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WHITE REAPER
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White Reaper is back on tour in support of their album The World’s Best American Band.
We previously saw the Louisville group in 2015 and noted, “I couldn't help but be completely captivated by keyboardist of White Reaper. I don't think there was a second where this guy was standing still. He was all over the stage and it was honestly hard to keep track of him because I wanted to watch everything else going on at the same time. He seemed to be a bit of a goofball and would play the keys with his teeth and lick the bass guitar in between songs. It sounds dumb but it really did add to the fun factor of this show. Like I said, if the band looks like they are having fun, the crowd is more apt to have fun.”
White Reaper on Tour:
whitereaperusa.com
White Reaper is back on tour in support of their album The World’s Best American Band.
We previously saw the Louisville group in 2015 and noted, “I couldn't help but be completely captivated by keyboardist of White Reaper. I don't think there was a second where this guy was standing still. He was all over the stage and it was honestly hard to keep track of him because I wanted to watch everything else going on at the same time. He seemed to be a bit of a goofball and would play the keys with his teeth and lick the bass guitar in between songs. It sounds dumb but it really did add to the fun factor of this show. Like I said, if the band looks like they are having fun, the crowd is more apt to have fun.”
White Reaper on Tour:
12.1.17 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY *
12.3.17 - Sherman Theater - Stroudsburg, PA *
12.5.17 - Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY *
12.6.17 - Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
12.8.17 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN *
12.16.17 - Champagne Jam - Asbury Park, NJ
12.30.17 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC *
12.31.17 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC *
1.11.18 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA *
1.12.18 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA *
1.13.18 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR *
1.15.18 - JaM Cellars Ballroom - Napa, CA *
1.17.18 - The Masonic - San Francisco, CA *
1.18.18 - Arlington Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA *
1.20.18 - The Chelsea, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
3.24.18 - Innings Festival 2018 - Tempe, AZ
* w/ Spoon
12.3.17 - Sherman Theater - Stroudsburg, PA *
12.5.17 - Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY *
12.6.17 - Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
12.8.17 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN *
12.16.17 - Champagne Jam - Asbury Park, NJ
12.30.17 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC *
12.31.17 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC *
1.11.18 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA *
1.12.18 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA *
1.13.18 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR *
1.15.18 - JaM Cellars Ballroom - Napa, CA *
1.17.18 - The Masonic - San Francisco, CA *
1.18.18 - Arlington Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA *
1.20.18 - The Chelsea, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
3.24.18 - Innings Festival 2018 - Tempe, AZ
* w/ Spoon
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OLD RED
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Introducing: Old Red. Their debut song ‘Catalonia Weekend’ is available now.
According to project leader Dashel Hammerstein, “Old Red is a project that began when I found out that my long-lost cousin was a virtuoso jazz guitarist with a recording studio in rural Connecticut. He started producing and engineering new versions of some old songs of mine with the expressed intention of making them weird. We agreed that if it sounded familiar, it wasn’t worth putting out. Sessions were all about more noises, more programmed drums, more hair band guitar solos, mistakes that were fine-tuned into something intentional. Overall I just wanted the music to be more funny.”
“Cut to November and we have a short album worth of songs, all thematically tied together under the umbrella of life in Modern America. ‘Catalonia Weekend’ is in some ways an exception, but the kind that proves the rule. The Spanish Civil War was unglamorous, even by the standards of war. Troops were so low on ammunition and supplies that they would often arm one solider with a megaphone, tasking him with yelling across the battlefield to enemy trenches in an attempt to convince them with words. It actually worked more than one might think. Tie that to Modern America as you see fit.”
“The song itself is unabashedly poppy. Like the rest of the album, I’ve tried to strip away all but the meaty hooks of the song. Life’s too short.”
soundcloud.com
Introducing: Old Red. Their debut song ‘Catalonia Weekend’ is available now.
