Sufjan Stevens For the first time in over a year, Sufjan Stevens is going on tour, bringing with him a talented group of musicians and friends including a small string…
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Sigur Ros After its first year of existence as a label that only released Icelandic instrumental music (from Amiina, Johann Johannsson, etc.), the Los Angeles-based Worker’s Institute label is expanding…
Micah P. Hinson Texas-based singer-songwriter Micah P. Hinson will release his second official full-length, Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit on October 10 on the Jade Tree label. He…
The Little Ones Los Angeles band The Little Ones have added a slew of new shows over the next few months to support their self-released EP Sing Song, including two…
Growing It’s been a good year so far for the Brooklyn instrumental duo Growing. Earlier this year they closed out the 2-day Arthurball event in LA and then toured the…
Peter and the Wolf This summer, Austin, TX based artist Peter and the Wolf (aka Red Hunter) will take to the roads, the off-roads, and even the Intracoastal Waterway on…
Matt Friedberger Matthew Friedberger is one half of the brother and sister duo The Fiery Furnaces. After 3 years of work, he has completed his first solo release, a double…
Glass Candy Glass Candy and Chromatics, two Portland, OR bands on the Troubleman Unlimited label, will hit the road together this summer for US and European tours. Both bands have…
Bell Orchestre The Montreal-based instrumental outfit Bell Orchestre will head out on the road on Monday, April 24 for more dates in support of their debut album Recording a Tape…
James Figurine The Los Angeles-based Plug Research label announced plans this week to release Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake, a solo album from James Figurine, AKA Jimmy Tamborello of The Postal…
Daniel Johnston 2006 is proving to be a milestone year in the life of Texas artist and musician Daniel Johnston. After 23 years as a struggling musician and visual artist,…
Coachwhips Narnack Records announced today plans to release Double Death, a combined CD/DVD set on May 23, 2006 from the San Francisco band Coachwhips, who broke up last year. In…
Sufjan Stevens Asthmatic Kitty Records has announced plans to release a new collection of songs from Sufjan Stevens, titled The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album which will…
Shapes and Sizes Asthmatic Kitty Records announced today that it has signed the Victoria / Vancouver band Shapes and Sizes, and will release the band’s self-titled debut full-length on July…
Architecture in Helsinki “Architecture In Helsinki will free pop music!” A French journalist recently proclaimed. Clearly the band takes its job seriously because the Melbourne, Australia-based octet is taking to…
Karl Jensen’s art installation for the 2 Clogs shows at The Kitchen Brassland recording artists Clogs will launch their spring tour tonight in New York city with a very special…
Swan Lake Dan Bejar (Destroyer / New Pornographers), Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes) and Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade / Sunset Rubdown) have joined forces to create the new supergroup Swan Lake….
Amiina The all-female Icelandic quartet, formerly known as Amina, has changed the spelling of its name to Amiina (pronounced Ah-mee-na) and will be touring with Sigur Ros in the UK,…
Metallic Falcons Thank goodness for the migration of the metal monarchs, following the rainbows from West to East! Thank goodness for the Metallic Falcons, finally opening the ancient vaults of…
First Nation Force Field PR will be in full force at SXSW 2006, with many of our finest artists representing and a couple of amazing film events as well. Be…