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Late Late Jesse Malin TV

PR reports: Tune in to the The Late Late Show w/Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35am ET/PT) tonight, June 21st, to see Jesse Malin perform. 

Jesse is currently out on a headlining tour of the US and available for press, full list of dates is below. 

6/22/07 San Diego, CA Casbah
6/23/07 Phoenix, AZ The Sets
6/25/07 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
6/26/07 Lubbock, TX Jake's
6/27/07 Dallas, TX House of Blues
6/28/07 Austin, TX Stubbs
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Zappa Plays Zappa Tour

PR reports: Zappa Plays Zappa, the concert experience that brings the music of the late Frank Zappa to the stage, under the direction of Dweezil Zappa, will this summer again embark on a North American tour. The tour starts July 18 at Winnipeg's Centennial Hall with a total of 30 performance dates set for the tour's first leg which concludes in Los Angeles at the end of August. Following a break, Zappa Plays Zappa embarks on a 17 city European tour including dates in the UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

In concept and performance, Zappa Plays Zappa offers audiences an opportunity to spend an evening with Frank Zappa's music, performed meticulously by a group of top flight musicians who have been schooled in its subtleties. Far from a "tribute band," Zappa Plays Zappa is more of a vehicle that underscores the compositional genius of Frank Zappa much as a symphony orchestra would perform pieces by a master composer. Nate Chenen, writing about Zappa Plays Zappa in the New York Times recognized this when he wrote that the show fully realized Dweezil's intent for it to be "an argument for Frank Zappa's legitimacy as a composer."[see full story for band line up info and dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Oreskaband Debut LP in August

PR reports: Fresh out of Japan comes a new cure for depression! Listening to ORESKABAND's cheerful, ska-rock tunes will leave a smile on your face and your head bopping. The teen girl sextet has already taken the Japanese pop music scene by storm with the release of their EP Ore and the 2007 debut LP WAO!! (short for "We Are ORESKABAND!!"). American fans won't have to wait much longer with the U.S exclusive CD, ORESKABAND, (which combines Ore and WAO!!) set for an August 7th release.

ORESKABAND made their US live debut this year at SXSW where their infectious songs and personalities made them one of the festival's top new discoveries. ORESKABAND will return to the US this summer for a performance at the Anime Expo in Long Beach, CA and a string of Warped Tour dates.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Swear Recruit Fugazi Producer

PR reports: This June, Atlanta's The Swear will record with legendary producer Ted Niceley. Ted's work with Fugazi rocketed him to prominence in the late '80s/early '90s and helped launch the alternative rock revolution as well as lay the groundwork for today's emo/hardcore scene. His status as a seminal figure was solidified with productions for artists such as Jawbox, Shudder to Think and Quicksand. His production of the Future Kings of Spain won the 2004 Meteor Prize. Ted has also produced Girls Against Boys, Sparklehorse, Tracy Bonham, Frente!, Dead Milkmen and Tripping Daisy. These new recordings will be a part of The Swear's second album, set for release in fall 2007. The band has already tracked three songs for the record with producer Jeff Tomei (Smashing Pumpkins, Jerry Cantrell). 

The album will be mixed by Girls Against Boys' Eli Janney, known for his recent work on albums by Garbage and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!. Listen online at http://www.myspace.com/theswear. Preview tracks from the Niceley recordings will be available in July.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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QOTSA Rollins

PR reports: This coming Friday, June 22, Queens of the Stone Age will be the featured artist on the Henry Rollins Show. At 11pm on 6/22, QOTSA will be performing "Misfit Love", so tune into IFC for that.

Watch the online exclusive performance of "Battery Acid" at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Artwork KISSoff

PR reports: Versailles Records is seeking submissions from KISS fans for original album cover designs for the label's forthcoming 'LICK IT UP: A MILLENNIUM TRIBUTE TO KISS', due in the spring of 2008. Any submissions should be EMAILED in JPEG (300 DPI) to [email protected]. A final decision will be made on the official album cover selection in September, 2007.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Laurie Anderson Reissue

PR reports: In the early 1980s Laurie Anderson was already respected as a conceptual artist and composer and as a familiar figure in the cross-pollinating, Lower Manhattan music-visual art-performance circles from which Philip Glass and David Byrne also emerged. At the time of its original release, the NME wrote of Big Science, "There's a dream-like, subconscious quality about her song which helps them work at deeper, secret levels of the psyche." With instrumentation ranging from tape loops to found sounds to bag pipes, Big Science anticipated the tech-savvy beats, anything-goes instrumentation and sample-based nature of much of the contemporary electronic and dance music that followed over the past 25 years.

The re-mastered 25th anniversary enhanced edition includes liner notes written by Anderson, the classic video for the surprise 1981 hit single "O Superman", and the original B-side track "Walk the Dog". It will hit stores on July 17th[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Gwar's Summer Plans

PR reports: With theatrical rock decidedly back en vogue (just check �Headbanger's Ball' and metal publications for the proof), it's fitting that this year's edition of the Sounds of the Underground Tour will feature one of metal's all-time most over-the-top theatrical bands, Gwar. Having already performed as part of the tour on two previous editions, this year's SOTU line-up sees the masked monsters headlining the entire festival � resulting in the full-on Gwar experience. 

