Maximum Balloon’s self-titled album isn’t due out until September 21st (pre-order deluxe / standard) but you can win it from now us! Not only will you get Maximum Balloon on CD but also a 7″ vinyl of the “Tiger” single (feat. Aku) with “Quantum Exit” feat. Todd Simon & Stuart Bogie as the B side AND two red Maximum Balloon balloons! Check out the photos on the right and download a free mp3 of “Groove Me” (Alex Metric Remix) here
We’ve always been an advocate of FREE QUALITY LIVE MUSIC. On October 2nd in Lawrence, Kansas, the Scion Garage Fest arrives with a stellar lineup featuring The Raveonettes, The Greenhornes (rhythm section of Raconteurs/Dead Weather), King Kahn & The Shrines, Best Coast, Times New Viking, The Gay Blades, The Oblivians, The Gories and more. Nearly 30 bands will be rocking out in four venues in what’s sure to be one of the best events in Kansas this fall. While the event is free and you can RSVP for it at http://www.scion.com/garagefest/, you won’t have tickets which will definitely get you into the event (unless the venue’s at full capacity). You want tickets to the fest? WE GOT ‘EM!
Winners will be chosen at random and notified by email. They will have 72 hours to claim their tickets. Tickets will then be mailed to the address provided for the winner. Tickets do not guarantee entry to the Scion Garage Fest.
We know that you love new music. Even better is FREE new music. Today, we have a free “Waves & Radiation” MP3 fromPVT for you. The song is off of their album Church With No Magic (BUY IT HERE). Oh no, we’re not done. PVT want to make your experience for “Waves & Radiation” even better by creating a HANDMADE MIXTAPE based off of the song! Oh yeah, we’re gonna pick one reader and send it to them for FREE!
For those of who were born before the 1990s, one fond memory many of us shared was taking a Polaroid picture with a Polaroid camera, pulling it out and shaking it so it would dry. Polaroid pictures were the only photos that instantly came out from the camera without the need to go to a film developing center. Newer Polaroid cameras still have the same great quality and distinctive border that Polaroid pictures are known for but don’t require “shaking” as it can actually cause damage.
A few weekends ago at the Pitchfork Music Festival, crowds swooned to sets by Pavement, Big Boi, LCD Soundsystem, Neon Indian, Robyn, Modest Mouse, and many more. A photography crew from Polaroid were on the scene to document the performances as well as gather a series of intimate, candid shots of festival attendees enjoying the events. Check out this collage of Neon Indian by Brad Klemmer from the festival. To see collages of Beach House and Big Boi (both also by Brad Klemmer) and more, be sure to go to Facebook.com/Polaroid.
Now onto the giveaway. One lucky reader can win a Polaroid 300 camera with a roll of Polaroid instant film! The Polaroid 300 camera is pretty sweet and frankly, we might ask to borrow it from you. If you wanna win, just email us at theaudioperv@gmail.com (with the subject: GIMME MY CAMERA!) with your name, and we’ll email you back asking for your mailing address if you win! (US only!)
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The wait is nearly over. Ryan Star’s new album 11:59 comes out this coming Tuesday August 3rd. Ryan will be playing a very special album release concert at Irving Plaza. Even though the show is SOLD OUT, we want you to be able to join in on the celebration. We have two tickets for one lucky person to see Ryan Star at Irving Plaza in New York City on Tuesday August 3rd.
We love to give away cool music all the time on our site. We especially love giving away vinyl! Today, we launch a giveaway where one lucky reader will win Mean Creek‘s The Comedian 7-inch (Old Flame Records). One even LUCKIER reader will not only win The Comedian but also a 10″ white vinyl copy of Active Child‘s Curtis Lane EP (FILTER US Recordings)! Read below about both bands and how you can win these awesome records!
Active Child is the new project from choirboy-turned-indie pop musician Pat Grossi. The influence of chorale singing, along with the sensibility of non-secular music, is as apparent in Active Child’s work as the influence of cherished pop bands like New Order, Joy Division and Tears for Fears. Active Child’s debut collection of songs features the skilled use of various ’80s-tinged synths to create ethereal, soaring soundscapes punctuated by crisp electronic drum samples and handclaps. All of this lays the groundwork for Grossi’s exquisite vocals which, with their unearthly sound and evocative lyrics, take on an enchanting, hymnal quality that would not be out of place amongst the richly colored sunlight of a church’s stained-glass interior. Active Child’s songs are an intriguing study in contrast. The organic elements of Grossi’s angelic vocals and the occasional delicate strumming of a harp cast light on the eerie darkness created by the haunting synths and cavernous reverberating of percussion.
“an ideal soundtrack to icy winter nights and stumbling around messy warehouse parties, Grossi’s new wave synths and dreamy vocals soar above lo-fi detailing to produce echoey pop anthems.” – NME
“… all very glacial and gloomy in the best possible sense.” – THE GUARDIAN
“These songs feel climactic, durable, far greater than the sum of their parts. If this guy can almost get you to dance to harp songs, just imagine what he might be capable of creating.” – PITCHFORK
Old Flame Records (Cloud Nothings, Twin Tigers, Dead Confederate) recently released the new two-song 7-inch titled The Comedian from Boston’s Mean Creek. Produced by the famed John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady, etc.), The Comedian is a raw and powerful display of the popular epic rock band’s repertoire. After releasing two full-length albums and touring the US and UK with numerous national and international artists, the band decided it was time to take some time off to work on new material this past winter, material that is now being showcased on The Comedian.
