I n c. Debut Video Premier - "A Usual Thang"

" A Usual Thang "

The debut music video from Los Angeles band I n c . A one take, live segment from a rehearsal captured on September 26th, 2010. It features 2 songs; "Special Tensions / Fountains". Directed by Nicolas Amato.

Vetiver on NPR Mountain Stage December 31

Vetiver performed on Mountain Stage last January and will be streaming on NPR’s Mountain Stage on December 31st. Airtime may very by station.

The following week Vetiver’s set will be posted at NPR.org/mountainstage and archived for continued access. You can connect with us Mountain Stage at facebook.com/mountainstage

Photos from the performance (credit – Brian Blauser/ Mountain Stage):

Vetiver KEXP Live Session

For anyone who missed it, you can hear Vetiver’s live session at KEXP here.

TEEN INC. LIVE @ CMJ 2010

FRIDAY 10/22

8:00pm

altered zones party

death by audio, 49 s 2nd. street (williamsburg)

SATURDAY 10/23

3:45pm

FADER fort

38 delancey (corner of forsyth)

SATURDAY 10/23

11:30pm

gorilla vs. bear

purevolume house, 7 extra place (entrance in alley behind bowery and 1st street)

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Micachu and The Shapes on the Congotronics Remix Album, Tradi-Mods Vs. Rockers

Micachu and The Shapes have contributed a remix of Konono No 1 to the forthcoming Congotronics remix double album, Tradi-Mods Vs. Rockers (track-listing below). Tradi-Mods Vs. Rockers will be released on November 22, 2010.

DISC 1
1. Deerhoof vs Kasai Allstars – Travel Broadens The Mind
2. Animal Collective vs Kasai Allstars – Quick As White
3. Andrew Bird vs Konono N°1 & Sobanza Mimanisa – Ohnono/Kiwembo
4. Tussle vs Konono N°1 – Soft Crush
5. Glenn Kotche vs Konono N°1 – Traducteur de transmission
6. Lonely Drifer Karen vs Kasai Allstars – Hunting On The Moon
7. Jherek Bischoff vs Konono N°1 – Kule Kule (Orchestral Version)
8. Woom vs Kasai Allstars – Enter The Chief
9. Juana Molina vs Kasai Allstars – Hoy supe que viajas
10. Mark Ernestus vs Konono N°1 – Masikulu Dub
11. Skeletons vs Sobanza Mimanisa – Kiwembo/Unstuck
12. Jolie Holland & Joel Hamilton vs Kasai Allstars
13. Aksak Maboul vs Kasai Allstars – Land Dispute

DISC 2
1. Shackleton vs Kasai Allstars – Mukuba Special
2. Hoquets vs Konono N°1 – Likembes
3. Micachu & The Shapes vs Konono N°1- No.K
4. Megafaun vs Kisanzi Kongo – Conjugal Mirage
5. AU vs Masanka Sankayi – Two Labors
6. Alla vs Basokin – Mulu(me)
7. Bear Bones, Lay Low vs Konono N°1 – Kuletronics
8. Burnt Friedman vs Konono N°1 – Rubaczech
9. Oneida vs Konono N° – Nombre 1!
10. Optimo vs Konono N°1 – Wumbanzanga
11. Bass Clef vs Kasai Allstars – The Incident at Mbuji-Mayi
12. Eye vs Konono N°1 – Konono Wa Wa Wa
13. Sylvain Chauveau vs Konono N°1 – Makembe

TEEN INC. Live in NYC!

Teen Inc. will be making their NYC debut. Hope to see you there!

Introducing Vetiver!

Miss Management is proud to introduce the newest addition to its roster, Vetiver! Vetiver’s Andy Cabic grew up in northern Virginia and spent a few years in Greensboro, North Carolina, playing guitar, writing music and recording as a member of The Raymond Brake, which is where he first met future Vetiver members Trippe and Dunn. After moving to San Francisco, Cabic helped form the rock band Tussle, and at the same time began recruiting other local musicians, friends and confederates, including Colm O’Ciosoig (My Bloody Valentine), Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star), Devendra Banhart, and Joanna Newsom, among others, to record the 2004 debut Vetiver for the Dicristina Stair Builders label.

