PRESS HERE LA SHOWS: *DEAD SARA*IDLE WARSHIP*THE KNOCKS*WHEELER BROTHERS*

[Carla Senft]

Press Here has four incredible shows coming up this week in LA - please let us know if you would like to come check them out!





DEAD SARA * Tuesday, January 10th @ Troubadour


[cid:image001.png at 01CCCC9F.0A51EF70]Rising rockers Dead Sara<http://deadsara.com/> will headline at the Troubadour on January 10th for a special live performance presented by LA's #1 alternative rock station 98.7 FM.  Dead Sara is slated to release their self-titled debut album in May 2012 on Pocket Kid Records/Fontana/Universal.  The band's supercharged music is propelled by female guitarist Siouxsie Medley's monster riffs and Emily Armstrong's powerful vocals.  Dead Sara also includes bassist Chris Null and drummer Sean Friday, who help funnel the band's ferocious, high-energy sound. Dead Sara is exactly what you want from a young, hungry rock band; unpredictable, enigmatic, and looking to make an explosive sonic impact - a definite must see performance! (tasya at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:tasya at pressherepublicity.com>)

Check out Dead Sara's boisterous single "Weatherman" HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGoeYOZ0Qs>, and be prepared to be blown away by Emily's dominant vocals!


IDLE WARSHIP (Talib Kweli & Res) * Wednesday, January 11th @ Key Club

                ALSO In-Store Performance at Amoeba Records - 6pm

After releasing their critically acclaimed album Habits of the Heart (Blacksmith/Element 9/Fontana) last fall, Idle Warship is kicking off the new year with a run of select live shows! They will be at Amoeba Records for an in-store performance and signing at 6pm on Jan 11th before heading over to the Key Club for a show that night. A collaboration between hip-hop luminary Talib Kweli and critically acclaimed Philly soul singer Res, Idle Warship is a genre-bending musical project born out of sheer experimentation and unbridled creative expression. Habits of the Heart stormed the music scene last year, receiving glowing praise from the likes of People Magazine, Associated Press, RollingStone.com, NylonMag.com, Filter, Bust, MTV Hive, YRB and Vibe.com. The album offers a thrilling hybrid of influences including soul, hip-hop, rock, alternative and electronic, and features guest spots from Jean Grae, Jay Knocka, Chester French, Michelle Williams & John Forte. (carla at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:carla at pressherepublicity.com> / gina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:gina at pressherepublicity.com>)
"...a genre-busting collab..." - People


"...irresistible listening...just plain alluring... - Associated Press

"...a flurry of creativity that is debatably some of the strongest material of their respective careers...an album of experimental tunes that are creative, fun and suggest that these artists are even more talented than we may have thought before." - Filter

"..wickedly good..." - Urb



THE KNOCKS *Saturday, January 14th @ The Satellite

NYC-based producers turned electro-hip-pop duo The Knocks released their new Magic EP (A&M/Octone) last month, debuting in the Top 10 on the iTunes Dance Chart in the company of Skrillex, Deadmau5, Kaskade and David Guetta. Now, they are hitting the road for their first live dates of 2012, with a stop at The Satellite on Jan 14th. With a nu-disco vibe, club-friendly beats, glorious choruses and piano hooks, the duo has been praised for making electronic music sound organic, installing a soul and some funky grooves amongst all the ones and zeros. Shortly after the NME declared The Knocks to be one of the "20 hottest producers in music" for their versatile production and remix work for the likes of Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, Foster The People, Chiddy Bang and Katy Perry, the NME was once again singing The Knocks' praises, this time for their own songs, saying that they have "stepped out from behind the desk to rebirth the Superstar DJ." WATCH the "Brightside" video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItMzMXCfKE>.  (carleen at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:carleen at pressherepublicity.com> / carla at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:carla at pressherepublicity.com>)



Praise for The Knocks:

"Cred-pop's answer to the Neptunes are kicking the living shit out of the Big Apple's loft raves right now...they are scientists of swagger." - NME



"...2012 looks like the year for The Knocks to break big...[they] are at that crest of stardom." - BEATPORT



"...The Knocks are about to take over...a total adrenaline rush..." - NYLON



"...ultimate dance jams..." - FILTER



"They don't write songs so much as anthems, sort of midway between high street and hip, David Guetta and Daft Punk." - THE GUARDIAN



WHEELER BROTHERS * Saturday, January 14th @ The Mint
[HomePressPhoto_Pat Cassidy]Indie-Americana five-piece, Wheeler Brothers, are making their way through Los Angeles on Saturday, January 14th at The Mint! Wheeler Brothers have quickly emerged as one of Austin's most exciting up-and-coming bands whose style is described as "ball-of-fire Americana" by the Austin Chronicle. They are touring in support of their debut release, Portraits (Bismeaux Records), which dropped last summer and features sing along, guitar driven jams with clear, crisp vocals and plenty of down-home Southern twang. Formed in Austin, TX, the Wheeler Brothers are made up of brothers Nolan (guitar/piano/vocals), Tyler (bass) and Patrick Wheeler (drums) along with Danny Matthews (guitar/vocals), and A.J. Molyneaux (lap steel/guitar/vocals). Check out the hilarious new video for their single, "Spent Time" at AOL Spinner HERE<http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/03/wheeler-brothers-spent-time-video-premiere/> and give a shout if you'd like to have a word with the guys or come check out their show! Watch this space for forthcoming details on their SXSW appearances. (jamie at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:jamie at pressherepublicity.com>)

Praise for Wheeler Brothers:
"...mixing country rock guitars with warm, rootsy vocals. Portraits stakes out ground somewhere in the vast space between Band of Horses and the Avett Brothers." - Austin American Statesman

"Through 11 fiery roots-influenced cuts, the Brothers bare their songwriting chops with an addictive sense of bravado and cerebral storytelling... Seemingly a bottomless pit of musical vision, Portraits is a debut that shows this band's melodic wellspring already bubbling over." - Elmore Magazine

"...ball-of-fire Americana and fueled by expansive musical backgrounds..." - Austin Chronicle

"Wheeler Brothers are a rough-and-tumble tribe from Austin, Texas... they chug their guitars with the gusto of a locomotive..." - AOL Spinner

"Rooted in the many shades of Americana, the Austin-based quintet isn't afraid of borrowing from the past and joins an increasing number of groups such as the Head and the Heart and Fleet Foxes in carving a new sound into indie's vast sonic landscape." - Washington Post

WATCH:

*         Official video for "Home for the Holidays" featuring actor Art LaFleur (The Sandlot, Field of Dreams) and directed by Christian Sorensen Hansen (The Head in the Heart, Fences, Atmosphere) HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S48g-ACGt6o>

*         LIVE performance of "Sleep When I'm Dead" HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NZGQxaExpo>

*         LIVE performance of "Ghost in the Valley" HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfp3Y5cZfMw>

*         LIVE performance of "Portraits" HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGcx4bvPL70>


Carla Senft
Press Here
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New York, New York  10001
Phone: 212-246-2640
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