Featuring everything from hushed dynamics to hard-driving rhythms with singer/guitarist Chris Keene’s vocals that resonate like a pleading holler keeping everything together, Mean Creek is a band that uses both current touchstones and their throwback tendencies to create music that is familiar yet fresh. Voted “Best Band In Boston” by the readers of The Boston Phoenix in their 2010 Best Music Poll and deemed a “melodic tour de force” by The Boston Herald, Mean Creek has been turning heads on the local and national level recently with their sound that SPIN Magazine online has described as “a sharp blend of country-core.”
On Tuesday, July 20th, The Young Veins will perform songs from their recently released album Take a Vacation! on the rooftop of Atlas New York, at 66 West 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The Young Veins are part of Gotham’s fourth annual OpenA.I.R: Artist In Residence concert series, which kicks off next week. Gotham has infused new meaning into the phrase ‘Artist In Residence’ by offering Atlas New York’s 48th floor Sky Terrace as an alternative and original music venue for up-and-coming and major label artists, with the Empire State Building as the perfect backdrop. Last year’s series included a performance by Lady Gaga.
Primarily the musical project of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker from Panic! At The Disco, The Young Veins recently released their acclaimed debut album Take A Vacation!. Produced by Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet) and Rob Mathes (Panic!, Carly Simon, Lou Reed), this collection of songs brilliantly re-imagines some of the most enduring musical styles of the ‘60s, including surf rock, psychedelia and brit-pop. Laced in a dreamy California spirit, Take A Vacation! exudes warmth and joyful energy, but it is Ryan and Jon’s undeniable knack for songcraft that makes these songs irresistible. This exclusive live event comes at the end of a wildly successful summer U.S. tour with Rooney.
For this event, The Young Veins are teaming up with Oxfam America, a non-profit organization that is known for collaborating with musicians and bands like Coldplay, WILCO, and Arcade Fire to create a global movement to overcome poverty and injustice.
The press raves:
“…equal parts salty and sweet, heavily indebted to the past, unbelievably catchy… In other words, it’s pretty much everything I could ask for in a rock record, and then some.” MTV
“The Young Veins has legs of its own to stand on. And arteries that are chock-full with the blood of past masters.” – SPIN Magazine
What: Visionary real estate developer Gotham Organization is once again offering residents a fun summer music series in the comfort of their own home. Join Atlas and other Gotham building residents for an exclusive showcase atop Atlas New York as The Young Veins perform at Gotham Organization’s OpenA.I.R. Summer Concert Series. Open bar to be enjoyed by anybody over 21 years old.
When: Tuesday, July 20th at 8:00 pm: The Young Veins
Where: 48th Floor Sky Terrace @ Atlas New York
66 West 38th Street, at the corner of Sixth Avenue
Entry: The concert is exclusive and limited tickets are available. RSVP as soon as possible to theyoungveinsrooftop@gmail.com!
About OpenA.I.R. and Other Amenities at Gotham Organization’s Buildings:
Gotham Organization’s OpenA.I.R. — short for Artist in Residence – summer concert series has featured performances by Lady Gaga, Carina Round, Charlotte Sometimes, The Canon Logic, David Berkeley, Echo Jet, Julian Velard, and Saint Bernadette. Residents and their guests, press and the music industry attend these exclusive events which take place on the 48th floor Sky Terrace of Atlas New York. The 2010 season kicks off July 20th, and the series will wrap up in August. For more information visit http://www.GothamOrganization.com.
The super talented VV Brown is not only skilled with creating and performing music but also with comic books. City Of Abacus was created by VV with David Allian & illustrator Emma Price. We have the very first issue of City Of Abacus SIGNED to give away to one lucky reader! If you wanna win, just email us at theaudioperv@gmail.com (with the subject: GIMME MY VV BROWN COMIC BOOK!) with your name, and we’ll email you back if you win! (US only, sorry!)
M.I.A.‘s new album /\/\/\Y/\ is out now on Interscope Records and we’re offering it up to one lucky reader on Vinyl! If you wanna win, just email us at theaudioperv@gmail.com (with the subject: GIMME MY MIA VINYL!) with your name, and we’ll email you back if you win! (US only, sorry!)
This Friday, the Carnival Of Madness tour launches in Jacksonville, Florida. Featuring the best hard rock bands today, the Carnival Of Madness is sure to be one of the best tours of the summer! Head over to www.carnivalofmadness.com for all the latest news on the tour featuring Shinedown, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust and 10 Years and check out the newly unveiled tour poster below!
Maximum Balloon’s self-titled album isn’t due out until September 21st (pre-order deluxe / standard) but you can win it from now us! Not only will you get Maximum Balloon on CD but also a 7″ vinyl of the “Tiger” single (feat. Aku) with “Quantum Exit” feat. Todd Simon & Stuart Bogie as the B side AND two red Maximum Balloon balloons! Check out the photos on the right and download a free mp3 of “Groove Me” (Alex Metric Remix) here
