday, Feb. 13 :: WILLY MASON @ Cafe 939 :: Tickets**
Wednesday, Feb. 20 :: WAKE OWL @ Cafe 939 :: Tickets on sale Friday, Jan. 11 at 10AM
Saturday, Mar. 2 :: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA w/ Foxygen & Wampire @ Brighton Music Hall :: Tickets
Friday, Mar. 22 :: MOUNT MORIAH/BLESSED FEATHERS @ Cafe 939 :: Tickets
Thursday, Mar. 28 :: MARCUS FOSTER / SEAN ROWE @ Cafe 939 :: Tickets
Thursday, Apr. 11 :: JAMIE LIDELL @ Brighton Music Hall :: Tickets
Saturday, Apr. 27 :: IAMX @ Brighton Music Hall :: Tickets

**THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED FROM MONDAY, FEB. 11 TO WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13. REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AT POINT OF PURCHASE IF YOU CANNOT MAKE THE NEW DATE.**