Monday, June 2, 2014

North America, Get Ready To Be "Knifed"

DATES ADDED TO SHONEN KNIFE’S “OVERDRIVE” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2014

Yo! Gwen Stefani - these ain't no Harajuku Girls...!
Osaka’s legendary women of rock, Shonen Knife announce a return to North America for more dates to support their latest Good Charamel Records release “Overdrive”, a tip of the hat to 70s hard rock delivered in true Shonen Knife spirit.
The band will be performing dates throughout the months of September and October including stops at The Music is Art Festival in Buffalo, NY and an appearance at the Anime Weekend Atlanta convention.
Check out Shonen Knife’s instant classic, “Overdrive” and more amazing rock music direct from the shores of Japan at www.GoodCharamel.com.
Shonen Knife “Overdrive” North American Tour 2014
9/11 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts: Black Box
9/12 Brooklyn, NY The Wick
9/13 Buffalo, NY Music is Art Festival (Delaware Park)
9/14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
9/16 St. Paul, MN The Turf Club
9/17 Iowa City, IA The Mill
9/18 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
9/19 Detroit, MI The Magic Stick
9/20 Toronto, ON The Silver Dollar
9/22 Cambridge, MA The Middle East
9/24 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar
9/25 Durham, NC The Pinhook
9/27 Atlanta, GA 529
9/28 Atlanta, GA Anime Weekend Atlanta
9/30 Baton Rouge, LA Mud and Water
10/01 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
10/02 Dallas, TX Club DADA
10/03 Austin, TX Red 7
10/06 Tucson, AZ The Flycatcher
10/07 San Diego, CA The Casbah
10/08 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
10/10 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
10/11 Portland, OR Dante’s
10/12 Seattle, WA The Tractor Tavern
10/14 Boise, ID Neutrolux
10/15 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/16 Denver, CO Oriental Theater
10/17 Kansas City, KS Record Bar
10/18 St.Louis, MO The Firebird
10/20 Pittsburgh, PA 3st Street Pub
10/21 Asbury Park, NJ The Saint

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Susan Olsen Remembers Ann B. Davis

Ann B. Davis aka Alice 
Ann B. Davis "Alice" the housekeeper from "The Brady Bunch" passed away today. Here with a statement from someone who knew her, and loved her, is Susan Olsen aka Cindy Brady...

I was waiting for it to reach the news before saying anything. Yes, it's true, our beloved Ann B. passed away this morning. I loved her work even before I knew and loved her. When I was five, I got the Hong Kong flu. I missed a lot of school and stayed in bed watching TV. I loved the Bob Cummings Show because I enjoyed Ann B. in the role of his secretary "Schultzy". I was overjoyed when I learned that I would be working with her on Brady Bunch. Already a fan, it was only icing on the cake to get to know her. She always treated us kids with respect and we knew we were working with greatness. I'm happy to know that she never lost her beautiful mind and razor sharp wit. She will be dearly missed by the many who knew her and the many more who felt like they did. I'm sure there is now a bright red sports car tearing up the clouds in heaven.

R.I.P. Ann B. Davis, another great childhood memory 

Ann B Davis: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002036/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

Get Naked July 1st, Barenaked




BARENAKED LADIES ANNOUNCE
THE DIGITAL DELUXE BONUS EDITION
OF THEIR LATEST ALBUM
GRINNING STREAK
AVAILABLE ON JULY 1ST

FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS
PLUS ACOUSTIC RENDITIONS 
OF SELECT ALBUM CUTS


U.S. SUMMER TOUR BEGINS JULY 17TH


July is one of the hottest months of the year, and July 2014 is no exception...so why not get naked!!!


The BARENAKED LADIES will be releasing a digital deluxe bonus edition of their latest album GRINNING STREAK featuring previously unreleased recordings and specially selected acoustic versions of album tracks including “Odds Are” which shot to No. 2 on the iTunes Rock Songs chart. The bonus edition will be available July 1st at digital outlets everywhere. Track listing below.

To introduce this deluxe edition the Ladies will be rolling out webisodes for each song beginning today. You can view the introductory clip here: http://youtu.be/zw41llApPZo. Visit www.barenakedladies.com for additional postings.

GRINNING STREAK is the band’s twelfth album and debuted at #10 on the BillboardTop 200 upon release. The Ladies will be heading back to the States with a cross-country tour beginning July 17th in Stamford, CT.  Prior to the tour, the band will be performing at this year’s Bottle Rock Napa Valley Festival on June 1st. Full list of tour dates below.

