Motorcity Special announces it's Label Launch Concert

Motorcity Special

Record Label

Detroit's newest record label Motorcity Special announces: Launch Concert at Jazz Cafe Music Hall of Performing Arts on Saturday May 8th 2010!

A Joint Promotional Production by:
Product of Detroit and MOTORCITYBLOGfeatures unique Detroit musical acts recorded live for pressing to limited edition vinyl.

Confirmed Musical Lineup
The Wrong Numbers
DUENDE!
Electric Fire Babies
Canja Rave
MR SHZ
DJ Savage Matt

MCS MISSION:
There are many Detroit record labels, new and old but none are booking diverse Detroit lineups and recording them live at rotating Metro Detroit venues for release on limited edition vinyl- manufactured at Archer record pressing, in Detroit, Michigan.

Motorcity Special is not signing artists or retaining rights to any of the original music.

The Motorcity Special Label Launch Concert will kick off a series of events produced by MCS to continue what the founders of the label have been doing in their previous respective efforts: Promotion of the diverse local Detroit musical talent and highlight the vast array of music venues in the motorcity.

Further info:

Kevin Pachla founded Product of Detroit in 2008 and is the owner/operator of Label Network producing promotional materials for local and national clients.

MOTORCITYBLOG just recently celebrated 5 years of documenting Detroit by their 30 contributors and nearly 6000 blog posts of Detroit music and culture.

Joining forces to form Motorcity Special, the founders would like local musical acts and venues to consider this joint venture as a premium marketing tool.

Motorcity Special Label Launch Concert
Saturday May 8th 2010
7pm - 2am

Jazz Cafe at Music Hall of the Performing Arts
350 Madison St Detroit MI 48226
(313) 887 8501 www.musichall.org

Sponsors: Product of Detroit MOTORCITYBLOG Bastone Brewery

www.MotorcitySpecial.com

Additonal information /requests to the following:

Rick Manore
Director of Public Relations
Music Hall / Jazz Cafe
350 Madison
Detroit, MI 48226
musichallpr@charter.net
(313) 887-8508

Kevin Pachla
Founder of Product of Detroit / Label Network
kevin@labelnetwork.com

Kirk Rukenbrod
Founder / Editor MOTORCITYBLOG
kirk@motorcityblog.net

Butch Walker & The Black Widows Confirm May Headlining Tour

Butch Walker & The Black Widows Confirm May Headlining Tour Between Dates Supporting Train and Pink

Butch Walker & The Black Widows kick off a headlining tour in Omaha, NE on May 4. The tour includes stops in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and will end with a show at Atlanta, Georgia's Variety Playhouse, Butch's former homebase, on May 26.

Butch Walker Tour:
May 4 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
May 5 St. Louis, Missouri @ Firebird
May 7 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
May 8 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
May 9 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 10 Appleton, WI @ Mill Creek
May 11 Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy's
May 13 Grand Rapids, MI @ Mixtape Café
May 14 Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag
May 15 Newport, KY @ Southgate House
May 17 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
May 19 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
May 20 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
May 21 Baltimore, MD @ Recher Theatre
May 23 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
May 25 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
May 26 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse



Butch Walker On The Web:
http://www.butchwalker.com
http://www.twitter.com/butchwalker
http://www.onehavenmusic.com/butchwalker

Kacey Johansing

Kacey Johansing has a seamless voice that flows like a ruby-red wine. Her Indie-Folk sound is in the vein of Feist meets Jonie Mitchell. She has a 1970s confessional songwriting style that is mature and focused, with a hint of  flowerchild mentality this songstress has found a place to belong in San Francisco where her music is flourishing. Her roots are originally in a small town in Colorado and she also spent some time in Boston. Her debut album Many Seasons is due to be released on June 15th by Porto Franco Records.

Also check out "Oh Brother" which will be on Many Seasons as well: http://www.teamclermont.com/mp3/kaceyjohansing_ohbrother.mp3

Kacey Johansing @ Chasing The Moon 01.30.10 from Scott McDowell on Vimeo.

Shows

UPCOMING

Kacey Johansing and Honeycomb first West Coast Tour!

May 1 @ Sophia’s Thai Bar & Kitchen
w/ Geographer
129 E St.,
Davis CA 95616

May 2 @ The Cozmic Cafe
www.thecozmiccafe.com
594 Main St., Placerville, CA 95667

May 3
Eugene. TBA

May 4 @ Valentine’s
w/ Alina Hardin and Lindsay Clark
232 SW Ankeny St
Portland, OR

May 5 @ The True Stump House – House show
2639 28th St.
Olympia, WA

May 6 – House Show
Seattle, WA
House Show
w/ Honey.Moon.Tree

May 7 @ Doe Bay
Oras Island, WA

May 10 @ Cafe Mekka
241 Commercial St # D
Nevada City, CA

Many Seasons album release
May 19 @ Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Citizen Cope

                                             Photo Credit: Michael Sterling Eaton

Citizen Cope aka Clarence Greenwood is an individual who looks for the deeper meaning in life and his surroundings. You can see this reflected in his lyrics which are an expression of who he is and what goes on around him. With his newest album The Rain Water, he ended up self-releasing it after the record companies wanted to give it a bit of a nip and tuck and change it to their specifications. I’ve heard the album and I’ve seen the cover art, I don’t know what these people thought needed to be different on Cope’s new album but I believe it would have lost some of its essence had he went that way. The name of the album has a deeper personal meaning for Cope. “It’s pure,” he says. “It’s also the name of someone that was close to me when I was growing up, so it just makes sense.”

