JUST ADDED: Fenway Recordings Sessions #132: White Denim w/ Mazes and The Static Jacks

  Fenway Recordings Sessions is pleased to welcome White Denim to their summer line up. The group features James Petralli on vocals/guitar, Austin Jenkins on guitar, Steve Terebecki on bass and Joshua Block on drums. Hailing from Austin, TX, the group recently self-released the 12 track Last Day of Summer, which can be downloaded for free on their website, as a retreat from their ongoing work on their third full length due out May 24th in the US. Noted Gorilla Vs. Bear's Best Rock Band at SXSW four years in a row, their music is an energetic explosion of dub, psychedelic rock, blues, punk rock, soul, jazz and everything in-between.

White Denim will play the Fenway Recordings Sessions at Brighton Music Hall on June 24th, with support from Mazes. Doors open at 8PM, show starts at 9PM. Tickets are on sale for $12 here.

UPDATE:  THE STATIC JACKS have been added to this Fenway Sessions show!

 

Dove's Jimi Goodwin scoring documentary; The Bird Effect

The Bird Effect, a documentary directed by Ceri Levy focuses on the issue of extinct bird species. The film will be shown at the Liverpool School of Art & Design along with memorials to extinct bird species created by artists including Ralph Steadman, Jamie Hewlett, Billy Childish, Charming Baker, Kai & Sunny, Olly & Suzi and Marcus Coates. The show will raise money and awareness for BirdLife International’s Preventing Extinctions Program. Ghost of Gone Birds.

The Roger Miller-scored documentary, "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator" screens this Saturday, 4/30 at the Boston Independent Film Fest

  Saturday, April 30th at 5:15pm.

Somerville Theater, theater 4.

The film Roger scored this past December, "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator", will premiere in the Boston area as part of the Independent Film Festival Boston.

When the film premiered at Sundance this year, the directors received a standing ovation when they went up for the Q+A.  "Granito" is a documentary on the genocide in Guatemala, referencing the director's first film: "When Mountains Tremble" from the mid-'80's.

For more information, visit the Boston Independent Film Festival site, HERE.

 

JUST ADDED: Fenway Recordings Sessions #133: Puro Instinct and John Maus w/ Geneva Jacuzzi

  Fronted by siblings Piper and Skylar Kaplan, Puro Instinct's hazy, swirling pop is reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac, Bobb Trimble and Lush with a bit more sparkle and smog. The groups tasty first single “STILYAGI,” (7” available for pre-order), features the helping hand of none other than fan and mate Ariel Pink, who took the group on tour last year supporting Haunted Graffiti. With floating background vocals, drum machines and other sonic sparkles surrounding Piper's dreamy voice, the groups full-length debut "Headbangers in Ecstasy" is due out soon!

After making waves at SXSW this year, composer and political philosophy & theory PHD, John Maus's third self-produced album, "We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves" will be released on June 28th. The album features 11 tracks of Maus' brand of vintage-inspired, lo-fi synth pop. Since 2006, Maus has been creating dark 80's-movie inspired jams, and has worked along side Haunted Graffiti's Ariel Pink.

 

Puro Instinct and John Maus will play Great Scott on Thursday, June 30 as part of the Fenway Recordings Sessions. Doors are at 9PM, show is at 10PM.  Tickets are on sale now for $10 here.

 

GLASVEGAS to play Fenway Recordings Sessions #130 on May 26th

Scotland's GLASVEGAS return in 2011 with EUPHORIC///HEARTBREAK\\\, the anticipated follow up to their 2008 critically acclaimed self-titled debut.  Glasvegas earned the band a laundry list of awards and notable mentions from - to pick just a few - NME, Q, Mojo, XFM and Vodophone, and landed them opening slots for such heavyweights as U2, Kings of Leon and Oasis.  It led them to festival stages worldwide and over the course of just one year, to tour the US 6 times, including the band's virgin Session appearance back in January of 2009!  With EUPHORIC///HEARTBREAK\\\, out this month on Columbia Records, the band is heading out on tour, beginning in their native Scotland and crossing over to the US towards the end of May. GLASVEGAS hit the Brighton Music Hall on Thursday, May 26th as part of the Fenway Recordings Sessions.  Doors are at 8pm, show is at 9PM.  Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster this Saturday, April 16th at 12 noon.

