2011 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL IS JULY 15-17 AT CHICAGO’S UNION PARK

As previously announced, the 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival will be taking place on Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17 at Chicago’s Union Park! Three-day passes are sold out (gone within 24 hours!), but single-day passes are still available for the totally reasonable price of $45. Tickets can be purchased at pitchforkmusicfestival.com.

The Pitchfork Music Festival is stoked to round out its 2011 lineup with a slew of new acts. Friday welcomes Thurston Moore, Battles, tUnE-yArDs, Gatekeeper, and EMA. Saturday’s lineup sees the most new performers, with DJ Shadow, Zola Jesus, Twin Shadow, Toro Y Moi, Cold Cave, Julianna Barwick, and OFF! Sunday’s additions are Superchunk and Darkstar. And there we have it: The lineup for the always engaging Pitchfork Music Festival is complete. Stay tuned for more info about this year’s vendors, initiatives, and ancillary events in the weeks leading up to the festival!

THE 2011 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL!

FRIDAY
Animal Collective
Neko Case
Guided By Voices
Thurston Moore*
Battles*
James Blake
Das Racist
Curren$y
tUnE-yArDs*
Gatekeeper*
EMA*

SATURDAY
Fleet Foxes
DJ Shadow*
The Dismemberment Plan
Destroyer
No Age
Gang Gang Dance
Zola Jesus*
Twin Shadow*
Toro Y Moi*
Cold Cave*
OFF!*
G-Side
Woods
Sun Airway
Julianna Barwick*
Chrissy Murderbot

SUNDAY
TV on the Radio
Cut Copy
Deerhunter
Superchunk*
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
OFWGKTA
HEALTH
Kurt Vile
Yuck
The Fresh & Onlys
Radio Dept.
Baths
Kylesa
Shabazz Palaces
Twin Sister
How to Dress Well
Darkstar*

* New addition

An independently run, consistently sold-out event, the Pitchfork Music Festival attracts 50,000 fans of all ages from 45 states and 26 countries. In addition to presenting an outstanding musical line-up at a reasonable price, the festival also offers a vast array of other activities for attendees to enjoy. With 50 individual vendors, as well as specialty fairs, the fest not only supports local businesses and the local economy, but also promotes the Chicago arts community as a whole.

Pitchfork is the essential guide to independent music and beyond. With more than three million unique readers and 30 million page views per month, the site has earned an extremely loyal following and a reputation as being the world’s most trusted music publication.

Fresh off a month long European tour opening for The National, Sharon Van Etten is ready to hit the road again! Continuing to support her 2010 release, epic (Ba Da Bing), Sharon plays 30 cities, which includes several shows at SXSW. Sharon will follow up her tour with two dates opening for Iron and Wine, will play both Sasquatch and Bonnaroo, and come September, Sharon will be taking the stage at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Does she ever stop??

And as previously announced, Sharon has been in the studio with The National’s Aaron Dessner, recording her next album. Don’t miss these shows, as they may be your first chance to hear some brand new material!

Download / listen to / share Sharon Van Etten’s “Don’t Do It”

SVE @ SXSW:
Wed – 03/16/11 KUT-FM Live Broadcast @ Hilton Lobby – 10:35 AM
Wed – 03/16/11 Brooklyn Vegan Showcase @ Swan Dive – 12 AM
Thu – 03/17/11 Other Music Party @ French Legation – 3 PM
Fri – 03/18/11 The Onion A.V. Club Party @ Mohawk – 3 PM
Sat – 03/19/11 Red Ryder Showcase @ Central Presbyterian Church – 8:30 PM

