LA SHOWS: * Harper Simon * Hot As Sun * Mother Mother * Dan Croll *

[Linda Carbone]

Hello!

Press Here has some great bands playing in LA this week. See below and let us know if you’d like to come out!

HARPER SIMON * Monday March 4th @ The Satellite – 9pm

[cid:image002.jpg at 01CE18D8.E6062CD0]Harper Simon will kick off his "Free Mondays" March residency at The Satellite tonight at 9:00 pm with special guests Jenny O, The Living Sisters and Stephen Sowan. This is the first of four shows Harper will host this month in anticipation of the release of his sophomore album, Division Street, out March 25th. Harper broke out his electric guitar skills for the collection of songs, and has already received praise for the single "Bonnie Brae." PRESS HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKoFyz6c14> to watch the music video! Harper's debut self-titled album was a critical success, with Rolling Stone calling it “a gorgeous collection of vintage-sounding country-folk tunes,” andAmerican Songwriter called Harper “a real star in the making.”
(gina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:gina at pressherepublicity.com> / stephanie at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:stephanie at pressherepublicity.com>)

“Division Street has a line-up of guest musicians that reads like a who’s who of groundbreakers in rock” - NOWNESS

“There are a lot of psych-pop revivalists these days who forget the ‘pop,’ instead settling for slight melodies buried in noodling and reverb…’Bonnie Brae’ is not that”-Buzzbands LA

HOT AS SUN * TONIGHT, March 4th and MONDAY, March 25th @ Los Globos – 10 pm

[Hot As Sun 1-for email]LA’s own Hot As Sun will be playing two very special LA shows in support of their incredible debut album, Night Time Sound Desire, which is set for release on March 26th via Last Gang Records. Before even releasing an album, the band has already landed gigs opening for Gotye, Foster The People, Phantogram and more. PRESS HERE<http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=9117> to check out Hot As Sun’sbrand new video for “Dahnce To The Beat,” which stars the legendary Chester Whitmore – who’s worked with everyone from Miles Davis to Michael Jackson – and The Santiago Brothers.  (joey at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:joey at pressherepublicity.com> /jen at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:jen at pressherepublicity.com> )

Praise For Hot As Sun:

“…the band is irrepressibly upbeat--their '60s doo-wop meets electro-pop sound seems custom-made for sonic fairytales and happy-endings…” –NylonMag.com<http://NylonMag.com/>

“The album… celebrates the power of the disco beats, handclaps and dance-floor romance in songs that flirt with girl-group, soul and trip-hop but manage to have a heart of their own.” – Buzzbands LA

“…13 addictively listenable synth-based bonbons—combines a little bit of ’60s sha-la-la sunshine, a dash of what Jackson calls “dirty hip-hop,” a soupçon of gospel singing, and a generous helping of Beach House-ish lo-fi dreaminess in a base of Sleigh Bells-but-sweeter, pump-your-arms-and-chant-along power pop. Floating above it all is Jackson’s reverb-drenched soprano …” – Aritzia.com<http://Aritzia.com/>

“The 13 tracks play as a fever dream, with deeply layered vocals and swaying keyboard over a swaggering backbone of electronic dance beats, shaded by a judiciously deployed paleo-synth called the Omnichord.” – Nylon Guys


MOTHER MOTHER * TUESDAY, March 5th * Viper Room

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Canada’s beloved art-pop quintet Mother Mother will be making a stop in LA on March 5th at the Viper Room in support of their newest album, The Sticks - out now via esteemed international label Last Gang Records (Emily Haines, Crystal Castles, Purity Ring). PRESS HERE<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOIlBbDxx2c&feature=player_embedded> to watch the Chad VanGaalen-animated video for “The Sticks.” Mother Mother’s unique blend of clever lyrics, stunning vocals, quirky arrangements and a multi-dimensional sound, both on stage and in the studio, has amassed the group a loyal Canadian fan base, and with the release of The Sticks to the world, they are poised for international success. (joey at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:joey at pressherepublicity.com> / jen at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:jen at pressherepublicity.com> )



MOTHER MOTHER TOUR DATES W/ AWOLNATION
March 8        Lubbock, TX @ Wild West
March 9        San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
March 10     Corpus Christi, TX @ Brewster Street Ice House
March 12     New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
March 15     Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
March 16     Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
March 18     Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
March 19     Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
March 20     Norfolk, VA @ Norva
March 22     Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
March 24     Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre
March 26     Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
March 27 ­    Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
March 29 ­    Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
March 30 ­    Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theatre
April 1 ­          Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
April 2 ­          Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
April 3 ­          Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
April 5 ­          Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion Ballroom
April 6 ­          Golden, CO @ Colorado School of Mines
April 8 ­          Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
April 9 ­          Sioux Falls, SD @ The Vault
April 10 ­        Fargo, ND @ The Venue
April 12 ­        Billings, MT @ Babcock Theatre
April 13 ­        Missoula, MT @ The Wilma Theatre
April 15         Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
April 16 ­        Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
April 18 ­        Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

DAN CROLL*Friday March 8th @ The Echo 9:30pm AND Saturday March 9th @ Bootleg Bar 11:00pm

[cid:image001.jpg at 01CE09D2.6DF7C6A0]The 22-year old UK solo artist Dan Croll will make his US debut this week, including two shows in LA this weekend, to support the release of his five-track EP From Nowhere on March 12th via Lava/Republic. Dan has already been an instant success in the UK - his premiere single “From Nowhere” gained over 100,000 streams on SoundCloud and topped the Hype Machine charts within two weeks of its September 2012 release. PRESS HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYdB3rectmc> to watch the video! Dan will support Darwin Deez at The Echo on Friday night, and headline the show at the Bootleg on Saturday.
(gina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:gina at pressherepublicity.com> / stephanie at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:stephanie at pressherepublicity.com>)

“Think Paul Simon jamming with Prince. Very nice.”- The Guardian

“We’ve watched Dan Croll’s video for From Nowhere 203 times this week.”-The Fader
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