Surveying the year's first half, song by song. The post The 30 Best Songs of 2013 — So Far appeared first on Treble: Music news, reviews, interviews and more .
► John Grant , whose new album "Pale Green Ghosts" (which features vocal contributions from Sinead O'Connor) has won widespread and deserved acclaim, headlines the Echo, with Craig Wedren supporting. That's the video for the title track, above. ► The early-bird residency has KING and Moses Sumney returning to the Bootleg for Week 3 (doors at 7 p.m.). ► Later at the Bootleg, Summer Twins continue their string of Mondays, with Colleen Green and Raw Geronimo supporting. ► O.C. quintet Hindu Pirates continue their residency — this night [...]

Incoming: Camera Obscura, John Grant, Alice Smith, 3OH!3, Peter Tork, Pitbull, Mount Kimbie, Eleanor Friedberger, Kinks' Tribute, Ida Maria, Kisses, Warships, Joseph Arthur, Vans Warped Tour, Steve Miller Band, Holy Folk, the Dig, Tilly & the Wall, Sea Wolf, La Santa Cecilia, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Jonathan Wilson, Bleu, the Game, Iris DeMent, Mr. Little Jeans, Mark Farina, Dave Alvin, the Muffs, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Iron & Wine, She & Him, Austra, Johnette Napolitano, Iggy Azalea, Boz Scaggs Above: That's She & Him 's video for "I Could Have [...]

Nú rétt í þessu voru 30 nýjir listamenn kynntir sem koma munu fram á næstu Airwaves hátíð. Þeir eru : Midlake (US), Emiliana Torrini , FM Belfast , Girls In Hawaii (BE), Ólöf Arnalds , Retro Stefson , Amiina , Moses Hightower , Sarah MacDougall (CA), Apparat Organ Quartet , Árstíðir , Royal Canoe (CA), Kiriyama Family , Skúli Sverrisson , Hermigervill , Sun Glitters (LU), Captain Fufanu , Sign , Stafrænn Hákon [...]
Not only do we have a ton of great shows, but if you look on Thursday, we also are giving away tickets to California Academy of Sciences' Nightlife event this week! Thursday, June 13th White Arrows, Sam Flax, Craft Spells (DJ Set) at Nightlife at California Academy Of Sciences White Arrows are an amazing new [...] The post Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/13/13-6/19/13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .
photo by Spencer Leamer Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Afternoon Show with Cheryl Waters, is “GMF (Greatest Living Creature)” by John Grant from the 2013 album Pale Green Ghosts on Knitting Factory . John Grant - GMF (Greatest Living Creature) ( MP3 ) [...]

[Artwork: Yannis Dragasakis] It's that time again! Here’s our monthly list of the most downloaded tracks from the past 30 days or so on La.Ga.Sta. Check out the full list below, and relive the magic of May's most popular mpFrees. As always, this is your Top 15 chart. Fill it up! 01. Moon Boots: "Love Strong" 02. Rhye: "Open" [Bondax Remix] 03. Hot Natured: "Reverse Skydiving" [Benoit & Sergio Remix] 04. [...]
EL GUSTO DEL MES: toda la mejor musica para bajar. ARTISTAS DE HOY: Dunkan , Le Nonsense , Juveniles , Johan Grant , Xinobi Dunkan - Malibu [...]
EL GUSTO DEL MES: toda la mejor musica para bajar. ARTISTAS DE HOY: Dunkan , Le Nonsense , Juveniles , Johan Grant , Xinobi Dunkan - Malibu [...]

American singer-songwriter John Grant recently released his second solo effort, Pale Green Ghosts , which is the follow up to 20102s Queen of Denmark , recorded with Midlake . The new album shows a whole new side of Grant's musical prowess, mainly due to the input of producer Biggi Veir (best known as a member of Iceland's electronic collective Gus Gus), and it also features Sinéad O’Connor as guest vocalist. Check out the first single below... Portuguese producer Xinobi was brought on board to remix the title track [...]

John Grant is an artist that inspires evangelism among his followers. You could see it when Midlake, self-confessed super-fans of Grant’s former band the Czars, coaxed him out of obscurity and into their studio to record his solo debut, Queen of Denmark . It was apparent in the manner in which said album took off: there was a real, old-fashioned, word-of-mouth feel to its ascendency (living abroad at the time, I received various emails from people in the UK telling me I simply had to get my hands on his record). [...]

Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters , Black Rebel Motorcycle Club , Ellie Goulding , Little Green Cars , John Grant , Miles Kane , Crystal Fighters are among those that have been added to this year's Electric Picnic line-up today. The Stradbally festival , celebrating its tenth birthday this year, will take place between 30th August and 1st September. The full line-up can be seen below. If you can prove you've been to Electric Picnic once before, you can buy weekend camping ticket for EP 2013 for [...]

For those who missed it, here's our latest episode of our weekly live radio show "OFF The Road". Listen/download the mix below and enjoy the ride. We'll be back next Saturday on Off Radio , from 22:00 to 23:00 EET. Make sure to check out our previous radio shows on Mixcloud . Stay gas! Playlist: 01. Soul Clap presents Dancing On The Charles - I Want Your Love 02. John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts (Xinobi Remix) [...]
Sexta-feira. Excelente ocasião para mais uma sessão sonora sem pedir nada em troca. Mas chega palavras, e vamos mas é ouvir música! Comecemos em grande com a dupla Yuksek e Oh Land, prosseguindo depois com as Warpaint, Moon Boots, Notes Floats, Xinobi, Vector Lovers entre outros. Como sempre, é fazer download de tudo e guardar aí na pasta de casa. Daniel Campos

John Grant has reported the theft of his laptop following his set at last night's opening leg of Brighton's The Great Escape festival. The American musician, who recently released his new album Pale Green Ghosts , asked fans for help in relocating the missing computer, writing on his official Facebook page: "After our show in Brighton tonight, someone who was apparently in the audience stole my computer off the stage, which has my entire life on it, i am shocked and just completely speechless, [...]

Last night John Grant had his laptop stolen from him, which as he explains below , had his entire life on it. The theft happened following one of his sets at The Great Escape. If you have any information, please contact Grant. Other than that, it would be a big help if you could spread the news. "After our show in Brighton tonight, someone who was apparently in the audience stole my computer off the stage, which has my entire life on it, i am shocked and just completely [...]
John Grant has released a full stream of his new album, Pale Green Ghosts, out now through Partisan Records. Listen to Pale Green Ghosts below. TOUR DATES 06/17 - Los Angeles, CA -...