Saturday, May 1, 2010

here's to taking it easy and other news



PHOSPHORESCENT - HERE'S TO TAKING IT EASY - DEAD OCEANS


Just 20 seconds into the new Phosphorescent album, you hear something so immediate, so purposeful, so damn infectious, it's clear that something special is underway. The first album of original material since 2007's Pride captures the band moving into a truly extraordinary place. Here's to Taking It Easy is the culmination of the past three years: a grand statement, the album we dreamed Phosphorescent would make.

Pride was a deeply personal, haunting record that Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck recorded on his own, playing all of the instruments himself. 2009's To Willie (their tribute to Willie Nelson) featured Houck joined by his bandmates, rambling through the Nelson catalog with fifths of whiskey and undeniable swagger. So if Pride was built for 5AM and To Willie sounded just right as last call approached, where does Here's To Taking It Easy fit? This is the Phosphorescent record made for any time, any season.

Featuring the current live incarnation of Phosphorescent (Scott Stapleton, piano; Jeff Bailey, bass; Chris Marine, drums; Jesse Anderson Ainslie, guitar; Ricky Ray Jackson, pedal steel), Here's to Taking It Eas yis the new Cosmic American Music. Recorded in the band's hometown of Brooklyn with outside mixing assistance from Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Cat Power, Loretta Lynn, the Walkmen), this album breathes with life like nothing Phosphorescent has ever done before. "We'll Be Here Soon" and "Hej, Me I'm Light" hint at the narcotic haze of Pride, while anthems like "The Mermaid Parade" and "It's Hard to Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)" sound perfect pumped out of the car stereo with the windows rolled down. "Heaven, Sittin' Down" recalls the country rock of To Willie, while the stark album closer, "Los Angeles" sounds as if it was lifted from the grooves of Neil Young's On the Beach. Jam after jam, Here's to Taking It Easy brings everything together for Phosphorescent; a classic that could be from another era, but sounds perfect right here, right now.

here is the full band performing at the IFC studio in Austin TX:

see them live all next week in ny & philadelphia:

5/10 New York NY Other Music
5/11 Brooklyn NY Union Pool
5/ 12 Philadelphia PA The Blockley
5/ 13 New York NY Mercury Lounge

or see these shows comin up:

CITAY

5/27 Seattle WA The Vera Project
5/28 Portland OR Mississippi Studios
5/29 Vancouver BC Biltmore Cabaret
5/30 Olympia WA The Northern
5/31 Eureka CA Labor Day - Nocturnum
6/03 San Francisco CA Cafe Du Nord
6/04 Santa Cruz CA Crepe Place
6/18 Los Angeles CA Spaceland

DISSAPEARS

5/02 casbah San Diego CA
5/04 larimer lounge Denver CO
5/05 replay lounge Lawrence KS
5/06 off broadway St Louis MO

ELUVIUM

5/2 Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA w/ Benoit Pioulard
5/ 4 Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ Benoit Pioulard
5/5 Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA w/ Benoit Pioulard, Bell Gardens
5/ 6 Trunkspace Gallery, Phoenix, AZ w/ Benoit Pioulard
5/8 The Parish, Austin, TX w/ Benoit Pioulard
5/9 The Loft, Dallas, TX w/ Benoit Pioulard
5/10 Mangos, Houston, TX w/ Benoit Pioulard
5/12 Engine Room, Tallahassee, FL w/ Charles Stanyan
5/13 Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine, FL w/ Charles Stanyan
5/14 The Earl, Atlanta, GA w/ Julianna Barwick
5/15 Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, Asheville, NC w/ Julianna Barwick
5/16 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC w/ Julianna Barwick
5/17 DC9, Washington, DC w/ Julianna Barwick
5/19 (Le) Poisson Rouge, New York, NY w/ Julianna Barwick
5/20 Great Scott, Allston, MA w/ Julianna Barwick
5/21 Casa del Popolo, Montreal, QC w/ Julianna Barwick
5/22 The Drake, Toronto, ON w/ Julianna Barwick
5/24 Schuba's, Chicago, IL w/ Julianna Barwick
5/ 25 Big Car Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
5/ 26 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY
5/28 Jackpot Saloon, Lawrence, KS
5/30 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
5/ 31 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT

MONO

May 3 Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM w/ Balmorhea
May 4 Plush, Tucson, AZ w/ Balmorhea
May 5 The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ w/ Balmorhea
May 6 Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ Balmorhea
May 7 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA w/ The Twilight Sad
May 8 Slim's, San Francisco, CA w/ The Twilight Sad
May 10 Berbati's Pan, Portland, OR w/ The Twilight Sad
May 11 Neumo's, Seattle, WA w/ The Twilight Sad
May 12 Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC w/ The Twilight Sad
May 14 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT w/ The Twilight Sad
May 15 Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO w/ The Twilight Sad
May 17 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE w/ The Twilight Sad
May 18 Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA w/ The Twilight Sad
May 19 Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN w/ The Twilight Sad
May 20 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI w/ The Twilight Sad
May 21 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI w/ The Twilight Sad
May 22 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL w/ The Twilight Sad
May 23 Magic Stick, Detroit, MI w/ The Twilight Sad
May 24 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH w/ The Twilight Sad
May 25 Brillobox, Pittsburgh, PA w/ The Twilight Sad
May 26 Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON w/ The Twilight Sad
May 27 La Sala Rossa, Montreal, QC w/ The Twilight Sad
May 28 Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA w/ The Twilight Sad
May 29 Daniel Street, Milford, CT w/ The Twilight Sad
May 30 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 1 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 2 9:30 Club, Washington, DC w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 4 North State Sound, Durham, NC w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 5 Masquerade (Hell Stage), Atlanta, GA w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 6 Exit In, Nashville, TN w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 7 Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 8 Revolution Music Room, Little Rock, AR w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 9 Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA w/ The Twilight Sad
Jun 10 Rudyard's British Pub, Houston, TX w/ The Twilight Sad

PHOSPHORESCENT

5/10 New York NY Other Music
5/11 Brooklyn NY Union Pool
5/ 12 Philadelphia PA The Blockley
5/ 13 New York NY Mercury Lounge

WHITE HINTERLAND

5/03 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
5/04Tempe, AZ - Sail Inn
5/05 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
5/06 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
5/08 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
5/09 Seattle, WA - High Dive
5/11 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
5/12 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
5/13 Omaha, NB - Waiting Room
6/11 New York NY 92Y Tribeca
6/16 Portland ME Space Gallery

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