Sharon Van Etten Tour:
Thu – 03/10/11 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery *
Fri – 03/11/11 Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade *
Sat – 03/12/11 Atlanta, GA – 529 *
Mon – 03/14/11 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks w/ Great Lake Swimmers *
Tue – 03/22/11 Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture ^
Wed – 03/23/11 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room ^
Thu – 03/24/11 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar ^
Fri – 03/25/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite ^
Sat – 03/26/11 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar ^
Sun – 03/27/11 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill ^
Tue – 03/29/11 Vancouver, BC – Media Club ^
Wed – 03/30/11 Portland, OR – Doug Fir ^
Fri – 04/01/11 Boise, ID – Neurolux ^
Sat – 04/02/11 Salt Lake City, UT – State Room ^
Sun – 04/03/11 Denver, CO – Walnut Room ^
Mon – 04/04/11 Omaha, NE – Slowdown ^
Wed – 04/06/11 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center ^
Thu – 04/07/11 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater ^
Fri – 04/08/11 Madison, WI – University of Wisconsin ^
Sat – 04/09/11 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall ^
Sun – 04/10/11 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
Tue – 04/12/11 Toronto, ON – Drake Hotel
Wed – 04/13/11 Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo
Thu – 04/14/11 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Fri – 04/15/11 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
Sat – 04/16/11 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sun – 04/17/11 Washington, DC – Red Palace
Thu – 04/28/11 Munhall, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead w/ Iron & Wine
Thu – 04/29/11 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues w/ Iron & Wine
Sun – 05/15/11 Cincinnati, OH – MusicNOW Festival at Cincinnati Music Hall w/ The National
Sat – 5/28/11 George, WA – Sasquatch
Sun – 6/12/11 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
Sun – 9/11/11 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl w/The National, Neko Case

* with Ava Luna
^ with Little Scream

After a sell out WMC event in 2010 air london will return to the famed Electric Pickle for their third Miami showcase on March 22, 2011. The event will feature a selection of artists from the trans-Atlantic air london European and North American roster, with a live performance by Glimpse and DJ sets from Kate Simko, DVS1, Matt Tolfrey + Maher Daniel (B2B), M A N I K, Robert Dietz, Adam Shelton, Crazy Larry and more.

air london has had a remarkable twelve months, with showcases in New York City, fabric London and at the BPM Festival in Playa Del Carmen, as well as releasing six EPs on the air london label. Their artist roster continues to grow, attracting burgeoning young talent and established names, from across America and Europe. In Miami air London will show off the vibrant, diverse and dedicated crew that makes it one of the most exciting collectives in dance music today.

2010 was a monumental year for Glimpse. His well-received debut artist album, ‘Runner,’ on Crosstown Rebels was lauded by international press, and was followed by a release on Cocoon, boosting an already impressive resume which includes Planet E, Cadenza and Buzzin’ Fly. Glimpse picked a hell of a stage to showcase his 909 live performance, the closing party of Space Ibiza, drawing world-wide attention to the unique analog style which he favors.

Kate Simko will be the head talent representing air london’s North American crew. Her DJ set will no doubt combine her unique and tantalizing take on Chicago House and Detroit Techno, a style she’s exhibited at venues as diverse as Fabric, MUTEK and DEMF. Expect to hear some tracks from her forthcoming album, ‘Lights Out,’ which will be released on Hello?Repeat in early April. The classically trained pianist’s original productions have garnered praise from the likes of URB, XLR8R, de:Bug and The Wire, and her new album is sure to draw more critical acclaim.

M A N I K has been on everyone’s radar lately, especially since Josh Wink picked him up for two EPs on his lauded Ovum label, and signed his debut artist album for release in March. A man with an eye for the details and a passion for his craft, expect him to take full advantage of the Miami stage, and prove himself as one of the best up and comers on the market.

DVS1 is one of America’s true musical connoisseurs, with a record collection 10,000 deep you know the man knows a thing or two about a groove. Championed by Berghain’s Ben Klock, his releases have graced Klock’s Klockworks label as well as Derrick May’s iconic Transmat. Further music is slated for release on Luke Slater’s Mote Evolver label, Perc Trax, Synewave and Klockworks in the coming months. Having played venues like Fabric and Berghain, DVS1 will hit Miami with an apt house music set at Electric Pickle.

Expect to be seeing more of Crazy Larry in 2011. He has a new release, ‘Blind Licking,’ due on Hallucination this spring, and he will be launching his eagerly anticipated Time to Get iLL label with his release ‘Glacier’ in March!

Combining modern hard rock and metal with powerful vocals, huge driving guitars, and a massive rhythm section, DEAD OF NIGHT is poised to destroy the current stale world of rock. With a strong focus on the melodic elements of the 80’s, the dark harmonies of the 90’s and a new modern twist, they have teamed up to deliver a familiar, but original sound. DEAD OF NIGHT is comprised of seasoned musicians Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall), Jon Donais (Shadows Fall), Derek Kerswill (ex-Unearth, ex-Seemless, Kingdom Of Sorrow), Jeff Fultz (ex-Seemless) and newly announced singer Jason Witte (ex-Goaded).

Demos of new DEAD OF NIGHT music have recently surfaced. Fans can listen to the tracks at the band’s MySpace and Facebook pages. Recorded by the band and mixed by Chris “Zeuss” Harris, DEAD OF NIGHT conjure sounds of classic metal and rock influences such as early Metallica, Motley Crue, Alice In Chains and even Whitesnake, yet still maintain a modern edge that is clearly heard in songs such as ‘Shades of Grey’ and ‘In Your Hands’.

“There are too many bands out there with one radio-friendly song and nine throw-away tracks just to fill up an album,” states Jason Donias.

“We want our audience to be blown away with each and every song,” adds Matt Bachand. “This project has been a lot of fun as it is quite a departure from what we usually do musically, we are all looking forward to getting on the stage and showing the world what DEAD OF NIGHT is all about.”

“The gold standard for events at SXSW” – Brent Grulke, SXSW

“the Embassy is a favorite stop for SXSW badgeholders who want to see, hear and meet musicians and business professionals from across the pond in one stop. It’s paradise for Anglophiles” – Austin Music Source

The UK is the only nation represented at SXSW by its own dedicated venue, Latitude 30, located at 512 San Jacinto Blvd in downtown Austin. Sixty plus bands perform across the week from all four corners of the country, with regionally focused events during the day and British brands hosting the evening SXSW showcases. This unique project returns for a fourth year to again set the stage for some of the UK’s best new bands to play to the world, from the heart of Texas.

Lineups for the first two events have been revealed, kicking things off Tuesday, March 15th with the 7digital and UK Trade & Investment showcase with The Boxer Rebellion headlining. 7digital is a leading UK based digital media delivery company that combines a secure and robust technology platform with a catalog of 11 million+ licensed MP3 tracks, and download stores in 16 countries alongside providing the back end for downloads for big brands like MHV and Spotify. UK Trade & Investment is the project leader and key funder of the British Music Embassy and has helped get countless UK companies and acts out to SXSW over the years. Their showcase is followed by the British Embassy Launch event on Wednesday, March 16th, which will be hosted by BBC Radio 1′s Huw Stephens and features performances from Bombay Bicycle Club, Jamie Woon and Dry the River.

Keep an eye out for more lineup announcements from the British Music Embassy at SXSW, including performances from Frankie and the Heartstrings, Bearsuit, RAMS’ Pocket Radio, Veronica Falls, and The Good Natured.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH 9PM – 2AM
7digital w/ UK Trade & Investment
(Official Showcase)
* Admission w/ Interactive + Music badges + wristbands *

The Boxer Rebellion

THE BOXER REBELLION
The Boxer Rebellion are a band on the warpath! 2009 saw their breakthrough self-released LP ‘Union’ hailed as iTunes Alternative Album of the Year. Their much-lauded LP The Cold Still – produced by Ethan Johns – was self-released globally last February. With a recent TV appearance on Letterman, a ‘Ones to Watch’ from Billboard, and a US tour on the horizon for April, you’d be wise to catch them now before they explode…!

TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS
TEED is a perfect balance of pop sensibility, sharp basslines and dance floor melancholy, and has charmed everyone from Annie Mac to James Holden. In November his ambitious track “Household Goods”, championed by BBC Radio 1, helped make TEED one of dance music’s brightest new talents. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs is also recently signed to Polydor Records and is set to release a debut album this Summer.

PULLED APART BY HORSES
Known for their very frantic live performances, Pulled Apart by Horses are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the thriving Leeds music scene. Their sometimes angular but mostly aggressive, amp-melting blend of rock riffs and contemporary alt-noise has seen them establish themselves as one of the most essential new acts in Britain.

