Boston.com readers have voted Mission of Burma one of "Boston's 25 All-Time Best Pop Music Acts"! You can check it out online here and pick up full print version in the Boston Sunday Globe this weekend.
Fenway Recordings Sessions #106 artist Jarrod Gorbel featured in the August issue of Nylon
The August issue of Nylon features an article on Jarrod Gorbel, who will be playing the Fenway Recordings Sessions #106. Writer Luke Crisell describes Gorbel's latest release, Devil's Made a New Friend, as a "full, welcoming pop record, clearly made by a man very much in love." The Fenway Recordings Sessions #106 will be at Great Scott on Sunday, September 12th. Tickets are available here.
Saves The Day tickets on sale tomorrow
The general on sale for Saves The Day's fall tour with Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack starts tomorrow at 12 noon local time (5 pm for the Minneapolis show). Ticketing links will be available at each venue's website.
MGMT announce Fun Fun Fun Fest, are nominated for an MTV Video Music Award
MGMT just announced that they will be playing Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest in November. Fun Fun Fun Fest takes place in Austin's Waterloo Park November 5-7. Tickets are available here. In other news, MGMT's video for "Flash Delirium" has been nominated for MTV's Best Rock Video VMA. You can check out the other nominees and vote here.
Windy City Rock reviews MOB show at Subterranean
Windy City Rock said this weekends Mission of Burma show at Subterranean in Chicago was "larger than life" and marked by a "blaze of energy." Read the full review here!
Francis and the Lights and AWOLNATION added to MGMT Chicago House of Blues show
Francis and the Lights and AWOLNATION have been announced as support for MGMT's August 6th Lollapalooza after show at House of Blues Chicago. The show is a part of the Dare 2 Dream benefit concert series, put on by Platform One Entertainment and Lollapalooza. A part of the proceeds from the concert will go towards helping more students to enroll at the People's Music School in Chicago, the only tuition-free community music school of its kind in the United States. Tickets are available here.
Just confirmed: Fenway Recordings Sessions Show #106: Jarrod Gorbel w/ DJ Carbo on Sept. 12
Jarrod Gorbel (formerly of The Honorary Title) has been confirmed to play the next Fenway Recordings Sessions show at Great Scott. The show is on Sunday, September 12th at 8:00PM. Known for his "soaring vocals and deceptively simple melodies," Gorbel will be touring behind his debut solo album, Devil's Made A New Friend, out August 31st via Burning-house and his own imprint, "Gorbel Music." Tickets are on sale now, and available here.
UPDATE: Dave Munro (Air Traffic Controller) has just been confirmed as the supporting act for the evening!
Saves the Day announce fall tour dates!
Saves The Day is excited to announce that the band will be hitting the road with Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything for a US tour this fall! The tour kicks off Thursday, October 14th at Soma in San Diego, and works its way through the Midwest to the East Coast before culminating with a string of shows down South. All in all, the boys will be playing 30 shows across 24 states, highlighted by an epic Halloween show at the House of Blues in Chicago.
Tickets for the tour will go on presale on Tuesday, July 27 at 12 p.m.
Special News Announcement and Live Chat with Chris Conley and Arun Bali on Monday, 7/26
Join Chris Conley and Arun Bali of Saves The Day for a Live Chat on Monday at 2PEST / 1P CST / 12P MST / 11A PST. Tune in for a very special news announcement and then they will answer questions from fans. Log in to Ustream to watch live!
Saves The Day performing live webcast tonight
Tune in at 5:30 PM EST today to savestheday.com to see a live webcast of an acoustic set with Chris and Arun from Saves The Day!
Doves announce intimate October Manchester show
Doves will be playing an intimate gig at "The Warehouse Project" in Manchester on October 16th. Tickets are available here.
Faces on Film to be featured on MTV
Tune into MTV @ 10PM tonight for the season premiere of the show "Teen Mom"; they're using two Faces On Film songs during the episode: "Natalie's Number" and "Winners Daughter". You can check out both tracks before the show here on the Faces on Film MySpace.
Wakey!Wakey! Plays Session #105 on July 22
Remember Michael Grubbs, the piano playing bartender from "One Tree Hill"? He's playing our sessions show July 22--except now they call him Wakey!Wakey! Get your tickets here!
Saves The Day announce Chicago Halloween show with Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything
Saves The Day will be playing at Chicago's House of Blues on Halloween (10/31) with Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything! Presale tickets are available now at Livenation with the presale code "VENUE." Regular tickets will be available starting on July 23 at 5PM Central Time through Livenation.
MGMT announce new October and November dates
MGMT have announced seven new show dates in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee in October and November. Tickets go on sale July 16th.
Bodega Girls in Mountain Dew's Green Label Experience
Bodega Girls was featured in Mountain Dew’s Green Label Experience. Check out the video for the band’s favorite venues in Boston and a clip of “She’s into Black Guys” in concert.
The Cribs to play "old school" show for Wichita Recordings 10th anniversary
The Cribs have announced they will be performing their first and second albums, "The Cribs" and "The New Fellas," in their entirety at the Wichita Recordings 10th Anniversary Celebrations. The "old school" show will take place July 14th at Relentless Garage.
The Cribs to headline free show at Chicago's Cubby Bear August 7th, Lollapalooza weekend
The Cribs will supplement their Sunday August 8th, main stage Lollapalooza performance with a free show at the legendary Cubby Bear, Saturday night August 7th, for the American fans who have been waiting to see the band. The 21+ show will occur after the festival is over for the night so that fans can make it back uptown for this special, intimate club show.
Sat Aug 7 Cubby Bear Chicago, IL 10:00pm
Sun Aug 8 South Stage/Lollapalooza Chicago, IL 2:00pm
Doves to release limited edition live album
Doves are recording their show at the Eden Project. Fans at the show can purchase a deluxe package with 2 CDRs with pre-printed artwork and a unique download code. If you can't make the show, you can reserve a CD at the Doves online store. CDs are limited to 2000 copies, so reserve yours now!
Free remix of MGMT's "It's Working" at RCRD LBL
French electro band Air remixed MGMT's "It's Working." Get the track for free over at RCRD LBL.