Murder By Death

BEAUTIFUL, BROODING MUSIC - The brand new MURDER BY DEATH music video "Lost River" is animated and yet still uniquely powerful in a way that few live action videos ares. The emotion and meaning of each word of this cinematic song is clearly communicated here and your brain will have a hard time telling which way is up. The video was animated and directed by O'Death's gifted Gabe Darling.

MURDER BY DEATH
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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Supporting the album "Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon" 

5/26 - Sacramento

Harlow's

5/27 - San Luis Obispo

SLO Brewing Company

5/28 - Frensno

Fulton 55

5/29 - Las Vegas

Beauty Bar

 5/30 - Santa Barbara

SoHo

 6/1 - Wichita

Wichita River Festival

 6/2 - Des Moines 

Wooly's

6/4 - Fayetteville

George's Majestic Lounge

 6/6 - Dubuque

Mindframe Theater

7/6 - Silverado

Oak Canyon Ranch Orange County

 7/13 - Lansing

Common Ground Fest

8/22 - Palatine

 w/ Maps & Atlases

Durty Nellies

8/23 - Minneapolis

w/ Maps & Atlases

Fine Line Music Café

8/25 - Fargo

w/ The 4onthefloor

House of Rock @ The Hub

8/27 - Billings

w/ The 4onthefloor

The Railyard

8/28 - Missoula

w/ The 4onthefloor

Top Hat

 8/29 - Lethbridge (AB, Canada)

w/ The 4onthefloor

The Slice

8/30 - Edmonton (AB, Canada)

w/ The 4onthefloor

The Starlite

8/31 - Calgary (AB, Canada) 

w/ The 4onthefloor

Republik

9/2 - Vancouver (BC, Canada)

w/ The 4onthefloor

Electric Owl

9/3 - Seattle

w/ Larry and His Flask, The 4onthefloor

The Crocodile Café

9/4 - Portland

w/ Larry and His Flask, The 4onthefloor

Dante's

9/6 - San Francisco

w/ Larry and His Flask, The 4onthefloor

The Independent

9/7 - San Diego

w/ Larry and His Flask, The 4onthefloor

The Casbah

9/9 - Phoenix

w/ Larry and His Flask, The 4onthefloor

The Crescent Ballroom

9/10 - Albuquerque

w/ Larry and His Flask, The 4onthefloor

Launchpad

9/12 - Salt Lake City

w/ Larry and His Flask

Bar Deluxe

 9/13 - Denver

Bluebird Theater

9/14 - Kansas City (MO)

w/ Kentucky Knife Fight

The Record Bar

 9/15 - Springfield (MO)

w/ Kentucky Knife Fight

Outland Ballroom

9/17 - Tulsa

w/ Larry and His Flask

The Vanguard

9/19 - Austin

w/ Larry and His Flask, My Jerusalem

The Mohawk

9/20 - Dallas

w/ Larry and His Flask, My Jerusalem

Sons of Hermann Hall

9/21 - Houston

w/ Larry and His Flask

Fitzgerald's

9/22 - New Orleans

w/ Larry and His Flask

One Eyed Jacks

9/24 - Little Rock

w/ Larry and His Flask

Downtown Music Hall

9/25 - Carbondale

w/ Larry and His Flask

The Hangar 9

9/26 - Urbana 

Pygmalion Music Festival

 9/27 - Cincinnati

MidPoint Music Festival

 9/29 - Chicago

w/ Larry and His Flask

Reggie's Rock Club

Christopher Paul Stelling

New Music of Note!

Names You Should Know

CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING is a workhorse. A year after releasing the beautiful "Songs of Praise and Scorn" (Best Albums of 2012) and touring extensively on both sides of the Atlantic, Stelling returned home a few weeks ago and then settled in to prepare for the release of his new record. This week, Stelling released False Cities - a new record that upon early listening is more than a match for it's predecessor in terms of intensity and focus. The new music video, "Brick x Brick" was filmed in Texas, New Orleans, Alabama, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, and then edited whilst on this most recent European tour. The video was made by Stelling's good friend, John Christopher Alberico and shot during a southern tour to SXSW and back earlier this year. The song and the video demonstrate just how good Stelling is at conveying story and fiery resolve - it's a focus of these new songs.