Bonus tracklisting:
Blacking Out
Fog of Writing
Who Knew?
Odds Are (acoustic)
Smile (acoustic)
Blame it On Me (acoustic)

2014 U.S. Summer Tour 
2014-06-01          Napa Valley, CA – Bottle Rock Festival
2014-07-17          Stamford, CT – Alive @ Five Concert Series
2014-07-18          Newport, RI  - Newport Sunset Music Series
2014-07-19          Lowell, MA - Lowell Summer Music Series
2014-07-20          Webster, MA - Indian Ranch
2014-07-22          Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts
2014-07-23          Selbyville, DE – The Freeman Stage at Bayside
2014-07-25          Harris, MI – Island Resort & Casino
2014-07-26          Harris, MI – Island Resort & Casino
2014-07-27          Grand Rapids, MI – Meijer Gardens
2014-07-29          Sioux Falls, SD - The District
2014-07-30          Saskatoon, SK – Delta Bessborough Gardens
2014-08-01          Littleton, CO - Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
2014-08-02          Ignacio, CO - Sky Ute Casino Resort
2014-08-04          Ventura, CA - Ventura County Fair
2014-08-06          Wichita, KS – Orpheum
2014-08-07          Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre
2014-08-08          Tulsa, OK - River Spirit Casino
2014-08-11          Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis State Fair
2014-08-21          Syracuse, NY – New York State Fair

Get Naked at: barenakedladies.com 

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Punk Princess Ariel Beesley "Hits The Ukulele"

Punk Princess Ariel Beesley
Photo: Jaesung Lee
"Just learned 'Violet' by Hole on the ukulele....seriously loving life right now" - Ariel Beesley 

Resident "Entertain Me" Punk Princess, Ariel Beesley continues to astound with her astute ear for music and poetic ability to write lyrics. 

Seriously who could learn the abovementioned song on the ukulele by ear but her?!

Ariel a Wilhemina Model by day, gets her punk on whenever the mood takes her, which is quite often.

Check out Ariel and her current video for her song "Boys Like You" Directed By, Aris Jerome. This girl is the real punk deal...!!!

"Boys Like You" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_S_EdO_hS8

Ariel on Band Camp: http://arielbeesley.bandcamp.com/ 

And Instagram: http://instagram.com/arielbees

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

All Hail Angelina Jolie

All Hail "Maleficent"

C'mon you all know you want to get down in a movie theater this Friday with Maleficent, starring the perfectly cast Angelina Jolie, yes, yes you do and so do I!

I have to say I am excited to see Jolie play the biggest Disney villain ever and transform into a Drag Queen, I mean Dragon, but really let's face it Maleficent is a DQ as a well as a bad ass and I am not talking Dairy Queen. 

When I first saw Angelina on the big screen it was for her Oscar winning role in  Girl Interrupted and during her press rounds pimping her turn as Maleficent she had this to say about it:

"I really, genuinely thought I was the only character who was sane in the entire film. And if you watch it closely, that's exactly how I was playing it: I am just the only sane person here. I was actually almost upset when people said I was so good at playing insane because I never thought she was insane. She was just incredibly honest, which, I guess, made her seem crazy."

Hey she will always be Angelina no matter what and that's why her fans love her.

Maleficent opens Friday, All Hail Angelina Jolie

Friday, May 23, 2014

Dolly Parton Scores !


Keep Calm & Dolly
Dolly Parton Scores Here Higest Charting Solo Album Evuh
With "Blue Smoke"

Blue Smoke lands at #2 on Billboard Country Chart; #6 on Billboard Top 200


Miley Cyrus Godmother, Humanitarian, all around entertainer and one bad ass human being 

Dolly Parton scores! Her highest charting solo album, get your mind out of the gutter people.


Shout out to Dolly who I saw perform on the "Today Show" on May 13th, she was in top form 

this sixty-eight year old veteran puts most younger performers to shame.

Congratulations Ms. Parton and to one of the most deserved long standing careers in showbiz 

evuh, cheers!

Keep Calm & Dolly Parton at: 

Website: www.dollypartonentertainment.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/DollyParton
Twitter: Twitter.com/DollyParton

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Pentatonix Gets Down !

PTX: We're Here To Get Down
Photo: Esther Kaplan
We all know the PTX gang as an amazing acapella cover group. However up until now, have only done an official video for one original song "Run To You" a moving piece of music that I LOVED when I saw them in concert in March.

Time to catch the "Boogie Fever" as Pentatonix has done what I would call a song, dance floor and dance re-mix ready, get down!

"Love Again" does what the best dance anthems do, it features beats that make you want to shake your booty and it is accessible to any DJ to remix and make you want to shout on the dance floor, give it up!!!

Give it a listen and try to stay sitting in front of your computer the whole time, I guarantee you will get up and get down in Funky Town.

                                                                 "Love Again"

Whip It With PTX at:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmv1CLT6ZcFdTJMHxaR9XeA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTXofficial