The Belle of the Ball

Read More Belle & Sebastian See that photo of Stuart Murdoch? That is a photo that you can only get if you happen to be Robin ... dancing on stage with Belle and Sebastian at the sold out Theatre at Ace Hotel show in Los Angeles. …

BELLE & SEBASTIAN
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We've been very excited about news of the new Belle & Sebastian 2015 album for a while now, but the band recently made things official: It is called Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance and will be arriving January 20, 2015, via Matador Records.

With the recent "It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career" vinyl re-issues, it made sense that the band will also offer Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance as a double LP vinyl (and also available as a 4x LP vinyl boxset). Wealthy fans will love the deluxe package, poor fans will surely be jealous.

I own all the B&S albums on CD and will likely just pick up the Compact Disc for my collection.

Tour Dates:

10/28/14 - Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, UK
10/29/14 - De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-On-Sea, UK
10/31/14 - Pitchfork Festival, Paris, France
01/26/15 - Laneway Festival, New Zealand
01/28/15 - The Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia
01/29/15 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia
02/01/15 - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
02/03/15 - Astor Theatre, Perth, Australia
02/12/15 - AX Club, Seoul, Korea
02/16/15 - Hostess Club Taipei @ Taiwan
02/21/15 - Hostess Club Weekender Japan
05/22/15 - Hydro Arena , Glasgow, UK
06/10/15 - Radio City Music Hall, New York NY
07/02/15-07/04/15 - ATP Iceland, Keflavik, Iceland

Read More The Belle Brigade Laid back indie-rock sibling duo, The Belle Brigade, opened the night with a brief set, mostly culled from their new album, Just Because (ATO Records) and 2011 self-titled debut. … Ray LaMontagne Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has always had the look of someone panning for gold. His stoic face, full beard, large brown hat, and somewhat frumpy earth-toned slacks and jacket …

THE BELLE BRIGADE
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The Belle Brigade is currently supporting Ray LaMontagne on a full US tour.

Their latest release Just Because (ATO Records) has been a huge success and has plenty of hits to egg everyone hooked this year! Very reminiscent of Family of the Year; Belle Brigade is a family band with male and female vocals dueling for a sound of perfection.

Can't wait to see them at the newly revamped Saenger Theatre, the most prestigious place to play in New Orleans. Love the guitar riffs leading up to Elliot Smith-like jams.

On tour with Ray LaMontagne:

Oct-26 / Shreveport, LA - Municipal Auditorium
Oct-27 / New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theatre
Oct-28 / Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre
Oct-30 / Macon, GA - Macon City Auditorium
Oct-31 / Chatanooga, TN - Tivoli Theatre
Nov-01 / Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
Nov-02 / Richmond, VA - Altria Theatre
Nov-04 / Greenville, SC - Peace Center
Nov-05 / Virginia Beach, VA - Sandler Center
Nov-07 / Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre
Nov-08 / Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre
Nov-09 / Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
Nov-12 / New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Nov-13 / New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Nov-14 / New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

LAC LA BELLE
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A Friend Too Long is the new album from Michigan indie roots band Lac La Belle (translate to "Beautiful Lake"). The album came out in early October 9th, via Double Lot Records.

The duo, songwriters Jennie Knaggs & Nick Schillace, set the album in a contemporary context framed by life in Detroit. “Detroit represents our modern time in all its beautiful, ugly, and naked realities,” says Schillace. “There is a spectrum of struggles here…and an equal opportunity to find material that is both universal and personal with a timelessness that helps connect us to a continuity of human experience.”

Hear Lac La Belle's "The Border":