Vetiver will be touring throughout October and November with Dawes. Check out the tour dates section to see if they will be coming to a city near you.

TEEN INC. Live at The Troubador on September 2nd

If you’re in the LA area, be sure to check out TEEN INC at The Troubador on September 2nd. Hope to see you there!

Teen Inc. at Pershing Square on July 22

If you’re in Los Angeles, be sure to check out Teen Inc.’s performance with Peanut Butter Wolf at Pershing Square. Hope to see you there!

Teen Inc @ The Echo on July 15

Micachu Featured in Men's Italian Vogue

Check out the spread/feature on Micachu and The Shapes in L’uomo Vogue (Men’s Italian Vogue)

Stream Francis and The Lights' It'll Be Better

Francis and The Lights is making an innovative step in the digital music realm by offering It’ll Be Better for streaming via an HTML5 site. Click here to read about the embeddable album and the development of the simplified music player.

MUSO Magazine Reviews Micachu and The Shapes with the London Sinfonietta

Click the image above to read a recent review by MUSO Magazine of Micachu and The Shapes of the London Sinfonietta.

New Francis and The Lights Tour Dates with Drake and MGMT

Francis and The Lights have announced new dates with Drake and MGMT.

6/13 – 9:30 Club w/ Drake – Washington DC

7/16 – SDSU Open Air Theater w/ MGMT – San Diego, CA

7/17 – Greek Theater w/ MGMT – Los Angeles, CA

TEEN INC. Featured in LA Times Magazine

TEEN INC. was featured in the LA Times Magazine as an band to watch in the LA indie music scene.

“There were hints of something familiar, plaintive vocals reminiscent of Prince, with traces of pop, funk, R&B and club-esque Balearic beats layered with the production styles of a D’Angelo or Dam-Funk. But one thing was clear: The heartfelt, complex sound is completely cutting edge.” – Cary Georges

To view the full article, click on the image above or click here.

Introducing TEEN INC.

Miss Management is proud to introduce the newest addition to its family, TEEN INC. Hailing from Los Angeles, California TEEN INC. was founded by brothers Andrew Aged and Daniel Aged.

“Plaintive vocals reminiscent of Prince, with traces of pop, funk, R&B and club-esque Balearic beats layered with the production styles of a D’angelo or Dam-Funk. The heartfelt, complex sound is completely cutting edge”

-Los Angeles Times Magazine

Vote for Francis and The Lights as Beatcrave’s Favorite of the Week

Francis and The Lights is in the running for Beatcrave’s Favorite of the Week. Please click here and vote for Francis. Remember, you can only vote once. Spread the word and get your friends to show Francis all the support!

Francis and The Lights QA and Show Review

Photo by Jake Schreier

Tea Party Boston recently caught up with Francis and The Lights during their show in Boston. Click here to read the full interview and review.

llustrations of Micachu and The Shapes

Thank you to Bianca Beneduci for creating such amazing illustrations of Micachu and The Shapes!

New Francis and The Lights Tour Dates Added

5/19 - Great American Music Hall - New York, NY

5/20 - Royce Hall UCLA Campus - Los Angeles, CA

5/21 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA

5/23 - Cannon Center w/ Drake - Memphis, TN

5/25 - The Fillmore Charlotte w/ Drake - Charlotte, NC

5/27 - House of Blues Cleveland w/ Drake - Cleveland, OH

5/28 - Bogart's w/ Drake - Cincinnati, OH

6/16 - Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA

8/17 - Radio City Music Hall w/ MGMT - New York, NY

Francis and The Lights Release Video for "Darling, It's Alright"

Stream Francis and The Lights' "It'll Be Better"

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Francis and The Lights Release "It'll Be Better"

Francis and the Lights have announced the release of It’ll Be Better on Cantora Records, the first full-length release from the invigoratingly soulful rock n roll group fronted by Francis Farewell Starlite. Available now on iTunes and out on CD July 20^th, It’ll Be Better showcases the vast range of Francis Farewell Starlite’s songwriting talent over 8 succinct and passionate songs.