"Gwar will be playing in the dark � which is great, we'll have the full light show, a longer set, and close the day's festivities," explains Gwar frontman, Oderus Urungus. "This year, we've been playing almost exclusively songs from the new album, and for the Sounds of the Underground Tour, we're going to go back into our catalog a bit � play some of the stuff from the earlier albums. It'll be the ultimate Gwar show � everything's that's cool about what Gwar is doing nowadays, but also taking elements out of our past. If you've never seen Gwar before, you'll be able to walk away from the show pretty much understanding what the deal is."[see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Roadkill EP and Roadgrill

PR reports: Two years after their strong debut-album "Merlin", the Heavy Metal band ROADKILL is now revealing the first details from their upcoming EP "Dark Side". "Dark Side" will contain 5 tracks with a total playing time of 24 minutes and will show you the absolute, undeniable dedication of this band to Heavy Metal. The official release-date for "Dark Side" will be June 30, 2007. 

The EP will be available for sale for the 1st time during the ROADGRILL on June 30,2007. The ROADGRILL is an initiative from ROADKILL-fans and together with Heavy Metal Maniacs and ROADKILL themselves a great summer-event for Heavy Metal fans has been organised.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Indie Rap on the Road

PR reports: Independent hip-hop label Hiero Imperium has just released July tour dates for three of its artists; Del The Funky Homosapien, A Plus, and The Souls of Mischief. Del will headline a tour of Canadian dates, backed up by A Plus. Meanwhile, Souls of Mischief will tour Canada and the US as well. These dates come on the heels of Souls member A Plus' new solo release, My Last Good Deed, as well as Del's hotly anticipated album 11th Hour, due this fall.

Long-time fixtures in the hip-hop underground, the artists of Hiero Imperium Records set the standard for independent hip-hop record labels. This year marks their 10-year anniversary.

Del The Funky Homosapien feat. A Plus:
07/18/07 Victoria, BC Sugar
07/19/07 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
07/20/07 Nelson, BC Spirit Bara
07/21/07 Edmonton, AB The Starlite[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Yes Members Team Up for Circa

Reader Submission reports: CIRCA: the new band formed by veteran YES rockers Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye and Alan White with Jimmy Haun on lead Guitar are on the verge of releasing their debut album 'Circa: 2007' and the band have begun rehearsals for a tour.

Bass player and lead vocalist Billy Sherwood said in a blog post on the band's myspace website: CIRCA: rehearsals have officially begun... Lots of notes to remember, We are looking forward to announcing our 1st string of gigs, stay tuned.... We are really excited to get the CIRCA: train rolling, see you all there!

The full CD release of "CIRCA: 2007" is going to be available very soon, for all our friends around the world to enjoy {at the same time}.... We promise ! ! !

A first gig has been announced which will take place on August 23 at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, LA. and in another Blog Billy Sherwood has said the album will be released before that first gig.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Adam Franklin Tour

PR reports: Adam Franklin spent the 1990s as singer, guitarist and main songwriter for London-based Swervedriver, the genre-breaching Creation Records rock band. Since then, he's collaborated with friends (most recently, a project with Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino called Setting Suns) and led the ambient/experimental Toshack Highway. Now, in support of his forthcoming solo debut, Franklin has announced a NYC album release party and West Coast tour dates in July. Plans for a full national tour at in the works for the fall. See below for tour dates.

Those on the East Coast can catch Franklin live on July 2nd, celebrating the release of Bolts of Melody at the Mercury Lounge in New York City.

07/02 New York, NY Mercury Lounge (Album release show)
07/13 Seattle, WA KEXP (In-studio)
07/14 Seattle, WA The Crocodile Cafe
07/14 Seattle, WA Sonic Boom Records (In-store)
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Every Avenue Ink Fearless Deal

PR reports: Every Avenue, from Marysville, Michigan, joins the Fearless Family and is set to release a new EP titled Ah! on August 14.

This five piece ensemble is made up of vocalist / pianist David Ryan, guitarists and vocalists Joshua Randal and Jimmie Deeghan, bassist Cameron Grenstiner, and Michael Govaere on drums.

06.21.07 - Rochester, MN @ Midwest Skatepark
06.22.07 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
06.23.07 - Burnsville, MN @ The Garage
06.24.07 - Madison, WI @ The Annex (18+)
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Danny Ross Release Party

PR reports: It was just another Monday night for Danny Ross. Happily crooning Beatles-like melodies, arranging electric guitars with piano, and locking in the drums and bass, Ross was preparing his band for a summer tour of beer-drenched music clubs across New York City. By the time he left the sweaty rehearsal space in Brooklyn, his voice was shot and ears were ringing. Still, back in his downtown apartment, Ross planned to blog on his website, run piano scales and jot down lyric ideas before calling it a night. 

But from nine to five, Danny Ross lives a very different life. As a staffer for United States Congressman Jerrold Nadler, you would hardly recognize the twenty-two year old singer-songwriter from Long Island. Sorting through invitations, maintaining the Representative's schedule and coordinating the office operations in a clean shirt and tie, Danny Ross is your tax money at work.

Ross describes his music as "piano-pop rocked out. Think Ben Folds meets rock n roll." Self-taught on piano, he's also an expressive singer, guitarist and disciplined songwriter. With more than 10,000 MySpace plays, and on the verge of releasing his first album, Introducing Danny Ross!, the young musician plans to celebrate with a Record Release Show on Saturday, June 30 th 8PM at The Bitter End in Manhattan's West Village. You'll be sure to find congressional staffers singing along. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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