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Hello,
We’re excited to announce that our song “Neda” is now available for download on iTunes in the U.K. You can download it HERE, or by visiting the link below:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/neda-single/id377233544
We wrote this song in remembrance of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran by a government militia group on June 20th of last year during a peaceful protest of the disputed Iranian presidential election.
Many others died that week and more were wrongfully imprisoned, beaten, tortured and executed in the year since.
All proceeds go to Amnesty International’s work on human rights around the world.
Watch the video HERE.
Show your support for human rights in Iran by uploading a photo of yourself holding a sign saying “I am Neda” at Nedaspeaks.org.
Spread the word. On Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Good morning –
It is with full hearts that we write to you this morning to announce the release of our first song in almost two years. “Neda” — a song about Neda Agha-Soltan, whose brutal murder at the hands of the Iranian regime during the protests in Tehran last year made her a symbol of human rights the world over — is now available on iTunes. All proceeds from the sale of the song will benefit Amnesty International. To purchase the song, click HERE, or go to the link below:
http://idj.to/AmnestyNeda
In addition, we have made a web-only video for the song. The video is a retelling of the historic events surrounding Neda’s death: the disputed Iranian Presidential election, the brutality of the regime in cracking down on dissent, the desecration of Neda’s grave, the massive movement towards freedom and peace in Iran… You can watch the video above, or on YouTube.
We believe that the viral video of Neda’s death was a sea change in political power in the world. It was the first viral video to change the course of history, a symbol that the power of broadcasting is no longer simply in the hands of governments and corporations, but in the hands of people. It is in the hands of anyone with a cell phone camera and an internet connection. It is in your hands right now.
There’s also something about Neda herself. About the simplicity of her request (that her vote be counted) and the violence of the response her government gave her. She represents the most fundamental decency of the human spirit standing in the face of the most base corruption of that spirit. All she wanted was for her vote to be counted. For that, she was shot through the heart in the street in broad daylight holding a sign that said simply “freedom.”
Good afternoon,
So we got a call from the Red Cortez crew saying that the Neda Project is a cause near and dear to their own soulful, bohemian hearts. As such, they will be joining us for the return to the Echo benefit on May 25th in Los Angeles. Red Cortez joined us for our entire fall North American tour last year and suffice it to say, they put on a SCORCHING live show. Thanks, lads.
Here’s a video for their song titled, appropriately enough, “In the Fall”:
(You can also click HERE.)
Tickets for the show sold out immediately. Thank you all for supporting the cause.
We will be debuting our new song “Neda” at the show. The song will be also released June 8th on iTunes, with all proceeds to benefit Amnesty International’s work on human rights in Iran.
The video for the song will also be released online on June 8th. It will retell the events surrounding the death of Neda Agha-Soltan and the historic protests in Iran against the disputed presidential election.
Neda is in our hearts as are the many who gave their lives for basic freedoms and the chance to stand up to tyranny. June 12th is the one-year anniversary of the historic disputed election. June 20th is the one-year anniversary of Neda’s death.
In the coming weeks, we will be asking you to join us to make a statement in solidarity with the people of Iran, a statement in support of basic human rights, a statement about the democratization of broadcasting and the new freedom that represents.
People have asked us: Why now? Why this? Why Neda?
Because there are people halfway across the world in jail cells—people we’ll never meet—who need our help.
Because Neda represents the most basic morality of the human spirit confronted by the most violent...
Good afternoon,
We are thrilled to announced that we will be returning to the first place we ever played a show for a very special benefit concert to raise funds for the Neda Project, a series of events we are doing with Amnesty International about Neda Agha-Soltan and digital democracy in Iran.
The show will be in two weeks on May 25th, 2010 at the Echo here in Los Angeles. Tickets are very limited and will be first come, first served. They went on sale today at noon PST. They are $30 each. All proceeds will benefit the Neda Project. Here is the LINK to purchase tickets.
