Category: Albums

Video ~ Lotus ‘Gilded Age’ Album Preview

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From LotusVibes.com
“When Mark Twain coined the term “The Gilded Age” he was describing the Reconstruction Era’s thin veneer that masked substantial social struggle. Nostalgia is like the gilded age of memory. It’s easy for the mind to increase the former glory, the perfect sheen, the once timelessness of present-day ruins.

On this album we wanted to occupy that powerful place of the human mind, the mental eye that can see erosion and cracks and envision a palace. We focused primarily on simple organic instruments: drum, bass, guitar, piano, percussion, played live in a room. The overall mood is one of reflective happiness, the joy of the impermanent, nostalgia of halcyon days.
Album Releases July 22nd, 2014

Remixes from four superb down-tempo electronic producers take the nostalgia into deeper realms. The place where the brain starts reflecting on reflections and mixing together dreams and realities. Welcome to the Gilded Age.”

Websites & Links: LotusVibes.com | Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Archive.org

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Phish Release 12th Studio Album: ‘Fuego’

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From Phish.com

“Fuego, Phish’s twelfth studio album (and first in five years) is available for pre-order now at Phish Dry Goods and will hit stores June 24th. Fuego will be available on CD and as a limited pressing 2-LP set on 180g Orange vinyl and digitally. You can listen to “Waiting All Night“, a track from the new album, now at http://www.phish.com/fuego
Fuego was recorded in late 2013 in Nashville, TN after a series of writing sessions at The Barn in VT and was produced by Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel). While Fuego’s ten new tracks include songs that individual members brought to the table in usual Phish fashion, the bulk of the material was written by all four, working together at The Barn.
In addition to CD and digital, Fuego will be released as a limited first pressing Orange Vinyl set (two 180 gram discs, packaged in a beautiful gatefold sleeve to keep your discs warm).
Everyone who pre-orders from Phish Dry Goods will get a custom Fuego old-school matchbook and will automatically be entered to win a set of Fuego vinyl test pressings, autographed by Phish and a pair of tickets to a show of your choice on Phish’s 2014 Summer Tour. You’ll also receive an instant download of “Waiting All Night”, from the new album.”

Pre-order today at http://bit.ly/RlUh7e

FUEGO Tracklist
1. Fuego (9:15)
2. The Line (5:21)
3. Devotion To A Dream (5:47)
4. Halfway To The Moon (6:34)
5. Winterqueen (4:21)
6. Sing Monica (3:13)
7. 555 (5:41)
8. Waiting All Night (4:58)
9. Wombat (3:18)
10. Wingsuit (6:05)

Websites & Links: Phish.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LivePhish.com

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Video ~ Inside the studio with SCI – “So Far From Home”

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From StringCheeseIncident.com

“The String Cheese Incident celebrates 20 years as a band with the release of their first new studio album in nine years. The Colorado group arrives at a new chapter in their impressively storied history with “Song In My Head” (April 29, 2014), an album they recorded with Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) in their hometown of Boulder, CO.”
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Free Download ~ ‘Hidden Shades’ by Pretty Lights

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From PrettyLightsMusic.com
“The Hidden Shades will consist of two 10” records with a total of eight tracks. Side A&B consist of the last four unreleased tracks that I produced for A Color Map of the Sun that were not part of the physical or digital album. I love these tracks, and I’ve been anxious to get them out since ACMOTS came out. The samples were recorded during the same sessions and the songs were produced along with the other 16 already released tracks. The hauntingly beautiful “Lost and Found,” available for free download now, is among the unreleased tracks.”

Websites & Links: PrettyLightsMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

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Kung Fu Release New Album ‘Tsar Bomba’

