“The Irish French touch” band announces a Summer US tour. Their fantastic last album “Doolin” released by Compass Records is one of the freshest and most exciting Celtic records in years. Doolin’, whose name derives from the little village of musical fame in south-west Ireland, formed in Toulouse in 2005, comprises six accomplished and eclectic musicians who have gained [...]
French duo The Blaze have today announced the release of their debut album Dancehall, due out September 7th on Animal63/Sony Music U.K./RCA Records. The duo also offers fans another taste from Dancehall today with the release of “She.” US TOUR DATES 10/22 @ Showbox – Seattle, WA 10/25 @ Regency Ballrom – San Francisco, CA 10/26 @ Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA 10/28 @ [...]
The first French rap group to release an album, IAM have mixed rage and intelligence throughout a discography that spans three decades, all the while constantly discovering new dimensions to assure hip-hop heads in their home country that there is no need to envy the U.S. This Hip-Hop group consisting of 5 members, Akhenaton, Shurik’n, Khéops, Imhotep, [...]
After releasing the massive LP anthology Twentyyears in 2016, Air is coming back in a big way, announcing their first US tour in 7 years. The tour will take them across the world, including a stop June 4th at New York’s Governor’s Ball. 06-04 New York, NY – Governors Ball 06-05 Boston, MA – Royale 06-06 Washington, [...]
A groundbreaking legend of electronic music, Jean-Michel Jarre returned in 2016 with the album OXYGENE 3. “Oxygène 3 has its place within electronic music’s history,” shared Consequence of Sound while Observer called it “superlative.” Billboard adds, “…If you’re looking for something to get you through the working hours or moments of reflection, put this beast [...]
CharlElie Couture has not only made a name for himself as a talented singer/songwriter, he has also established an excellent reputation as a painter, photographer and producer. He will be joined by Karim Attoumane (guitar) and Blake Miller (accordion, banjo and violin) to perform new songs as well as his classic hits in a set [...]
Nouvelle Vague, a French band founded by producers Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, has gained wide notoriety for their versions of classic 80s and 90s hits, selling more than one million albums globally. With November 2016′s ‘I Could Be Happy’, Nouvelle Vague released original compositions for the first time. The group also released the EP [...]
“It’s facile to compare Mathlouthi to some of the great singer-songwriters she counts as her heroes…[but] she is no wannabe…Mathlouthi is a singular voice.” –NPR MUSIC “epic, gorgeously ornamented” –PITCHFORK ‘RISING’ “a national treasure singing songs for the oppressed” –THE GUARDIAN Tunisian protest artist, Emel Mathlouthi, creates expansive electronic music paired with traditional Tunisian instruments [...]
