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Columbia Records and Favorite Gentlemen Recordings are excited to announce that Manchester Orchestra's iTunes Live from SoHo is available for purchase exclusively on the iTunes store. An amazing set that quickly turned the packed Apple Store into a rock club, this very special release showcases Manchester Orchestra's uncanny ability to bring their power and intensity to any stage, regardless of the environment. Recorded December 1, 2009, it features many fan favorites -- most tracks from the band's latest and critically acclaimed record, Mean Everything To Nothing, including their top 10 Modern Rock hit "I've Got Friends." The session closes with a performance of the song "Sleeper 1972," a favorite from their debut, I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child.
The tracklist for the session is as follows:
1. Pride
2. In My Teeth
3. I've Got Friends
4. I Can Barely Breathe
5. Shake It Out
6. Everything To Nothing
7. The River
8. Sleeper 1972
Nearly one year into the Mean Everything To Nothing campaign, the band is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, it's quite the opposite: The band has just begun a huge 75-date tour and on Thursday March 11th, they will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Their recently taped performance for the UK's Live At Abbey Road will air the next day, March 12th, on the Sundance Channel.
Mean Everything To Nothing hit stores last April and led the band into a whirlwind of tour dates throughout the world; including a US headline tour, and supporting slots with Silversun Pickups and Brand New. Manchester Orchestra just kicked off another headlining tour on February 26th in Orlando, FL. This tour will span across many US markets and stem immediately into a co-headlining slot with Thrice throughout May. The band will wrap up their current tour plans with a performance at this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Manchester Orchestra tour dates:
03.2.10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
03.3.10 - Emo's - Austin, TX
03.4.10 - The Palladium Showroom - Dallas, TX
03.6.10 - The Marquee - Tempe, AZ
03.7.10 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
03.9.10 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
03.10.10 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
03.11.10 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
03.12.10 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
03.13.10 - The Showbox at The Market - Seattle, WA
03.15.10 - The Knitting Factory - Boise, ID
03.16.10 - In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT
03.18.10 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
03.19.10 - The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
03.20.10 - The Slowdown - Omaha, NE
03.21.10 - The Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
03.23.10 - Metro - Chicago, IL
03.24.10 - St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
03.25.10 - Mr. Small's Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
03.26.10 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY
03.27.10 - Phoenix Theatre - Toronto, ON
03.29.10 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY
03.30.10 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
03.31.10 - Chameleon - Lancaster, PA
04.01.10 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
04.02.10 - The Fillmore New York @ Irving - New York, NY
04.03.10 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
04.05.10 - The Recher Theatre - Towson, MD
04.06.10 - The NorVa - Norfolk, VA
04.07.10 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
04.08.10 - The Music Farm - Charleston, SC
04.09.10 - Jillian's - Columbia, SC
Co- Headline dates with Thrice:
04.14.10 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
04.15.10 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
04.16.10 - The Howlin Wolf - New Orleans, LA
04.17.10 - The Lyric Oxford - Oxford, MS
04.18.10 - WorkPlay Theatre - Birmingham, AL
04.20.10 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
04.21.10 - Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH
04.22.10 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
04.23.10 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
04.24.10 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
04.25.10 - People's Court - Des Moines, IA
04.27.10 - Eagle's Club Room - Vermillion, SD
04.29.10 - The Railyard - Billings, MT
04.30.10 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA
05.01.10 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR
05.03.10 - Knitting Factory - Reno, NV
05.04.10 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
05.06.10 - Majestic Ventura Theatre - Ventura, CA
05.07.10 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
05.08.10 - Rialto Thatre - Tucson, AZ
05.09.10 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
June- Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN
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MARCH 9 LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN APPEARANCE
MARCH 11 LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON
Live Shows On Sale Now
in New York, Los Angeles, Austin
NPR Music
First Listen and MySpace Listening Previews Commence March
1
"The
year's coolest left field pop disc (4 stars)"--Rolling
Stone
James Mercer and Brian Burton a/k/a Danger
Mouse release the self-titled first album by their new band Broken Bells on
Columbia Records March 9, 2010. The band will make its first ever television
appearance that same day on The Late Show with David Letterman.
The
record's release will be previewed by full length streaming previews
NPR.org/music and Myspace.com beginning March 1, marking the first time the two
sites have shared such a debut event.
In addition to standard CD, LP
and digital versions, Broken Bells will also be released in a limited
edition one-of-a-kind music box configuration available at finer music
retailers. The record will also be available at Starbucks
locations.
Broken Bells' release week will continue apace with another
TV appearance and two special intimate live performances: The band will make its
New York live debut March 10 at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg,
followed by a March 11 appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and a March
14 one-off at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. The following week the band will
play NPR's SXSW opening night gala at Stubbs in Austin TX alongside Spoon,
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Walkmen and more.
Broken
Bells' release has been preceded by overwhelmingly positive critical
response, with Rolling Stone awarding the album a 4-star lead review and and
previously running a Hot List lead on the single "The High Road," while Wired
called it "crazy good stuff," Laist.com remarked of the band's recent live
debut "Try to imagine what (Broken Bells) might sound like and your
expectations would be met and likely exceeded."
Broken Bells
features Mercer on vocals, guitars and bass while Burton plays organ, drums,
piano, synths and bass. The pair play all the instruments on the album with the
exception of a full string section arranged by Daniele Luppi. Broken
Bells was recorded by Todd Monfalcone and Kennie Takahashi at Mondo Studio
in Los Angeles and produced by Danger Mouse.
Each a long-time fan of the
other's work, Burton and Mercer first met face-to-face backstage at the 2004
Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen. The pair immediately hit it off and kept in
touch over the prevailing half decade and in May 2008 seized the opportunity to
finally collaborate on original music together. Broken Bells was pared
down from more than 20 pieces of new music written and recorded to the 10 songs
that coalesced together the most seamlessly.
Mercer and Burton will
continue to work as a band in the future. |