JONQUIL
From folk-pop adolescence to a fully realized poly-rhythmical pop proposition, Jonquil has already made its mark. Part of Oxford’s Blessing Force collective, Jonquil’s upcoming mini-album One Hundred Suns will be released in the U.S. on Dovecote in early 2011.

BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT
Bright Light Bright Light is singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rod Thomas, who mixes his love of the dancefloor with classic songwriting and has variously been described as “sleek dancefloor glamour” by ASOS and “the boy Robyn in all but name” by NME.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16TH 5PM – 7PM
British Music Embassy Launch
Hosted by BBC Radio 1′s Huw Stephens
* Invite Only *

Bombay Bicycle Club

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB
A brilliant band from London, BBC are named after a curry house and have come to capture your heart. Their debut album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose is a collection of American influenced indie rock; their recent Flaws album saw them take an acoustic route to much acclaim.

JAMIE WOON
Soul and samples blend when Jamie Woon takes to the stage. His breakthrough track “Night Air” captured the imagination of many, and helped secure him a place in the highly influential BBC Sound of 2011 list, and his debut album, Mirrorwriting, is due out later this year.

DRY THE RIVER
Dry the River’s live shows (including an early performance at Glastonbury) and intensely beautiful acoustic songs that have passion, emotion and the feeling of being alive in abundance earned them a deal with Transgressive Records.

OWEN PALLETT, NADIA SIROTA, THOMAS BARTLETT, TIMO ANDRES, CLOGS, BOBBY PREVITE, JOHN MEDESKI & MORE STILL TO COME IN MARCH

The 2011 Ecstatic Music Festival, presented by New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall in association with New Amsterdam Records, is a showcase of collaborative evenings between more than 150 genre-pushing composers, songwriters and performers who represent a new generation of artists combining diverse influences and techniques to explore the crossover of classical and pop music. All concerts will include premieres.

“Though the festival includes acts such as Alarm Will Sound and the Bang On a Can All-Stars…it also offers a platform for the next generation of composers just hitting their stride.” – The Wall Street Journal

“Rarely can we promise in advance that a concert will be among the most talked-about events of a given year, but this seven-hour introduction to a border-crashing three-month series at Merkin is pretty much a lock.” – Time Out New York

February 2011 Ecstatic Music Festival Schedule:

Thu, 2/10/11 at 7:30 pm
Bang on a Can All-Stars 2011 People’s Commissioning Fund Concert
New Sounds® Live hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer

Famed electric chamber ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars will perform three world premiere commissions by composers Bryce Dessner of The National and Clogs, Nick Brooke, whose gamelan-inspired theatrical soundscapes are a genre all their own, and Karsh Kale, known for his genre-bending fusions of electronic, Indian classical music, rock, jazz and hip-hop. Also on the program: the pulsating, virtuosic Horses of Instruction by British composer Steve Martland, the hauntingly subtle Convex/Concave/Concord by Danish composer Pelle Gudmunsen-Holmgreen, and the intensely grooving Believing by Bang on a Can co-founder Julia Wolfe.

Sat, 2/19/11 at 7:30 pm
Roomful of Teeth & tUnE-yArDs: The Music of William Brittelle, Caleb Burhans & Merrill Garbus

The eight-voice polystylistic vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth are joined by three rising star composer/performers in a concert of new works and expanded arrangements: William Brittelle, whose latest album was called “expansive, anthemic, all-encompassing, [and] shot through with raw emotion” (eMusic); the multi-talented “new music virtuoso” (New York Times) Caleb Burhans; and Merrill Garbus, lead singer of tUnE-yArDs, hailed for her “extraordinary voice” (The Guardian) and described as “somewhere between Aretha Franklin and Yoko Ono ” (New York Times).

Thu, 2/24/11 at 7:30 pm
Newspeak & Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society: Works by Darcy James Argue, Vijay Iyer, Nicole Lizée
& David T. Little
New Sounds® Live hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer

The eight-piece, high-powered electric chamber ensemble Newspeak premieres The Sleep Room, Part 1, the first-ever commissioned work for an ensemble other than his own by 2011 Grammy nominee Darcy James Argue, director of Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. Argue is winner of the 2010 Downbeat Critics Poll in the categories of Big Band Rising Star, Composer Rising Star and Arranger Rising Star. Argue’s 18-piece big band Secret Society, called “a wholly original take on big band’s past, present and future” (Newsweek), will perform new works by highly-acclaimed pianist/composer Vijay Iyer, winner of the 2010 Jazz Journalists Association Artist of the Year Award, the Montreal-based composer Nicole Lizée and Newspeak founder David T. Little.
The Sleep Room is underwritten by the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation.

