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Archeology tour kicks off today, check out their new single: "Altar Song"

2010 is the year of Archeology! On the successful heels of their debut album, Memorial, Archeology hits the road to bring their harmonious songs to the United States at large. In celebration, the band is offering up the third single ("Altar Song"). The song details the often overwhelming religious zeal the band has experienced when traveling the country and how it affects our nation's cultural climate.

Download and share the mp3 of "Altar Song"
Watch the video for "White Walls"

Tour Dates:

07.06.10 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

07.14.10 - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bonds

07.15.10 - Sacramento, CA @ Club Retro

07.16.10 - Fresno, CA @ Kuppajoe

07.17.10 - San Jose, CA @ Nickel City Arcade

07.18.10 - Las Vegas, NV @ the Bunkhouse

07.21.10 - Torrey, UT @ the Patio

07.22.10 - Provo, UT @ Muse Music (all-ages)

07.23.10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ the Woodshed

07.24.10 - Denver, CO @ the Hi Dive

07.25.10 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy's Tavern

07.27.10 - Kansas City, MO @ the Record Bar

07.28.10 - Springfield, MO @ the Outland Ballroom

07.29.10 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill

07.30.10 - Chicago, IL @ the Cave

07.31.10 - Lansing, MI @ Mac's

08.01.10 - Youngstown, OH @ the Lemon Grove

08.03.10 - Cleveland, OH @ the Beachland Tavern

08.04.10 - Canton, OH @ Old Glory Studios (all-ages)

08.05.10 - Rochester, NY @ the Bug Jar

08.06.10 - Cambridge, MA @ the Loft
08.07.10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Coco66
08.08.10 - Richmond, VA @ the Triple
08.09.10 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
08.10.10 - Winston-Salem, NC @ The Garage
08.11.10 - Charleston, SC @ The Tin Roof
08.12.10 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
08.13.10 - Atlanta, GA @ Wonderroot
08.14.10 - Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
08.17.10 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
08.18.10 - Fayetteville, AR @ Rogue Pizza
08.19.10 - Dallas, TX @ Bill's Records
08.20.10 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's
08.21.10 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
08.24.10 - El Paso, TX @ The Percolator
08.25.10 - Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture
08.26.10 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room (all-agesO
08.27.10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
08.28.10 - San Diego, CA @ the Tin Can
08.29.10 - Ventura, CA @ the Epic

09.01.10 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ TBA
09.02.10 - Fresno, CA @ Tokyo Gardens
09.03.10 - Seattle, WA @ the Comet
09.04.10 - Portland, OR @ the Doug Fir
09.16.10 - San Francisco, CA @ the Depot at SFSU
09.18.10 - Davis, CA @ Sophia's Kitchen
09.22.10 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Northern Arizona University

Visqueen hits NYC on July 30th to celebrate the Big Takeover's 30th Birthday!!

CMJ is way into the brand new People Eating People

New review of People Eating People's s/t debut is out now at CMJ!

"After feasting on her phenomenal skill on the piano, her voice is the icing on the cake. Johnston's vocal ability shakes walls and benefits her rambunctious lyrics."

Impose Debuts the video for "Marmalade" from Sea Of Bees!!

"We debuted Sea of Bee's "Marmalade" in mp3 format last month, practically gushing over Julie Ann Bee's haunting Americana. July is all about the premiere of the video and a handful of New York live dates." Impose Magazine - Read more and watch the video!!

The Inaugural Portland Folk Festival adds Damien Jurado, Peter Yarrow(of Peter, Paul & Mary) and a 4th night!

The Inaugural Portland Folk Festival announces the addition of a fourth night on August 19th! Also, the lineup has been rounded out with several wonderful additions: Damien Jurado, Peter Yarrow (of Peter Paul & Mary), the Brothers Young, Vagabond Opera, and a Woody Guthrie Tribute Concert that follows the screening of the 1941 documentary about Woody Guthrie titled Roll On Columbia. Also screening over the weekend will be the film Roll Out Cowboy which follows Sandman The Rappin' Cowboy around the country in the lead up to the 2008 elections. There are still many more performers being added to the lineup daily and tickets for the entire festival are now $30.

Preliminary Lineup (more to come):

Celso Machado · Loch Lomond · Thomas Mapfumo · Peter Yarrow · Dan Bern · Damien Jurado · Sea of Bees · Caleb Klauder Country Band · Mamadou · Vagabond Opera · Woody Guthrie Tribute Concert · Mary Flower · Jim Page · Bear Feet · Ezza Rose · Jackstraw · Future Historians · Earl White Band · Freak Mountain Ramblers · Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers · Winterhaven · Anne Weiss · Felix Hatfield, The Oz Street Fossil · Brian Cutean · Louis Ledford · Adam & Kris · Yarn Owl · Yoyodyne · Celilo · Lee Corey Oswald · Brothers Young · Petoskey · Stag Hare · The Lower 48 · Kid’s Performances by: Johnny and Jason · Cardboard Songsters · Dan Bern

Documentaries:

Roll Out Cowboy - Documents the travels of Sandman the Rappin' Cowboy in the leadup to the election in 2008, traveling from red state to blue state and capturing the challenges he faces as a cowboy who raps.

Roll On Columbia - A documentary from 1941 that follows Woody Guthrie's trip with his family from Southern California to Portland, OR where the BPA paid him to write 26 songs in 30 days.

Participating Venues:

Thursday August 19 (Downtown) - Mission Theater, Sisters of the Road Café, Backspace, Ella Street Social Club

Friday August 20 (Alberta Arts District) - Alberta Rose, Alberta Street Pub, The Know

Saturday August 21 (Mississippi Historic Neighborhood & Russell Street) - Wonder Ballroom, White Eagle, Mississippi Studios, Mississippi Pizza, buyolympia/Land

Sunday August 22 (Southeast Portland) - Doug Fir, Rontoms, Laurelthirst Pub, Holocene

Basia Bulat stuns us with a brand new live video!

Basia Bulat set out to the Toronto beach earlier this summer with the crew from What We See Is What You Get and they captured two songs from her, not to pick favorites but you absolutely must watch the video through until the second song! They find a beach hut for her to sing in with the most incredible reverb and her voice is flat-out stunning on that take of "Gold Rush"!

Catch her performance at the Central Park Summerstage in NYC on August 1st with St. Vincent!