JUST ADDED: Fenway Recordings Sessions Announces Session #131: The US Air Guitar Championships

The Fenway Recordings Sessions has confirmed its newest show for the 2011 lineup at Brighton Music Hall. On June 17th the Sessions will host the Boston Regional US Air Guitar Championships! The night will feature plenty of screaming solos and insane riffs, but according to official guidelines, of course "all instruments must be invisible and a guitar, i.e. no air drums allowed!" Anyone who think they can shred with the best of them can enter, and the winner of the Boston Regional Championship will advance to the US Finals and from there, get a chance to compete at the World Finals, which will take place in Oulu, Finland.
Presale ticket are available now and information on how to enter the contest can be found at www.USAirGuitar.com. Tickets go on sale to the public next Friday, April 8th.

Saves The Day Announces 2011 Tour

  Saves The Day is hitting the road this June with The Get Up Kids! They'll be playing a 10-date co-headlining tour of the Midwest and Northeast that begins June 2 in Palatine, Illinois, and continues through June 12 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  See below for a full list of dates.

A limited number of tickets have been held for fans, and will be available in an exclusive presale that begins today, April 1st at 12 local time.  Go here - http://thegetupkids-savestheday.ducatking.com/ - to get yours before they go on sale to the public next week.

 

Saves The Day / The Get Up Kids Co-Headline Tour Dates

Jun 2 :: Durty Nellies :: Palatine, IL

Jun 3 :: The Loft :: Lansing, MI

Jun 4 :: Headliners :: Toledo, OH

Jun 5 :: Mr. Small's Theatre :: Pittsburgh, PA

Jun 7 :: Northern Lights :: Clifton Park, NY

Jun 8 :: The Crazy Donkey :: Farmingdale, NY

Jun 9 :: Toads Place :: New Haven, CT

Jun 10 :: Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel :: Providence, RI

Jun 11 :: Starland Ballroom :: Sayerville, NJ

Jun 12 :: Crocodile Rock Cafe :: Allentown, PA

Bodega Girls EP, "Et Tu, Bootay?" Out Today on Burning Mill Records

Bodega Girls have released their first-ever physical EP, Et Tu, Bootay? on Burning Mill Records. The EP is available as a limited edition yellow and black 10" vinyl, and also digitally. It features two brand new tracks, "School Night" and "Operator," alongside fan favorites and previously digital-only releases, "She's Into Black Guys" and "Ain't That Cold." The EP is available digitally on iTunes and as the physical vinyl with limited edition merch bundles, at ilovebodegagirls.com.

Mission of Burma Add Three New Dates - Presale Tickets Available Now!

After hitting Brooklyn and Hoboken this past January with two blistering, sold-out shows, Mission of Burma are set to follow up with a handful of new dates in the upcoming months.  First, they'll officially usher in the summer in the northeast with a pair of Memorial Day weekend shows in Rhode Island and Maine, and then they'll head to Texas in July for a one-off at the Mohawk in Austin. A limited number of tickets for all three shows are available for presale HERE, starting today at 10AM.

 

MGMT 3-Song Digital Remix EP Available Today

  The new digital remix EP from MGMT is available today.  Get it on iTunes, HERE.  The EP features Congratulations (Erol Alkan Rework) Siberian Breaks (Ed Bangers All Star Remix)* Brian Eno (Cornelius Mix).  *Ed Bangers All Stars are Busy P, So Me (director of MGMT's 'It's Working" video) and Breakbot.