TOUR DATES
6/06 - The Living Room - New York, NY
6/07 - Tin Angel - Philadelphia, PA
6/11 - Cafe Nine - New Haven, CT
6/12 - Local 121 - Providence, RI
6/13 - The Oak & The Ax - Biddeford, ME
6/14 - Radio Bean - Burlington, VT
6/17 - Divan Orange - Montreal, QC
6/18 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ONT
6/20 - Abilene Bar & Lounge - Rochester, NY
6/27 - Harvest Gallery Wine Bar - Dennis, MA
7/10 - Eddie's Attic - Decatur, GA
7/13 - Bunbury Music Festival - Cincinnati, OH
7/16 - Rozz Tox - Rock Island, IL
7/17 - Shitty Barn Sessions - Spring Green, WI
7/18 - Thursdays on First and Third - Rochester, MN
7/20 - The Ace Bar - Chicago, IL
7/21 - The Milwaukee Opry - Milwaukee, WI
7/23 - Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH
7/25 - Newport Blues Cafe - Newport, RI
(w/ The Low Anthem, Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons)
7/26 - Floyd Fest at Blue Bow Pavilion - Floyd, VA
7/27 - Floyd Fest at Blue Bow Pavilion - Floyd, VA
8/16 - BSP Lounge - Kingston, NY

CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING
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Tall Heights - Man of Stone

BRAND NEW - Directed by Mike Rogers, the new music video from TALL HEIGHTS is called "Man of Stone." It's a song about durability and solitude that Rogers chose to shot with a bleak landscape of grey and white. None of that can restrain the powerful (and beautiful) playing of Tim Harrington (guitar and vocals) and Paul Wright (cello and vocals) who elevate the track in the midst of the emotion. The pair released their latest ep, The Running of the Bulls, earlier this year to rave reviews. Tall Heights just recorded their first Daytrotter Session (we love those guys). And they have made rabid fans of audiences everywhere..

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The Best Dirty Rock Band in America?

Marc Muldin photograph

A rock sound that slam dances and guitar rocks on the fine line between psychedelia and darkness DEAD CONFEDERATE are a hard band to nail down but an easy one to to love. For the uninitiated, Dead Confederate is a five-piece rock band from Athens, GA. Each of their last two releases have been placed near the very top of our annual best albums list (for Sugar from 2011 and Wrecking Ball from 2008) and with a new effort, In The Marrow, out now and a string of mesmerizing dates in support - this is your chance to find out for yourself just how amazing Dead Confederate are.. The release of In the Marrow sees a re-galvanization of the band. Those who saw the band’s recent two-night stand at the Earl in Atlanta, Georgia, left the venue brimming with vigor. Seasoned followers couldn’t help but think of Dead Confederate’s early days, in part due to the addition of new drummer Nick Sterchi (the Bohannons). His arrival sees the live show maintaining and exploiting the bombast of the original lineup. Let's take a look:

When the band's Hardy Morris (also of Diamond Rugs) was asked about Dead Confederate’s plans for 2013 beyond In the Marrow, he answered, “The plan is to tour and hit the festival circuit and release another recording before the end of the year.”

To me the title of Best Dirty Rock Band in the land either goes to Dead Confederate or Deer Tick. Hardy is brothers in arms with Deer Tick's John McCauley (also of Diamond Rugs). You simply cannot go wrong with either sound. These are important bands in 2013. Get down with it - and as soon as possible.

05.21 • Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir
05.22 • Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA)
w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir & New Highway Hymnal
05.23 • Knitting Factory (New York, NY)
 w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir
05.24 • Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton, MA)
05.25 • Fete Lounge (Providence, RI)
05.26 • Thunderbird Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA)
05.29 • The Basement (Columbus, OH)
w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir
05.30 • Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)
 w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir
05.31 • Old Rock House (St. Louis, MO)
w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir
06.01 • High Watt (Nashville, TN)
w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir

Dead Confederate
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