The Ecstatic Music Festival continues in March:
All concerts below are at 7:30 pm

Thu, 3/3/11: Judd Greenstein (The Yehudim) & Olga Bell (Bell)
Sat, 3/5/11: Timo Andres & Gabriel Kahane: An Evening with Charles Ives
Wed, 3/9/11: Nadia Sirota & Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) with Owen Pallett
Sat, 3/12/11: Clogs & Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Wed, 3/16/11: Sarah Kirkland Snider & yMusic & Special Vocal Guest TBA
New Sounds® Live hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer
Mon, 3/28/11: So Percussion & Bobby Previte with Zeena Parkins, John Medeski, DJ Olive & Jen Shyu New Sounds® Live hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer

Single tickets: $25; Students with ID (in person sales only): $15
Subscriptions: Tickets are $20 each for 4 or more concerts.
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)

Proceeds to go to Global Green to Benefit Communities Affected by Gulf Oil Spill

Compilation Brought To Life By Actress Sophia Bush and Actor Austin Nichols

Includes Brand New Material from Damien Rice, Amy Kuney, and City and Colour

When it comes to providing help to those in need, you can always count on musicians to do their part. To help communities impacted by the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some of today’s hottest bands have joined together with Global Green USA to release a benefit compilation entitled Gasoline Rainbows, out todaythrough Roark Records. Gasoline Rainbows is available exclusively via iTunes as a digital download.

The compilation was brought together by actress Sophia Bush and actor Austin Nichols, most well known for their roles on the television show One Tree Hill. Sophia and Austin travelled, with Global Green, to Grand Isle, Louisiana, to visit the beaches and see the devastation wrought by the Deepwater Horizon spill first hand. Moved by the stretches of oil along the once-beautiful beaches, as well as the devastation to the wildlife, they decided to help in whatever way they could, and this compilation is a direct result of that.

100% of the artist and label proceeds from Gasoline Rainbows will be used for Global Green’s oil spill response to directly assist the communities, people, and ecosystems impacted by the BP Oil Spill, educate the public, push for more regulation (to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again) and advocate for a greener, cleaner economy.

Gasoline Rainbows includes material by some of the most popular names in music, alongside new up-and-coming talents. The compilation includes music by LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Silversun Pickups, Vampire Weekend, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, amongst others.

Not only does the compilation feature incredible tracks by the aforementioned artists, but it alsol contains three brand new, previously unreleased tracks as well. Singer-songwriters Amy Kuney, Damien Rice and City and Colour will all be providing never before heard material for the compilation.

These new tracks are available for streaming from the Gasoline Rainbows myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/gasolinerainbowsbenefit

Read below for the full track listing and to read more about Global Green.

1. “Gasoline Rainbows” – Amy Kuney*

2. “Armistice” – Phoenix

3. “40 Day Dream” – Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

4. “There’s No Secret’s This Year” – Silversun Pickups

5. “At The Birds Foot” – City and Colour*

6. “The Connoisseur of Great Excuse” – Damien Rice*

7. “Bloodbuzz Ohio” – The National

8. “Tighten Up” – The Black Keys

9. “Let The Time Roll By” – Onward, Soldiers

10. “Moth’s Wings” – Passion Pit

11. “Floating Vibes” – Surfer Blood

12. “Mama Taught Me Better” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

13. “I Can Change” – LCD Soundsystem

14. “Cousins” – Vampire Weekend

*Brand new material

Global Green

Founded in 1994 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green is the American Arm of Green Cross International (GCI) and has been rated a Four Star Charity (the highest ranking) by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. Global Green was founded in order to create a new approach to solving the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, from global climate change to disasters like the BP Oil Spill.

Hollywood indie-rock artist Ringside will be releasing their new album, Lost Days, on January 25, 2011.

