August 2, 2012 -- As THE DIRTY HEADS’ co-headlining tour with Matisyahu continues to makes its way across America, the Southern California band has teamed up with their tour mate for “Dance All Night,” the second single from their Top 20 album CABIN BY THE SEA, which was globally released June 19 on Five Seven Music. The band’s second album debuted at #18 on Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums” chart (their highest chart position to date), #3 on the “Independent Albums” chart, #4 on the “Alternative Albums” chart and #9 on the “Digital Albums” chart.
“Dance All Night” (which can be heard on the band’s YouTube page is the follow-up to “Spread Too Thin,” which debuted on Billboard’s “Alternative Songs” chart at #13 with a cumulative audience of over 40 million listeners. A video for the song can be seen here, while the “Dance All Night” clip will be released in the coming weeks.
In a review of “Dance All Night,” Diffuser.fm’s Joe Robinson wrote: “…the collaboration may seem spiritually a bit out of whack — but musically it totally makes sense…’Crushed it’ are the words of (singer Jared) Watson and not necessarily ones that should show up in a review of one of the band’s own songs, but we’re including them because he’s dead-on right.”
Now comes word that THE DIRTY HEADS’ smash hit “Lay Me Down,” from their critically acclaimed ANY PORT IN A STORM debut album (released via the Executive Music Group label via Fontana/Universal), has been certified Gold. The song spent 11 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s “Alternative Songs” chart, holding the record for the longest reign at #1 for an indie label and remained in the chart’s history. It remained in the Top 12 for another 39 weeks after that. And the song has been heard over 250,000 times on radio stations across the U.S. The album itself has sold nearly 200,000 copies nationwide.
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The Who, who’ve just announced a major N. American tour starting in November, will be celebrated when its “The Who: Quadrophenia- Can You See The Real Me?” The Story Behind The Album premieres as a one-night in-theater event in the USA on Tuesday, July 24, at 8:00 p.m. local time nationwide. Beginning with a special welcome message from lead guitarist Pete Townshend, “The Who: Quadrophenia – Can You See the Real Me?” The Story Behind The Album event will give fans an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look into one of rock’s most influential bands and the creation of their celebrated album, “Quadrophenia,” originally released in October 1973.
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YOUNG THE GIANTL-R: Francois Comtois (drums/vocals), Sameer Gadhia (vocals), Jacob Tilley (guitar), Payam Doostzadeh (bass), Eric Cannata (guitar/vocals)
Young The Giant at Summerfest this Thursday, July 5th. They go on at 10:00pm on U.S. Cellular Connection Stage
THE DIRTY HEADS TO PERFORM ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE’S BUD LIGHT OUTDOOR STAGE ON JULY 10TH
NEW ALBUM CABIN BY THE SEA OUT ON JUNE 19, EXCLUSIVE SPOTIFY STREAM STARTS TODAY
June 12, 2012 – Formed in 2003 out of Huntington Beach, CA, The Dirty Heads combine an intriguing mix of hip-hop, reggae and alternative rock with a sunny California swagger. The band released their debut album, Any Port In A Storm in September of 2008, which features the hit track “Lay Me Down,” a song that spent eleven weeks at #1 on the Billboard alternative chart, more than any single that year by any other artist. It is an RIAA certified gold single. Rolling Stone touted the ‘Heads as one of the year’s best new bands and they were among the first bands featured on YouTube's Raw Session. The band most recently performed at KROQ’s sold out 20th Annual Weenie Roast y Fiesta in Los Angeles, CA on Cinco de Mayo, which also featured Coldplay, Incubus, Group Love and others.
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7/8 – Vienna, VA – The Filene Center 7/9 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live 7/10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues 7/11 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 7/18 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel 7/19 – Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights 7/21 – Atlantic City, NJ – Showboat Atlantic City House of Blues 7/22 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage 7/23 – Huntington, NY - The Paramount Theatre 7/25 – Portland, ME – State Theatre 7/26 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom 7/29 – Randall’s Island, NY – Catalpa Festival 7/30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead 8/4 -- Grand Rapids, MI –The Orbit Room 8/5 -- Detroit, MI – Fillmore Auditorium 8/7 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theater 8/8 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave 8/9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue 8/12 – Des Moines, IA – Simon Estes Amphitheatre * 8/14 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion * 8/15 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion * 8/16 – St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8/18 -- Raleigh, NC – The Lincoln Theatre (outdoors) 8/19 -- Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore 8/20 -- Norfolk, VA – The NorVa 8/21 -- Chesterfield, VA -- Pocahontas State Park Amphitheatre 8/22 -- Chattanooga, TN – Track 29 8/23 -- Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Music Park 8/25 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues 8/27 -- Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen * 8/31 -- Boca Raton, FL- Sunset Cove Amphitheater (also Cypress Hill) 9/5 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom 9/6 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Casino/Stir Cove 9/9 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen 9/11 – Albuquerque, NM – The Sunshine Theatre 9/12 – Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee 9/15 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Hotel Pool Stage 9/19 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s 9/20 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater 9/22 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom 9/26 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory 9/27 – Lake Tahoe, CA -- MontBleu Outdoor Amphitheater
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM CONTINUES U.S. TOUR; NEW DATES BEGIN JULY 26
June 26, 2012 -- Due to overwhelming demand, LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM is extending his critically-acclaimed U.S. tour with additional dates on the East coast and Midwest. He’s also making a few stops in Canada. The new six-week trek begins July 26 in Birmingham, AL and lasts through September 8 in Rama, Ontario. As for the rest of the country, they need not worry, as even more tour dates are in the works and will be announced in the coming weeks.
In his intimate-one-man show, Lindsey will showcase his distinctive guitar picking style and instantly recognizable voice in his usual awe-inspiring form, captivating his audience with songs from his recent album, SEEDS WE SOW, as well as performing a combination of favorites from his previous solo albums, along with a variety of Fleetwood Mac classics.
Regarding the new tour he says, "As I've grown as an artist, I've gotten more and more in touch with my center, and that center is voice and guitar. Over time it has become increasingly vital to express more with less; that is my touchstone now, and the embodiment of that philosophy is what will be largely represented in the new show. I've been thinking of doing this kind of tour for a while, and am quite excited to be doing something new, something outside my comfort zone."