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From KungFu
Kung Fu has released their highly anticipated sophomore album, Tsar Bomba, featuring 12 original songs including fan favorites “Do The Right Thing,” “Hollywood Kisses,” and “Snaggle.” The band took their time on this album, recording it slowly over 18 months at Gold Coast studios and the result is a perfect example of their unique sonic contribution to the music scene. Blurring the lines between electro-jazz-fusion and ‘70s-style street fighter funk, Tsar Bomba captures the band’s musical prowess with a delightful sense of creativity and musicianship. The album showcases heavy-hitting guitar solos mixed with skilled saxophone interplay, mind melting electro-fused keyboards, a funky bass line and driving drums. In support of the new album the band will continue on a national tour this Winter/Spring and has already been announced to perform at several music festivals this summer.
Winter/Spring Tour Dates:
3.13 | Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME
3.14 | The Spot Underground – Providence, RI
3.15 | The Capitol Theater – Port Chester, NY (w/ Deep Banana Blackout)
3.20 | 89 North – Patchouge, NY
3.21 | Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NY
4.10 | Palace Theatre – Stafford Springs, CT
 4.11 | The Waiting Room – Buffalo, NY
4.12 | Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY
4.16 | Gypsy Sally’s – Washington, DC
4.17 | Southern Café & Music Hall – Charlottesville, VA (w/ Zoogma)
4.18 | Asheville Music Hall – Asheville, NC (w/ The Motet)
4.19 | Chop Shop – Charlotte, NC (w/ Future Rock)
4.20 | Sweetwater 420 Festival – Atlanta, GA
4.25 | Blue Nile upstairs – New Orleans, LA
4.26 | Howling Wolf – New Orleans, LA (w/ Anders Osborne, Particle, Rebirth Brass Band)
5.1 | The Capitol Theater – Port Chester, NY (w/ The Word)
6.5 | Stage 48 – New York City, NY (w/ Jennifer Hartswick, The Nth Power) 6.8 | Wakarusa – Ozark, AR 6.13 | Disc Jam Music Festival – Brimfield, MA
6.27-28 | Friendly Gathering Music Festival – Windham, VT
8.9 | Wild Woods Festival – Croydon, NH
8.22 | Camp Barefooot – Bartow, WV
 9.11 | Phases of the Moon – Danville, IL

Websites & Links: KungFuMusic.com | Myspace | Facebook | Twitter | Archive.org

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Video ~ Mike Gordon: Overstep Sessions (Part 2)

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Announced Tour Dates
2/28 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theatre
3/1 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
3/2 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
3/4 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
3/6 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
3/7 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
3/8 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
3/9 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
3/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
3/12 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
3/14 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
3/15 – Park City, UT @ Park City Live
3/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The El Rey Theatre
3/18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/19 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
3/21 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune
3/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre
3/28 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
4/5 – North Adams, MA @ MassMOCA
4/6 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

Websites & Links: Mike-Gordon.com | Video from Mike Gordon | Vimeo.com

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Jimkata Release Latest EP ‘Feel In Light’

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Jimkata has released, Feel in Light, a four-track EP recorded with producer Jocko Randall at his MoreSound Studios in Syracuse, who also produced the band’s last full-length album, 2012’s Die Digital. Feel In Light represents the continued evolution of Jimkata, exploring themes of love, triumph and appreciating second chances in life. 

Jimkata’s refined electro-rock sound is one of a band that has found its voice after years of experimentation. It’s more indie rock than jam, and more electro-pop than EDM; yet the four-piece appeals to each of these audiences. In the spirit of LCD Soundsystem, MGMT and Talking Heads, Jimkata’s relevant, quotable lyrics create moods not just for fleeting moments, but for the lifestyle of an entire generation. In support of the new EP the band will continue on a national tour across the country and back.

Websites & Links: Jimkata.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Vimeo | Archive.org

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Video ~ Mike Gordon: Overstep Sessions (Part 1)

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Announced Tour Dates
2/28 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theatre
3/1 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
3/2 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
3/4 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
3/6 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
3/7 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
3/8 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
3/9 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
3/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
3/12 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
3/14 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
3/15 – Park City, UT @ Park City Live
3/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The El Rey Theatre
3/18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/19 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
3/21 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune
3/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre
3/28 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
4/5 – North Adams, MA @ MassMOCA
4/6 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

Websites & Links: Mike-Gordon.com | Video from Mike Gordon | Vimeo.com

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Video ~ String Cheese Incident ‘Song In My Head’ Album Promo

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The String Cheese Incident celebrates 20 years as a band with the release of their first new studio album in nine years. The Colorado group arrives at a new chapter in their impressively storied history with “Song In My Head” (April 29, 2014), an album they recorded with Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) in their hometown of Boulder, CO.

Video Produced by NOCOAST
Directed & Edited by Jesse R. Borrell
Videography by Jesse R. Borrell, Tobin Voggesser, & Zack Littlefield

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Best Albums of 2014

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In no particular order.

The Best Albums of 2014

Featuring new albums from Primus, Rubblebucket, Phish, Railroad Earth, Hard Working Americans, Lotus, Trampled by Turtles, Drive-By Truckers, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, The Infamous Stringdusters, Kung Fu, Dave Matthews Band, Umphrey’s McGee, moe., Mike Gordon, John Butler Trio, Medeski, Martin and Wood, The New Mastersounds, Deadmau5, and Old Crow Medicine Show.
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