Read full live show review: Citizen Cope




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Tour Dates:
April

23                                    Atlantic City, NJ                               Borgata
24                                    Baltimore, MD                                  Ram’s Head
28                                    Richmond, VA                                  The National
29                                    Norfolk, VA                                     Norva
30                                    Washington, DC                                930 Club

May
1                                      Washington, DC                                930 Club

June
1                                       Enterprise, AL                                  BAMA Jam

Coheed and Cambria: Year of the Black Rainbow

Photo Credit: Hutchens

Coheed and Cambria’s brand new fifth studio album Year Of The Black Rainbow (Columbia) has entered the Billboard 200 at #5, selling 51,377 copies. Spurred by a series of sold-out pre-release dates and the burgeoning presence of first single “Here We Are Juggernaut,” the record’s first week sales mark a career high chart position for the band.

Additionally, Year Of The Black Rainbow’s elaborate deluxe edition, featuring a 352-page novel co-authored by Coheed’s Claudio Sanchez and best-selling author Peter David, accounted for over 15,000 of the record’s first week sales. Pre-orders for the deluxe edition necessitated a second print run well before the record’s April 13 release.
(Nasty Little Man Publicity)



Check www.coheedandcambria.com for further tour dates, information, etc.

04/23/10 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle* SOLD OUT
04/24/10 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues* SOLD OUT
04/25/10 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution* SOLD OUT
04/27/10 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live*
04/28/10 – Austin, TX – Stubbs Waller Creek Outdoor* SOLD OUT
04/29/10 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom*
04/30/10 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom*
05/01/10 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom*
05/03/10 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre*
05/04/10 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theatre* SOLD OUT
05/05/10 – San Francisco, CA – Roseland Theater*
05/07/10 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater*
05/08/10 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo*
05/10/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theater* SOLD OUT
05/11/10 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater*
05/13/10 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*
05/14/10 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theater*
05/15/10 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater*
05/17/10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues* SOLD OUT
05/18/10 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis*
05/19/10 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy*
05/21/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory* SOLD OUT
05/22/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory* SOLD OUT
05/23/10 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range
05/26/10 – New York, NY – Rumsey Playfield, Central Park*
05/27/10 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club* SOLD OUT
05/28/10 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club* SOLD OUT
05/29/10 – Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues* (Just Added)
* with Circa Survive, Torche

Venice is Sinking

Venice is Sinking has a dreamy seductive sound that reaches out towards the sky and touches the ether. They will be releasing their 3rd full-legth LP Sand & Lines: The Georgia Theatre Sessions which is set for release on June 15th. The album was recorded in Athens, Georgia at the historic Georgia Theatre. It was recorded with no overdubs over a period of four days (which is pretty damn impressive). REM and Widespread Panic are among some of the artists that have played at that same venue, plus many others. The theatre met with misfortune in June of 2009 and was destroyed by a fire. When that happened Venice is Sinking made the generous gesture of deciding that all proceeds from Sand & Lines would go to the Theatre. Currently the Georgia Theatre is being rebuilt with the hopes of opening in early 2011. Donations are being accepted at the Theatre's website: http://www.georgiatheatre.com



Venice is Sinking Live Dates:
05/07 - 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
05/14 -Tantra - Savannah, GA
05/22 -The Art Bar - Columbia, SC
06/26 - 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA (Athfest)

Faith and The Muse

Photo Credit: Jordan Smith

Click here to read a live show review of Faith and The Muse

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Faith and the Muse tour dates: In support of their new album
4/22 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
4/23 – New York City, NY @ Santos Party House
4/24 – Boston, MA @ T.T The Bears
4/25 – Washington, DC @ FUR Nightclub
4/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Fate Lounge
4/27 – Cleveland, OH @ Phantasy Nite Club
4/28 – Nashville, TN @ The Rutledge
4/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
4/30 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte’s Underground
5/1 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
                                   5/2 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable Street
                                   5/3 – Jacksonville, FL @ 331
                                   5/7 – New Orleans, LA @ Howlin’ Wolf
                                   5/8 – Houston, TX @ Underworld at Numbers
                                   5/12 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
                                   5/13 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Club Mardi

For more info on Faith and The Muse go to http://www.mercyground.com