MSMR News!

After relentlessly touring in support of their 2013 break-through debut album  Secondhand Rapture  the Brooklyn based duo, MSMR is ready to release their sophomore album this summer!

How Does It Feel drops Friday July 17th and by the looks of the cover art, the always colorful Lizzy ("MS") and  hipster-chic Max ("MR") still have that flirty yet mysterious flare that locked in their monumentous fanbase  in the first place. The first single "Painted" is getting some love on the air-waves and the dancey, dark, modern-disco diddy already has a music video out!  It's a little retro with it's sudeo "Solent Green" theme but overall it's very original in a MSMR way: popping with vibrant colors, bursts of fierce dance moves and an Avant Garde appeal. 

And the dance party doesn't stop there!
 Earlier this month MSMR also announced their North American/European Headline Tour this fall! The band is donating portion of all ticket sales to the Third Wave Fund which is a grassroots fund that supports feminist, queer and trans-rights organizations. 

MSMR has been hard at work on these new tunes, so mark your calendars to party hard when they roll through! 

  

2015 TOUR DATES: 

June 3rd: Mendig, Germany - Rock am Ring 2015 

June 4th: Berlin, Germany - Kantine am Berghain

June 5th: Nuremberg, Germany - Rock im Park 2015 

June 10th: London, UK- Victoria

June 19th: Kansas City, MO - Boulevardia 2015 

July 12th: Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier 

July 22nd: Melbourne, Australia - Russell 

July 24th: Byron Bay, Australia - Splendour In The Grass Festival

July 25th: Sydney, Australia - Metro Theater

July 30th: Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall (Lollapalooza After Show)

July 31st: Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza 

August 1st & 2nd : Montreal, QC - Osheaga 

August 7th: Minneapolis, MN: Target Field 

September 8th: Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuest

September 9th: Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Strand 

September 10th: Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret

September 12th & 13th: Berlin, Germany - Lollapalooza 

September 24th: Houston, TX - House Of Blues 

September 25th: Austin, TX - Emo's 

September 27th: Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
September 28th: Nashville, TN - The Cannery Ballroom
September 29th: Atlanta, GA - Terminal West 
October 1st: Washington DC - 9:30 Club 
October 5th: Boston, MA - Royale
October 8th: New York, NY - Terminal 5 
October 10th: Toronto, ON - Dan Forth Music Hall 
October 12th: Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall 
October 17th: Denver, CO - Gothic Theater 
October 19th: Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
October 20th: Seattle, WA - Neptune Theater 
October 21st: Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 
October 23rd: Oakland, CA - The Fox Theater 
October 25th: San Diego, CA - House Of Blues 
October 27th: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern 
November 6th: Brighton, UK - The Arch 
November 7th: Manchester, UK - Club Academy 
November 8th - Glasgow - Art School 
November 10th: London, UK - Electric Brixton 
November 12th: Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie
November 13th: Paris, France - Trabendo 
November 14th: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg 
November 16th: Zurich, Switzerland - XTra
November 17th: Munich, Germany - Techikum 
November 18th: Frankfurt, Germany - Batchkapp
November 19th: Cologne, Germany - Gloria 
November 20th: Hamburg, Germany - Mojo 

Tumbleweed Wanderers Record Release show for Realize!

" We've been waiting a year to share Realize with y'all,
and the celebration is going to be MASSIVE this Thursday at The Independent!"
- Tumbleweed Wanderers

Tumbleweed Wanderers, the electric Folk/Rock four piece straight out of Oakland is celebrating the release of their third studio album, Realize, today! With subtle soul notes, their indie-folk leans more so on rock n roll sounds this time around and the baritone harmonies from the guys remain unwavering in an assortment of instruments including mandolin, banjo and of course, guitar. 

Tickets to their record release party this Thursday night at The Independent are still available! SF native Debbie Neigher will be opening for Tumbleweed Wanderers who are featured as her backing band for some songs on her next upcoming release! With Friends intow for the hometown show and new tunes to look forward to, Thursday night's show will be a fun one! 

Ciara @ The Regency Ballroom 5/31/2015

Dancing the night away at the Ciara show Sunday night at The Regency Ballroom was a fun way to say sayonara to the month of May!! Popular Bay Area radio personality Chewy Gomez hyped up the crowd before bringing the singing, dancing sensation, Ciara out. The room erupted with wild cheers in anticipation of Ciara's arrival as three back up singers took their place stage left and two dancers perused the stage. The audience instantly became a sea of cell phones as hands were raised to capture videos and photos of the star's performance when she hit the stage. 

Ciara at The Regency Ballroom 5/31/2015
Photo by Nikki DeMartini

For having such a sizzling hot bod, I was surprised by how covered up she was. In a flowing over-sized komono style top and an MC Hammer-esque wrap around skirt/pant combo, Ciara even donned a pair of dark Aviators but the shades were the first to go as she shed garments throughout the show. Sunday night was the last show of the Jackie Tour, the new mom's first tour in six years promoting the Jackie album, her first release in six years. Singing songs from across her catalog, including hit singles featuring other artists who were not on tour with her yielded loud, positive reactions from fans. For some reason I picked up a Micheal Jackson vibe from Ciara's stage presence: maybe it was the way she shimmied her shoulders and grabbed her crotch the way the King of Pop use to do. Maybe it was her soft spoken banter, or the continuous dynamic choreographed dancing. 

Ciara at The Regency Ballroom 5/31/2015
Photo by Nikki DeMartini

Whatever it was, my intuition proved to be right when the band qued up Billie Jean, she popped on a hat and seemed to walk on air as she busted some signature MJ moves including his famous moon walk! Ciara basked in the out pour of praise from her lively SF fans, at times looking amazed by it, as she paused throughout the show to say sincere thank yous. With all the dancing going on, Ciara's voice sounded good and steady with solid singing. I didn't think twice about it until a couple different people asked me the next day if Ciara sang or if the show was voice tracked. To be honest I still don't know to this day  if she was lip-syncing or singing. What I do know is that Ciara does put on one helluva of show! 

Ciara at The Regency Ballroom 5/31/2015
Photo by Nikki DeMartini