According to project leader Dashel Hammerstein, “Old Red is a project that began when I found out that my long-lost cousin was a virtuoso jazz guitarist with a recording studio in rural Connecticut. He started producing and engineering new versions of some old songs of mine with the expressed intention of making them weird. We agreed that if it sounded familiar, it wasn’t worth putting out. Sessions were all about more noises, more programmed drums, more hair band guitar solos, mistakes that were fine-tuned into something intentional. Overall I just wanted the music to be more funny.”
“Cut to November and we have a short album worth of songs, all thematically tied together under the umbrella of life in Modern America. ‘Catalonia Weekend’ is in some ways an exception, but the kind that proves the rule. The Spanish Civil War was unglamorous, even by the standards of war. Troops were so low on ammunition and supplies that they would often arm one solider with a megaphone, tasking him with yelling across the battlefield to enemy trenches in an attempt to convince them with words. It actually worked more than one might think. Tie that to Modern America as you see fit.”
“The song itself is unabashedly poppy. Like the rest of the album, I’ve tried to strip away all but the meaty hooks of the song. Life’s too short.”
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THE FLAVR BLUE
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Seattle-based The Flavr Blue (fronted by Hollis Wong-Wear, famous for appearing on ‘White Walls’ by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis) recently shared their new remix video for ‘Top Down’ featuring The Last Artful, Dodgr with Hip Hop DX. The video was filmed in Portland and directed by Ikaika Cofer / Tiki.
The Flavr Blue comments, “We got to perform with Dodgr at last year's Upstream Music Festival in Seattle and were totally blown away by her, so it was an honor that she asked us to get on Top Down. When we were finalizing the album, we decided it'd only be right for her to be featured on the LP beyond a one-off remix since she adds such a dope vibe to the record overall.”
If you like what you heard, ‘Top Down’ is taken from their recently released sophomore album Blue Dream.
theflavrblue.com
Seattle-based The Flavr Blue (fronted by Hollis Wong-Wear, famous for appearing on ‘White Walls’ by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis) recently shared their new remix video for ‘Top Down’ featuring The Last Artful, Dodgr with Hip Hop DX. The video was filmed in Portland and directed by Ikaika Cofer / Tiki.
The Flavr Blue comments, “We got to perform with Dodgr at last year's Upstream Music Festival in Seattle and were totally blown away by her, so it was an honor that she asked us to get on Top Down. When we were finalizing the album, we decided it'd only be right for her to be featured on the LP beyond a one-off remix since she adds such a dope vibe to the record overall.”
If you like what you heard, ‘Top Down’ is taken from their recently released sophomore album Blue Dream.
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BONUS: PURPLE
PRINCE
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As announced on news.weheartmusic.com, The Prince Estate, has created the official Prince’s “Hit N Run” Online Pop-Up Store. The store is only available from November 29 to December 3, 2017.
When Prince died in April 2016, we did notice a ton of unofficial/bootleg Prince T-Shirts and merchandises flooding the market.
Official announcement:
PRINCE
princehitnrun.com
As announced on news.weheartmusic.com, The Prince Estate, has created the official Prince’s “Hit N Run” Online Pop-Up Store. The store is only available from November 29 to December 3, 2017.
When Prince died in April 2016, we did notice a ton of unofficial/bootleg Prince T-Shirts and merchandises flooding the market.
Official announcement:
Synonymous with Prince's famous "Hit N Run" releases which dropped without warning or promotion, The Prince Estate has launched a "Hit N Run" online pop-up store. This is the first offering of official and authorized merchandise from The Prince Estate. The collection includes classic pieces highlighting Prince's iconic looks from his debut to the Purple Rain era and more. The capsule includes two graphic pieces from UK artist Martin Homent - the first inspired from Purple Rain and the second a silhouette of Prince’s profile cast on the moon - Prince featured the latter graphic as a stage backdrop during his final Piano & A Microphone performances in early 2016. Notably, Martin’s artwork was also featured on the cover of Prince’s final two albums, HITnRun Phase One and HITnRUN Phase Two. For the first time ever, fans outside of the US and Canada will be able to purchase directly from the site.
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