Championed by artists like Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, and Drake, Francis and the Lights make a compelling case for the return of Blue Eyed Soul. More accurately though, they are a Rock and Roll band, whose leader, Francis Farewell Starlite, writes Pop songs that make him want to dance. After two widely circulated EPs, a buzzed about music video that leaped to mtv2 without a record label, and a history of legendary New York shows, Francis and Lights now unveil their awaited 8-song debut, "It'll Be Better," and embark on a North American tour.

Francis does not present a persona or character in his work, but an uncompromising vision, and an attempt to account for everything. He approaches press interviews, as well as pop music, with concision. The 8 songs on "It'll Be Better" are succinct and propulsive (each one has a carefully crafted beat), lyrically rich, and for the first time in Francis and the Lights' music, there are lush, emphatic choruses. Many of the songs are deceptively simple, and stripped down, often exploding at the end with rhythm and instrumentation (see 'Knees to the Floor,' and the closer 'Get in the Car.') The idea of restraint, and then reveal, is a thread that runs through all of the band's work.

The "Lights" in the band's name is not what it seems. It does not refer to a backing band (though there is one, and it is tight as a drum), but rather to actual stage lights, and as Francis says "modern electricity in general." Under this symbolic name, Francis has collaborated (as producer, featured guest, or both) on tracks for Mark Ronson, Lyrics Born, and Drake, on albums which will all be released this year. Everything the band does is considered; from the sleeping-sitting-standing progression of the first three album covers, to the shared final frame of the two offical music videos made a year apart. Francis is an eccentric, but it is perfectionism and transparency that make Francis and the Lights 'elusive.' There are plans here. It is a train worth getting on.

It’ll Be Better tracklisting:

1. It’ll Be Better
2. In a Limousine
3. For Days
4. Knees to the Floor
5. Darling, It’s Alright
6. Going Out
7. Tap the Phone
8. Get In the Car

Visit www.francisandthelights.com to obtain a music player for It'll Be Better. The player can embed anywhere online and is easily obtainable. Enjoy!

Mica Levi "Nominated" for Best Bangs in Rock on SPINearth.tv

Mica Levi was chosen for having some of the best bangs in rock by SPINearth.tv. Click here to vote for Mica, listen to music from Micachu (along with the other nominees), and view pictures of the some of the most notable bangs sported by talented musicians!

The Pyramiddd Scheme

Article talks about Pyramiddd's change in name. Click the image to view/read the full write-up.

Micachu to Tour with Spoon in April

Dates:

April 1 – Aragon Ballroom w/ Spoon – Chicago, IL

April 2 – First Avenue w/ Spoon – Minneapolis, MN

April 3 – First Avenue w/ Spoon – Minneapolis, MN

April 5 – Ogden Theatre w/ Spoon – Denver, CO

April 6 – Ogden Theatre w/ Spoon – Denver, CO

April 7 – In The Venue w/ Spoon – Salt Lake City, UT

April 9 – Moore Theatre w/ Spoon – Seattle, WA

April 10 – Moore Theatre w/ Spoon – Seattle, WA

April 11 – Orpheum Theatre w/ Spoon – Vancouver, BC

April 13 – Fox Theater w/ Spoon – Oakland, CA

The Vine Reviews Micachu's Show in Melbourne, Australia

Photo taken by B

Micachu and The Shapes is captivating audiences around Australia. Click here to see the full review and view more pictures from the show.

Micachu and The Shapes Nominated for Guardian’s ‘First Album Award’

Click on the image below to view the full list of nominations.