Although singer and songwriter Scott Thomas played most of the instruments and produced, Lost Days features appearances from an impressive list of musicians and collaborators. Ben Harper is featured on the title track “Lost Days,” a somber rocker with a big chorus, and in the accompanying music video. Ozomotli contributed horns to two songs on the album, “Freedom” and “Good.” In addition to Scott’s own playing, Ben Harper, Kirk Hellie, and Brian Bell from Weezer also play guitar.Joey Waronker, Jim Keltner, Josh Freese, Norm Block, Sandy Chila, and Jon Pikus played drums. Esthero, Res and Graph Nobel sang backing vocals.

The album was co-produced by Balthazar Getty, who also is the beat maker for the band, adding his electronic touches to heighten, intensify, and contrast with the more traditional rock guitars.

It’s been nearly 5 years since Ringside’s debut album was released, and a lot has happened since then, changing and shaping the band and their music. For starters, several months into the promotion of their self-titled debut, Scott broke his back.

Not soon after, he agreed to let his friend Enrique Iglesias cover the song “Tired Of Being Sorry,” which was only beginning to become a radio hit for Ringside. Instead, “Tired Of Being Sorry” became an international sensation for Enrique, and another version was recorded by French singer Nadiya with Enrique. Scott produced both versions of the song, and “Tired Of Being Sorry” has since become the #1 longest-running song on the charts in France. Around this time, Ringside began parting ways with their former record label, also Enrique’s label.

After opening for Ben Harper in Australia on his own dime with nothing but his battered Gibson acoustic guitar, Scott was befriended by fans in Russia who brought Ringside there to play several private parties. Soon, private parties grew to large concerts at outdoor arenas several times a year. Scott has performed Ringside material while being backed by Russia’s National Cossack Choir and performs each Christmas with the Moscow Philharmonic at the historic and prestigious Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow.

Ringside set up shop in Los Angeles at Ocean Studios Burbank, where the band recorded their self-financed Money EP and Lost Days. Recording over several years left Scott drained, and it wasn’t until friend and collaborator Jon Pikus began to manage the band that Scott was able to rediscover his muse, allowing him to write and record the final two songs for the album, “This Time” and “Satellite.”

The iconic Lost Days album cover was captured by Scott’s longtime friend photographer Michael Muller.

Scott contributed music to the James Franco film Good Time Max, and is currently scoring and writing songs for the upcoming film LOL.

Proceeds to go to Global Green to Benefit Communities Affected by Gulf Oil Spill

Compilation Brought To Life By Actress Sophia Bush and Actor Austin Nichols

Includes Brand New Material from Damien Rice, Amy Kuney, and City and Colour

When it comes to providing help to those in need, you can always count on musicians to do their part. To help communities impacted by the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some of today’s hottest bands have joined together with Global Green USA to release a benefit compilation entitled Gasoline Rainbows, out on November 30ththrough Roark Records. Gasoline Rainbows will be available exclusively as a digital download.

The compilation was brought together by actress Sophia Bush and actor Austin Nichols, most well known for their roles on the television show One Tree Hill. Sophia and Austin travelled, with Global Green, to Grand Isle, Louisiana, to visit the beaches and see the devastation wrought by the Deepwater Horizon spill first hand. Moved by the stretches of oil along the once-beautiful beaches, as well as the devastation to the wildlife, they decided to help in whatever way they could, and this compilation is a direct result of that.

100% of the artist and label proceeds from Gasoline Rainbows will be used for Global Green’s oil spill response to directly assist the communities, people, and ecosystems impacted by the BP Oil Spill, educate the public, push for more regulation (to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again) and advocate for a greener, cleaner economy.

Gasoline Rainbows will include material by some of the most popular names in music, alongside new up-and-coming talents. The compilation will include music by LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Silversun Pickups, Vampire Weekend, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, amongst others.

Not only will the compilation feature incredible tracks by the aforementioned artists, but it will contain three brand new, previously unreleased tracks as well. Singer-songwriters Amy Kuney, Damien Rice and City and Colour will all be providing never before heard material for the compilation.

Read below for the full track listing and to read more about Global Green.

