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Michael Rault’s Wick Records debut – It’s a New Day Tonight – was just released May 18th. This is a track off the record and Michael will kick off his North American tour on May 22nd. See below for dates.

MICHAEL RAULT TOUR DATES
May 22 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
May 23 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
May 24 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
May 25 – Nashville, TN – The Basement
May 26 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
May 28 – Raleigh, NC – Neptune’s
May 29 – Washington, DC – DC9
May 30 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
May 31 – Brooklyn, NY – Our Wicked Lady
Jun 1 – Boston, MA – Once Ballroom
Jun 2 – Montreal, QC – Bar ‘Le Ritz’
Jun 14 – Detroit, MI – Marble, Bar
Jun 15 – Milwaukee, WI – The Cooperage
Jun 16 – Sioux Falls, ND – Total Drag
Jun 17 – Fargo, ND – Aquarium
Jun 19 – Edmonton, AB – The Rec Room
Jun 20 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island
Jun 23 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
Jun 24 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Jun 25 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Jun 27 – Arcata, CA – Miniplex
Jun 28 – San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar
Jun 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg
Jul 1 – Las Vegas, NV – Bunkhouse
Jul 2 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Jul 3 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Jul 5 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Jul 22 – Field, ON – River & Sky Fest

Arctic Monkeys have a new video for their single “Four Out Of Five.” The video for the song was directed by Ben Chappell and Aaron Brown, and was primarily shot on location at Castle Howard in the band’s home county of Yorkshire.

André Costello and the Cool Minors album, Resident Frequencies, is out tomorrow on Misra records. On the border of folk and rock, many of Andre Costello’s songs dance between the upbeat and the melancholy, often landing on both at once.

The Pittsburgh artist isn’t so much a storyteller as picture-painter in his songwriting, calling to mind Wilco and My Morning Jacket in his chords and lyrics, and Leslie Feist and Neil Young in his vocal textures. The “Kinda (Makes You Feel Good)” video was directed by Justin Nixon.

2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Liz Phair’s classic album Exile In Guyville and on May 4th, Matador Records will release Girly-Sound To Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set. The upcoming release is an extensive, limited edition 7-LP or 3-CD box set to celebrate the anniversary of her classic album. The box set contains the first official restored audio of all three 1991 Girly-Sound tapes from the original cassettes. It also contains the 1993 Exile In Guyville album remastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge. You can pick up a copy HERE.

Here is the original video for “Stratford-On-Guy,” which has been newly digitized and upscaled to HD, directed by Liz Phair herself! Liz’s first-hand account of how the “Stratford-On-Guy” video came to be:

“We were in talks with labels about the second record – Matador was being courted by Atlantic – and Danny Goldberg came backstage to meet me. I told him about my idea for the next video – ‘Stratford-On-Guy’ – explaining that we were stalled due to budget constraints. He asked ‘what do you need?’ I said, ‘a private plane to fly over downtown LA and get footage at night.’ I wanted to shoot the electric veins of the city. He just said, ‘done!’ It was one of those real rock star moments.

So my husband, his friend Michael Mees, who was the DP, and I went up in this 8 seater Lear Jet and got the greatest footage ever. We were literally flying sideways so Michael could shoot straight down over the rooftops of all the buildings. We were executing these tight turns above the skyscrapers and the G force was incredible. You could feel your internal organs dragging to the other side of your body cavity. Michael was using this really heavy camera and Jim, my husband, had to hold onto him as we shot. The lens of the camera was pressing down against the window pane and I remember Michael nervously joking – and not really in jest – that the glass beneath him better hold. It was so fun. We made two approaches into the airport so we could capture that fantastic runway lighting. Those images are etched in my memory forever. I seem to recall I somehow wedged my head up between the pilots like a dog peering over the backseat so I could see that awesome 180* cockpit view, too. Good times!”

San Francisco’s The She’s have a new music video for their single, “Sorry.” Hannah Valente (vocals, guitar) says, “The song and video are about the fragility of relationships. It’s about wanting to hold onto the fantasy or those last wisps of when it was amazing, but in the end knowing it isn’t meant to be.”

The She’s forthcoming sophomore album, “all female rock and roll quartet”, is to be released November 17th via Empty Cellar Records (The Cairo Gang, Cool Ghouls, The Sandwitches, Magic Trick). The four piece, who have been playing music together since elementary school, self-produced the 12-song album with counsel and encouragement from tUne-Yards’ Merrill Garbus.