The Neda Project
Neda Agha-Soltan was a young woman living in Iran—a student, who was shot in the street by government militia for participating in peaceful protests against the disputed election of Mahmoud Ahmadenijad. Her death was captured on video, uploaded to YouTube and within hours seen by millions around the world. She quickly became a symbol for the resistance and for the brutality of unchecked tyranny.
Like millions of people, we were deeply touched by the video and the horrific treatment of Neda and her family by the regime afterwards: the desecration of her grave, the intimidation of those who wished only to mourn her death, the allegations of torture of those who deny the government’s claim that it was a foreign plot that killed Neda and not the Basij. (A member of the Basij was caught red-handed on the scene and confessed. His ID was confiscated, though he was released for fear of punishment. He has not been brought to justice).
We wrote a song, called simply “Neda,” in tribute to her. We will be releasing the song and an accompanying video telling Neda’s story on June 8th, 2010 in preparation for the one-year anniversary of...
We’d like to thank everyone who made it out to the Troubadour in West Hollywood Wednesday night for our charity benefit for L.A.’s Friendly House. It was a crazy, fun night dedicated to recognizing and supporting one of the oldest treatment centers in the country for women recovering from alcohol and drug abuse. Thanks to those of who you who bought tickets and participated in the silent auction, we were able to help raise $40,000 for the organization. We had an amazing night and hope you did, too.
The night also featured our friends Aushua, who played an awesome set. We urge you all to check out their music.
This Saturday, January 30th, we’ll be playing a special concert with the Louisville Orchestra at the beautiful Whitney Hall at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, as part of their BB&T Strings Attached series. We’ve been busy these past couple of weeks adapting our songs for an orchestral performance, and we can’t wait to perform them. We hope you can join us.
Also on the bill are Tucson’s own Calexico.
For info, click HERE.
For tickets, click HERE.
We miss you, we love you, we find ourselves using our time off to learn new skills like French and riding motorcycles around L.A…
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Good afternoon,
We’re proud to announce that we’ll be playing a very special “Rock the House” benefit concert on January 27th at the Troubadour in West Hollywood to benefit Friendly House, a non-profit organization aimed toward helping women suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction.
For information about the organization, you can visit their website at www.friendlyhousela.org.
It’s an extremely important cause, and one that’s close to our hearts, so we hope you can attend. General Admission and VIP tickets are available now online through Ticketmaster.
General Admission: $45
VIP: $150
All proceeds go to Friendly House.
You can also call Ticketmaster at 1.800.982.2787, or Friendly House at 213.389.8810.
More about Friendly House:
It is their mission to continue to provide an environment in which women can recover from the devastation  of drug and alcohol addiction and progress toward healthy families and communities.
They seek to achieve a stabilized recovery from addiction, renew family relationships, and help reintegrate each woman back into the community. In order to help achieve this goal, Friendly House has daily round table meetings as well as off-site trips to Alcoholics Anonymous. Friendly House sponsors a women’s AA meeting each Thursday night.
Good afternoon,
It’s incredible to be back in L.A. after being away from home for so long. We’re happy to be sleeping in beds that aren’t speeding along the highway and doing normal things again, like hanging clothes in closets and eating lunch. Thanks to everyone who came out to our shows these past two months, and to our fans in the U.K. and Ireland who made London, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester, and Oxford the perfect, chaos-driven, booze-fueled end to the tour.
Of course, we’re not quite done with the year yet. We’ve been hard at work, planning and prepping our show at Walt Disney Concert Hall, which goes off this Friday, December 4th. We look forward to seeing all of you, and we promise there will be plenty of guests and surprises…
We’re also putting together a special DVD package of the show that will include a “behind the scenes” documentary. We’ll let you more about this…
Loveline Tonight
We’ll be guests on Loveline tonight with the endlessly knowledgeable Dr. Drew. Hope you can tune in and listen to us give questionable advice to impressionable teenagers.
