ALO’s new album “Man Of The World” was released on February 9th. The band has spent the rest of the month touring California on their annual Tour D’Amour and the Pacific Northwest with Galactic. The band stopped in at KINK.FM in Portland and played a rendition of Big Appetite for a lucky group of listeners. See the video of their performance here.
For those of you on the east coast who’ve been clamoring for the band to tour.. you are in luck.. East Coast Tour starts in May.. check out the tour dates.
Jack Johnson to release new album, “To The Sea”
Anticipation is building here at the Brushfire office for all of you to hear the new music from Jack Johnson. We’ll be announcing his US tour in just a few weeks, and his new single will be hitting the airwaves in April. As previously mentioned, his 5th studio album is set for release on June 1st. More news very soon…
For his European fans, buy tickets while you can, as some shows are already sold out, and others nearly there.
Inaudible Melodies on FREE Best of Bonnaroo climate change compilation
Our friends at HeadCount and the NRDC Action Fund put together a Best of Bonnaroo compilation featuring Inaudible Melodies to encourage action on climate change. You can download it FREE at musicforaction.org, where you can also email your elected officials on the issue. Get Best of Bonnaroo now.
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Jack contributed a song to “Music For Relief: Download to Donate for Haiti”... you can buy it on iTunes and all proceeds go to the relief efforts. Please download and donate!
“Well-versed in penning achingly-memorable songs, Rogue Wave have a deep well of personal experience to draw from. Their music manages to strike just the right level of emotional weight to a very satisfying effect.”
Check out a live performance and interview thanks to the good folks over at Spinner: Click here
After an overwhelming response to the inaugural Bondi Beach event in 2008, The Happening finally returns to Australia this March.
A celebration of surf culture and community and its reach beyond the waves into the world of music, art and film - The Happening 2010 will be held in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, bringing together under one roof: Brushfire Records musicians Matt Costa, Zee Avi, Neil Halstead and Will Conner; film-makers George Greenough, Chris and Emmett Malloy – previews of 180° South and The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights – plus the exhibited works of contemporary artists from The Surf Gallery, Laguna Beach, California.
SYDNEY - BONDI PAVILION - FRIDAY MARCH 26
BRISBANE - THE ZOO - SUNDAY MARCH 28
MELBOURNE - THE ESPY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 31
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19
The history of The Happening harks back to 2002 when professional surfer and filmmaker Chris Malloy, his cousin, filmmaker and owner of Brushfire Records Emmett Malloy, and Will Pennartz of The Surf Gallery brought together three disconnected elements of beach culture – art, film and music – into a single event.
In 2008, the event extended its reach traveling to Sydney’s Bondi Beach Pavilion, Tokyo, London, Cornwall and Paris - spreading surf culture around the world.
MUSIC
Heading up The Happening 2010 is MATT COSTA. Growing up in Huntington Beach, California, Costa began songwriting during an 18-month rehabilitation period following a serious leg injury that put pay to a promising skateboarding career.
On the strength of his debut release, the folky, beautiful Songs We Sing, Costa earned a rep as an L.A. buzz act, crisscrossed the U.S. in a van, and performed at all the major North American music festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits among others. In 2007 Costa recorded the follow-up Unfamiliar Faces, again on Brushfire Records. He is currently working on new material.
Next up is NEIL HALSTEAD. Based in the English coastal town of Newquay, Halstead is one of Britain’s most respected songwriters. The singer and guitarist cut three albums fronting Slowdive, before forming 4AD favourites Mojave 3 in ‘95. Halstead made his solo debut in 2002 with Sleeping On Roads and a follow-up on Brushfire in 2008, Oh! Mighty Engine.
ZEE AVI was born on the island of Borneo, later moving to Kuala Lumpur, Avi learnt to play guitar at 17. Beginning to write and perform, she posted her songs on YouTube for a friend to hear. The viral buzz around her postings eventually resulting in the release of her 2009 self-titled debut album on Brushfire/Monotone Records.
