LA SHOWS: *Harper Simon* Hot As Sun * Spirit Animal*

[Linda Carbone]

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

HARPER SIMON*Monday March 25th @ The Satellite – 9pm
[cid:image003.jpg at 01CE295D.4A00B220]Harper Simon will close out his March residency at The Satellite with a coterie of guest musicians – over 60 performers in total. The evening will be like no other residency in LA and all begins at 9pm. Harper will play with his all-star band including Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) on drums, Joe Kennedy (Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti)  and Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes) on keyboard. Special guests include And And And, Killsonic, Don Juan Y Los Blancos, Silver Lake Ladies Choir with Mandy Kahn. The March residency has all lead up to the release of Harper’s sophomore album Division Street, which will be out tomorrow March 26th. PRESS HERE<http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/blogs/soundcheck-blog/2013/mar/19/check-ahead-harper-simon-division-street/> to listen to the album and PRESS HERE<http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/friday-march-15-2013/n33889/>to watch Harper’s perform his single ‘Bonnie Brae’ on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!
(gina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:gina at pressherepublicity.com> / stephanie at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:stephanie at pressherepublicity.com>)

Praise for Division Street
“The songs weave the dreamy melancholy of Elliott Smith with twang and steel guitar, and it works, without being cloying.” – American Songwriter

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

“Folk-influenced vocals…love for acoustic guitar and great songwriting.”-Magnet


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

[Hot As Sun 1-for email]LA’s own Hot As Sun will be playing a very special free show tonight in support of their incredible debut album, Night Time Sound Desire, which is set for release TOMORROW, 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’s brand 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:/%20jen 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


SPIRIT ANIMAL * Wednesday, March 27th @ The Satellite – 10 pm

[General SA - for email]NYC-based funk/psych/pop band, Spirit Animal, will be making a stop at The Satellite on Wednesday in support of their killer EP, This Is A Test. PRESS HERE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBLj0zJaED4> to watch their incredible video for “Lead!” and PRESS HERE<http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/03/04/spirit-animal-the-black-jack-white/> to listen to their brand new track “The Black Jack White,” which premiered on MTV Buzzworthy. The guys deliver phenomenal, in-your-face performances - think Red Hot Chili Peppers meet LCD Soundsystem. Definitely a must-see live show!
(joey at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:joey at pressherepublicity.com> / carleen at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:carleen at pressherepublicity.com>)

Tour Dates:
03/27 — LOS ANGELES, CA: The Satellite
03/28 — PORTLAND, OR: Mt. Tabor Theater
03/29 — SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Bottom of the Hill
04/02 — NEW YORK, NY: Pianos w/Elephant Stone
05/02 — BOSTON, MA: Middle East


Linda Carbone
President/Managing Partner
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