Gasoline Video
Our bicycle video for “Gasoline” is available now on iTunes, as part of our Does This Mean You’re Moving On? A/V Bonus Pack. Get it HERE.
We miss you, we love you, we’re loopy from spending so many days in one place..
As promised (if a couple days late), here’s the link for our New Year’s Eve show in Chicago at the River East Art Center.
Also on the bill for the evening is a DJ set by Mark Ronson and performances by the Virgins and the Drums.
Hope you can spend the final, hazy hours of 2009 with us..
Good afternoon,
We’re somewhere in Idaho at the moment, about to wrap up the final week of our crazy North American tour. It’s been an amazing one so far, filled with lots of jumping, screaming, sweatiness, and boozy nighttime wanderings.. Thanks so much to all those who came out and made this tour such a memorable one. We’ve been having loads of fun in all these cities and enjoyed meeting all of you. It’s been especially nice seeing so many familiar faces speckling the crowds.
Also, our good friends and tour buddies The Henry Clay People and Red Cortez have been putting on some truly inspiring performances at all these shows. If you haven’t seen them yet, make sure you come early to catch them. If you have, you know exactly what we’re talking about..
NEW YEAR’S EVE IN CHICAGO:
To ring in 2010, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be playing a New Year’s Eve show in Chicago at the River East Arts Center. The night will feature a DJ set by Mark Ronson and additional performances by the Virgins and the Drums. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Go to the SHOWS section this Friday for the link. More info to come..
“MOVING ON” SINGLE/”GASOLINE” VIDEO BUNDLE AVAILABLE ON ITUNES NOVEMBER 17:
We’re also extremely happy to announce the upcoming release of an iTunes Bundle which, along with the song “Does This Mean You’re Moving On?” includes our official “Gasoline” music video.
This video was filmed as we rode bicycles all over east and downtown L.A. A few things to look out for in the video include: bike-riding inside the Metro station, a police helicopter, and Steven wiping out on steps..
The “Does This Mean You’re Moving On?” [A/V Bonus Pack] will be available on iTunes beginning November 17th.
Good evening,
Thanks so much for all the emails wishing a speedy recovery. We’re doing fine here in L.A., Mikel’s recuperating well, and everything looks to be on track for a great (if tremendously hectic) Fall tour, which begins TONIGHT at the Fox Theater in Pomona. We hope you can come out to join us when we swing into your town..
Speaking of swinging into town, we’re excited to announce a couple new shows. First off, we’ve added a San Diego date to cap off our North American tour on November 3rd at the House of Blues:
Tues Nov 3 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – BUY TIX
We’re also extremely honored to announce a special performance with the world-famous Louisville Orchestra on January 10, 2010 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in beautiful Louisville, KY. Tucson’s own Calexico will be joining us on the bill for this show, as well. Pre-saletickets are on sale now:
Sun Jan 10 – Louisville, KY – Kentucky Center for the Arts – BUY PRE-SALE TIX
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Photo Credit: Joao Paulo Lages
Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, Sept 18. You can find more info about it the Louisville Orchestra website here.
We’ve got some more European dates to announce:
Sun Nov 15 – Paris, France – La Dame de Canton – FREE SHOW
Mon Nov 16 – Cologne (Köln), Germany – Gebäude 9 – ON SALE SEPT. 23 – INFO
Tue Nov 17 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique – ON SALE SEPT. 17 – INFO
Fri Nov 20 – The Hague, Netherlands – Crossing Border Festival –...
Im Frannz Club begeisterte die kalifornische Band mit punkigem Rock’n’ Roll und presste den letzten Tropfen Schweiß aus den Zuhörern
By Patricia WolfAugust 26, 2009
Sie kommen aus Los Feliz – einem Stadtteil von LA. Los Feliz ist spanisch und heißt „die Glücklichen“. Und sie machen definitiv glücklich. Die rund 300 Leute, die sich an diesem schwül-heißen Sommerabend im Frannz Club eingefunden haben, um The Airborne Toxic Event zu hören, sind schon hin und weg, als das Quintett die Bühne betritt. Bei gefühlten 45 Grad im Club zerschmilzt ganz schnell jegliche Ehrfurcht vor der vermeintlichen Intellektualität der Band, die ihren Namen einem Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Don DeLillo entlehnt hat.