Picking up the opening slot is local Byron talent WILL CONNER. With a reputation for making music with a pure and unwavering sound, CONNER along with special guest 21st century soul surfer DAVE "RASTA" RASTOVICH, will open proceedings performing tracks from his new album Sailing, Love & Food.
FILM
Woodshed Films will tour special extended previews of 180º SOUTH the latest film by CHRIS AND EMMETT MALLOY - and, THE WHITE STRIPES UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS directed solely by EMMETT MALLOY, as well as short films by legendary surf cinematographer George Greenough.
180º SOUTH: In 2005 filmmaker Chris Malloy took a trip to Patagonia with Yvon Chouinard - one of the most unique and prolific environmentalists - and writer/filmmaker/producer Rick Ridgeway. It was then the idea for what would be come the film 180° South was officially hatched.
The film follows young American adventurer Jeff Johnson’s journey, following in the footsteps of Chouinard and best friend Doug Tompkins’ 1968 exploration of untouched mountain ranges and un-surfed coastline, on a 5000-mile expedition from California to deep Patagonia.
THE WHITE STRIPES UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS: In the summer of 2007, The White Stripes embarked on a cross-country Canadian tour to accomplish their goal of performing in every province and territory across the expansive northern nation. A captivating mix of striking live footage and poignant off-stage moments, this visually stirring and emotive feature length film celebrates the band’s 10 year history, bringing the band full circle in their career to a place reminiscent of how they first started out - shows where no one knew who they were, and where they were left to make a first impression with their music.
ART
At each of the Happening shows will be a gallery space exhibiting works from the following artists and photographers.
Artists: Jeff Canham, Harry Daily, Andy Davis, Ned Evans, Julie Goldstein, Yusuke Hanai, Alex Kopps, Greg Lamarche, Michael Leon, David Lloyd, Geoff McFetridge, Randy Noborikawa, Scott Richards, Mark Tesi, Pablo Ugartetxea, Tyler Warren, Alex Weinstein and more.
Photographers: Lorene Carpentier, Joe Curren, Herbie Fletcher, Laura Flippen, Michael Halsband, Ryan Heywood, Kassia Meador, Serena Mitnik-Miller, Jason Murray, Dane Peterson, Steve Sherman, Scott Soens, Patrick Trefz and more.
THE HAPPENING – music, art and film:
SYDNEY - BONDI PAVILION - FRIDAY MARCH 26
BRISBANE - THE ZOO - SUNDAY MARCH 28
MELBOURNE - THE ESPY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 31
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19
Sydney Moshtix Brisbane / Melbourne OR for all shows
2010 Jack Johnson New Album and Tour! Kokua Festival! ALO and Rogue Wave new albums and more
February 09, 2010
Jack’s New Album and World Tour
Jack and his band, Adam Topol, Merlo Podlewski, and Zach Gill, have been putting countless hours in at the Mango Tree Studio to record their 6th studio album. The album, currently untitled, is being recorded on 100% solar energy in Hawaii and will be released worldwide the week of June 1st on Johnson’s own Brushfire Records label. Stay tuned, we’ll have more news for you on the album front in March and a new single out in April.
Following the June 1st release of his new album, Johnson will embark on his first world tour since 2008, kicking off in Europe on June 16th. The tour will be a mix of headline shows in London, Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam and festivals including Glastonbury (UK), and Roskilde (Denmark). Stay posted, the US Tour dates will be announced in March.