You can pre-order their sophomore record HERE.

Here is a new video from San Francisco’s Moral High Horses which just released their debut self-titled EP last Friday. You may be familiar with the group already, as they formed in 2016 under the name Foreign and already have built a fan base with several releases. “In Other Shoes” is a solid track so this re-branding to Moral High Horses has some momentum.

If you are interested in picking up the EP you can find it HERE. You can also check the band out live at the tour dates below.

Tour Dates:
October 13th // San Francisco, California – Neck of the Woods (EP Release Show)
October 25th // Seattle, Washington – The Rendezvous
October 27th // Portland, Oregon – The Firkin Tavern
October 28th // San Francisco, California – The Halloween Bash (Secret House Show)
November 4th // San Jose, California – Caravan Lounge

Here is the new music video from Dude York for “Black Jack.” It is the opening track from Dude York’s full-length Sincerely, which was released earlier this year.

Dude York are currently touring the West Coast with Sub Pop signees LVL UP, and will be touring America this winter with Alex Lahey. See below for a full list of dates.

TOUR DATES:

09.21.17 – Portland, OR – The Star Theater *
09.22.17 – Seattle, WA – Barboza *
09.23.17 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club *
11.15.17 – Allston, MA – Great Scott #
11.16.17 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
11.17.17 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live #
11.19.17 – Washington, DC – DC9 #
11.22.17 – Toronto, CA – Drake Hotel #
11.24.17 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean #
11.25.17 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry #
11.29.17 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada #
11.30.17 – Austin, TX – Barracuda #
12.02.17 – Denver, CO – Lost Lake Lounge #
12.03.17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court #
12.05.27 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge #
12.06.17 – San Diego, CA – Casbah #

* – w/ LVL UP
# – w/ Alex Lahey

Here is a new video from Guided By Voices for “Low Flying Perfection.” The song is off their recently released and Headphone Approved LP How Do You Spell Heaven.

The video was directed by Sean Cannon and Chris Witzke. Cannon, host of WFPK’s The Guestlist radio show / podcast from Louisville, states: “The narrative for this video hit me all at once, with most of the scenes fully formed in my head. You don’t always get that lucky. I realized pretty quickly the visuals would match the intensity, immediacy, and intimacy of “Low Flying Perfection.” We rushed out to the woods armed with nothing but a camera and an ax. Two hours later, Chris and I captured this story.”

Currently there are still plenty of chances to catch the GBV live show so check out the dates below and book your hotel!

Guided By Voices Tour Dates:
10/6 – Lexington KY – The Burl
10/7 – Marengo OH – Hoof Hearted Brewery
10/14 – Columbia SC – The Jam Room Music Festival -* FREE*
10/24 – Omaha NE – The Waiting Room
10/25 – Denver CO – Bluebird Theater
10/27 – Las Vegas NV – The Bunkhouse Saloon
10/28-29 – The Growlers Six Fest – Los Angeles, CA – L.A. Water Front

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile have joined forces to release a collaboration as unique and unusual as their talents. The new album Lotta Sea Lice will be released October 13th via Matador Records. The record also finds Barnett and Vile grabbing some of their colleagues as well for the album such as Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three, Stella Mozgawa from Warpaint, and Aussie icon Mick Harvey. You can pre-order the record now HERE.

Courtney and Kurt will be touring North America this fall. Their live band, The Sea Lice, is a revolving cast of musicians including Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint), Rob Laakso (The Violators, The Swirlies, Mice Parade) and Katie Harkin (Harkin, Sky Larkin and touring member of Sleater-Kinney and Wild Beasts). You can check out the dates below.

Upcoming Live Dates
10/11 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (SOLD OUT)
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
10/18 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
10/20 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/21 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
10/22 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox (SOLD OUT)
10/25 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre (SOLD OUT)
10/26 – Chicago, IL – Rockefeller Chapel (SOLD OUT)
10/27 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall (SOLD OUT)
10/28 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle (SOLD OUT)
10/30 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/31 – Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
11/01 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (SOLD OUT)
11/03 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
11/04 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
11/06 – Loew’s Jersey Theatre – Jersey City, NJ
11/07 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
11/09 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
11/10 – Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11/11 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)