Zu unterschiedlich sind die fünf Typen, als dass sich die Band auf einen Begriff reduzieren ließe. Sie haben von allem etwas – schon rein äußerlich. Sänger Mikel Jollet gibt in Anzug, Krawatte und mit großer Brille den Elvis Costello, während Drummer Daren Taylor mit seinem Schnäuzer an Freddie Mercury erinnert und zuletzt mit freiem Oberkörper auf sein Instrument eindrischt, dass man Angst hat, es könnte entzwei brechen. Bassist Noah Harmon geht als klassischer Westcoast-Surfer-Boy durch, derweil Keyborderin und Violinistin Anna Bulbrook im schwarzen Paillettenkleid über die Bühne und Boxen oder sich unter das Publikum mischt. Allenfalls der schlaksige Gitarrist Steven Chen hält sich eher im Hintergrund.
TATE beginnen roh und laut – mit Stücken, die sich vielleicht als Punkrock’roll bezeichnen lassen – wenn es denn eine Einordnung braucht – der sich die Band freilich in Interviews konsequent und resolut entzieht. Wer unbedingt nach Einflüssen sucht,...
Nennt es Pubrock, nennt es Postpunk: Die kalifornische Band The Airborne Toxic Event macht Poesie, zu der man tanzen kann, traditionsgesättigt und mit Riffs an der richtigen Stelle.
By Edo ReentsJuly 10, 2009
Photo Credit: Autumn de Wilde
Wenn man diese Platte flüchtig anspielt, dann möchte man abwinken: schon wieder eine dieser Postpunk-Bands, deren Mitglieder mehr Zeit vor dem Spiegel verbringen als mit dem Stimmen ihrer Instrumente. Selbst wenn sie es täten – die Instrumente funktionieren, und am Äußeren ist, wie oben zu sehen, auch nichts auszusetzen. Das unbetitelte Debüt gehört zu den schmissigsten, bündigsten Rockplatten der vergangenen Jahre, voller guter Einfälle, reizvoller Akkordwechsel und gefälliger Melodien, wie sie auf die LP-Distanz nur ganz wenige Band hinbekommen.
Die Strokes und die Kooks, die Fratellis und die Thermals, Razorlight und wie die Mucker alle heißen, müssen sich jedenfalls warm anziehen. Und wenn man dann noch hört, dass der Sänger, Rhythmusgitarrist und Hauptsongschreiber Mikel Jollett eigentlich Tischler von Beruf ist – „I used to be a carpenter“, sagt er, das klingt so schön nach Tim Hardin! – und nach getaner Arbeit, mit schmerzendem Rücken im wesentlichen nur noch Bier trinken will. Damit haben sie schon gewonnen.
Tanzbare Poesie
Good afternoon,
It’s good to be back in L.A. for a hot second before we take off for Europe tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who braved the ridiculous heat at Lollapalooza on Sunday in Chicago (the hottest of the summer so far, we hear) to come watch us play. It was a memorable experience, to say the least. We had all kinds of fun. Hope you did, too..
With that in mind, we’re happy to announce our Chicago date at the Metro on our upcoming Fall tour. Pre-Sale starts TODAY:
Friday, October 23 – Chicago, IL – Metro
PRE-SALEbegins today, August 11 – BUY TIX HERE
General Public Tickets go on sale beginning this Sat Aug 15.
We want to remind you that pre-sale tickets for our Walt Disney Concert Hall show on December 4 go on sale this Saturday, August 15. BUY TIX HERE.
General public tickets go on sale Aug 23.
We’re also having a Tour Poster Contest for our upcoming U.S. tour. If you’d like to try...