The Kokua Festival will return for its sixth year on Earth Day weekend - April 23rd and 24th, 2010 - at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. All proceeds from the Kokua Festival will go to the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jack and his wife Kim to support environmental education programs in the schools and communities of Hawaii. This years lineup will include Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley (solo acoustic), Taj Mahal and local island favorites Jake Shimabukuro and Anuhea. Tickets are available to the Hawaii residents on February 20th and to the general public beginning February 21st. All Festival and ticketing information can be found on KokuaFestival.com
ALO to release Man of The World
If you can’t wait til June to hear some of Jack’s work, well you are in luck. ALO went to Hawaii last year to record a brand new album in Jack’s Mango Tree studio. Relix Magazine perhaps said it best: ” (Jack) joins in on both sides of the console without letting ALO forget its own identity as Northern California’s answer to the Beach Boys”. Think that’s lofty praise? Decide for yourself, you can listen to the whole album at Jambase.
The album is available on Vinyl and CD and is up for preorder from Newbury Comics with a signed booklet or at Amazon. It will be available everywhere on February 9th.
The band has announced tour dates on the West Coast in February, and East Coast and Midwest in May. They will also be appearing at several festivals this summer including Wakarusa, Mtn Jam, Summercamp, and Petaluma music fest. You can get more details on their official website.
Rogue Wave to release Permalight
Rogue Wave will release its second album on Brushfire Records on March 2nd. The album was produced by Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello) at his Sweet Tea studios in Oxford, MS. You can hear 3 songs from the album and get a behind the scenes look at its creation here. The album is available with a free poster at Insound or with an autographed booklet at Newbury Comics.
Over the coming weeks we’ll be posting free tracks, some cool video clips, and Pandora will premiere the whole album February 24th. Rogue Wave is touring the entire country, and attending SXSW. You can see all of the tour dates on the official website.
180 South World Premier at the Santa Barbara Film Festival
180 SOUTH is the story of one of the most unique and prolific environmentalists of our time: Yvon Chouinard. Rather than re-living Yvon’s story through old photos and his life’s work with pie charts, 180 SOUTH weaves Chouinard’s tale through a modern day expedition. This expedition was inspired by the rumor of a legendary trip in 1968 and the proof that came with it when the lost cans of film that documented the trip were recently discovered. The old footage captures Chouinard and best friend Doug Tompkins in 1968 as they explore untouched mountain ranges and un-surfed coastline on a 5000 mile expedition from California to deep Patagonia. Be one of the first to see the film on the big screen at its world premier.
WHEN February 10th, 2010, 7:30 pm
WHERE The Arlington Theater, 1317 State St, Santa Barbara
COST $15.00/ticket at the box office
The Happening returns to Australia, with Matt Costa, Neil Halstead and Zee Avi
A festival celebrating surf films, art, and music will be landing in Australia in late March. It will feature film screenings, fine art from the surf world, and acoustic performances from Matt Costa, Neil Halstead and Zee Avi (her first ever performances in Australia). Details are coming, but you can find out more here.
Brushfire joins Green Music Group
Brushfire Records has strived to make as positive an impact as possible on the environment. From membership in 1% for the planet, to using recycled papers and plastics in our album packages to running our studio and label offices on solar. Well, a likeminded group of labels, artists and venues are joining together to help create a set of guidelines that will make it easier for other labels, artists, and venues to do the same thing, and for fans to find ways of helping join the cause.
You can find out more at GreenMusicGroup.org, which provides fans and artists with a vibrant online community to engage in regular calls-to-action, beginning with the GMG Challenge set to launch next month. As additional incentive to take action, fans have chances to win prizes like VIP tickets and autographed guitars.
Rogue Wave “Permalight” , new tunes, behind the scenes, and preorder
January 27, 2010
Rogue Wave’s second Brushfire release is coming out March 2nd, 2010! The album was recorded in Oxford, MS at Sweet Tea Studios with Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello). The first single “Good Morning” is at radio now and available on Itunes. Check out the short video below for a glimpse into the making of the album featuring two more new songs “Stars and Stripes” and “Solitary Gun”.
You can preorder the album in both CD format and also LP format at Insound. Both come with a limited edition poster if you order before street date.
Amazon also has the album listed (but are not offering the ltd edition poster) Preorder it here
The band will be touring the United States in March and April, check out RogueWaveMusic.com for details.