Track List:

1. “Gasoline Rainbows” – Amy Kuney*
2. “Armistice” – Phoenix
3. “40 Day Dream” – Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
4. “There’s No Secret’s This Year” – Silversun Pickups
5. “At The Birds Foot” – City and Colour*
6. “The Connoisseur of Great Excuse” – Damien Rice*
7. “Bloodbuzz Ohio” – The National
8. “Tighten Up” – The Black Keys
9. “Let The Time Roll By” – Onward, Soldiers
10. “Moth’s Wings” – Passion Pit
11. “Floating Vibes” – Surfer Blood
12. “Mama Taught Me Better” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
13. “I Can Change” – LCD Soundsystem
14. “Cousins” – Vampire Weekend

*Brand new material

Global Green

Founded in 1994 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green is the American Arm of Green Cross International (GCI) and has been rated a Four Star Charity (the highest ranking) by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. Global Green was founded in order to create a new approach to solving the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, from global climate change to disasters like the BP Oil Spill.

Download “The Journey To Serra Da Estrella (Fujiya & Miyagi remix)” via URB

2010 has been an amazing year for NYC’s The Phenomenal Handclap Band. After performing up and down the United States and packing out tents the world over, they are back in the studio hard at work on their second album. With the band locked away, it only seemed right to put their stellar 2009 debut in the hands of some of today’s finest remixers and see what they came up with. With that, the band is exited to release a Remixes LP via Friendly Fire Recordings on November 16, 2010.

“Listening to these remixes, I’m struck with the feeling that many of our originals have been completely reincarnated in the most literal sense of the term. Whether as a heavy dancefloor burner (the Stallions’ version of “Tears”), a mind-bending krautrock workout (Fujiya & Miyagi’s take on “The Journey To Serra Da Estrela”), or ether-soaked electro (Coco Electrik’s “Dim The Lights”), our wayward songs are finally getting to live the lives we wouldn’t provide for them.” says Daniel Collás from the band.

Introducing the remixers….

1. Tears (Stallions remix)
Stallions, a most excellent collaboration between nouveau disco pioneer Lovefingers and Brooklyn’s Lee Douglas.

2. 15 to 20 (80Kidz remix)
Tokyo’s 80kidz, the explosive 2-person electro unit currently on tour with Major Lazer.

3. Baby (Clock Opera remix)
London born Clock Opera make “frenetic, bleep-ridden synth-rock.” However, they also happen to be quite excellent, hype machine topping remixers for Marina & The Diamonds and Everything Everything.

4. All Of The Above (T.H. White remix)
T.H. White is more than a musician. Outside of making music, dropping killer remixes like this one of “All Of The Above” and producing others, he’s written music for The Sopranos, and commercials for BMW and Reebok.

5. You’ll Disappear (Munk remix)
Gomma head honcho Munk needs little introduction. His 2005 LP “Aperitivo” was a cult classic and judging by the dancefloor reaction to his remix of “You’ll Disappear” it may just well be too.

6. Dim The Lights (Coco Electrik remix)
Brighton’s Coco Electrik continue to make some of the most perfect electro pop out there and here turn “Dim The Lights” into a robotic sleaze fest that would perfectly soundtrack a dive bar in Blade Runner.

7. Give It A Rest (Snack + C’mish remix)
NYC’s Snack & C’mish have been killing it of late on Supra Records and here rework Give It A Rest to maximum effect.

8. 15 to 20 (Den Haan remix)
Glasgow residents and Optimo favourites Den Haan go all HI NRG funk on the album’s lead single “15 To 20″ and turn it into a dancefloor smash.

9. Testimony (Cosmodelica remix)
London club impresario and David Mancuso cohort Cosmodelica rolls out the groove on “Testimony” and gives it a bit of the timeless Loft club magic.

10. Baby (Virgil Howe remix)
Virgil Howe’s take on album favourite “Baby” takes the soul elements of the original and mixes in a little Lover’s Rock, dub and early 90′s downtempo. Perfect.

11. The Martyr (Live KEXP Session)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band, doing what they do best. No messing.

12. The Journey To Serra Da Estrella (Fujiya & Miyagi remix)
And lastly Kraut-funk geniuses Fujiya & Miyagi have krafted “The Journey To Serra Da Estrela” into a full-on instrumental expedition.