Showing posts with label Safe and Sound. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Safe and Sound. Show all posts

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Capital Cities: "Kangaroo Court" Is Now In Session



Hi, I'm An Oppressed Zebra
Capital Cities is on the move...! Hot off the heels for their MTV VMA Win, their “Safe and Sound” music video was honored with their first MTV VMA award for “Best Visual Effects,” where they bested out such fellow nominees as Duck Sauce, Flying Lotus, Skrillex (featuring The Doors), as well as The Weeknd.

Well, they have gone and have gotten all George Orwell "Animal Farm" on your ass, with their latest from their CD "In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery".

That's right, it's time to hop right into the "Kangaroo Court" where you will be judged in a quite Orwellian fashion.

Zebra's need not apply - they are prejudged and that's just the way it is. You know the whole horse of a different color thing.

Capital Cities has another VMA winner on it's hands, keep on moving guys!

Hop into "Kangaroo Court" after the jump!



                                                           "Kangaroo Court" Video

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Capital Cities: MTV VMA'S, A Gold Single & More...Oh My!



AFTER TOPPING THE MODERN ROCK CHART, GOLD SINGLE
“SAFE AND SOUND” IS A HIT AT TOP 40, TRIPLE A AND HOT AC AND ENTERS TOP 20 OF BILLBOARD’S HOT 100
“SAFE AND SOUND” VIDEO NOMINATED FOR TWO MTV VMA’S
“KANGAROO COURT,” THE SECOND SINGLE FROM IN A TIDAL WAVE OF MYSTERY, ADDED BY KROQ AND 98/7 IN LOS ANGELES AND SF’S LIVE 105

Capital Cities is co-headlining the feel-good event of the fall concert season: “Bright Futures Tour” with Fitz and The Tantrums. The two high-energy, Los Angeles-based bands will kick off the U.S. run on October 20 at The National in Richmond, VA. Tickets are on sale now for the outing, which will include shows at Roseland Ballroom in New York City (October 23) and Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club (October 30).

Capital Cities have taken the world by storm with the break out hit “Safe and Sound,” which is approaching Platinum status in the U.S., where it’s a multi-format smash at radio. After hitting No. 1 at Modern Rock, it’s now Top 10 at Triple A, Top 15 at Top 40 and Top 15 at Hot AC. Featured on the band’s debut album, In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery, it’s in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, has over four million streams on Spotify and is the #4 most Shazam-ed track in America. “Safe and Sound” has been heard on “American Idol,” “TODAY,” “90210” and in more than a half dozen promotional campaigns, including spots for Nike, HBO and Smart Car. The track has already gone Platinum in Germany and Gold in Canada.

The official "Safe and Sound" video– directed by Grady Hall (Beck, Modest Mouse) – recently picked up two MTV Video Music Award nominations: Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction. The clip, which has racked up over eight million views, is a mash-up of the past 100 years of dance, presided over by front men Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian at the historic Los Angeles Theatre. It was choreographed by Mandy Moore(“So You Think You Can Dance,” Silver Linings Playbook).

Capital Cities – founded by Merchant and Simonian, two L.A.-based jingle writers who met on Craigslist – recently performed “Safe and Sound” on the outdoor stage of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” You can view their appearance.   The band also recently performed at the Grove Summer Concert Series where over 7,500 people were in attendance.


Modern rock stations such as KROQ and 98/7 in Los Angeles and Live105 in San Francisco have already jumped on the band’s follow up single, “Kangaroo Court,” which Billboard hailed as a “summer jam if we’ve ever heard one.” The band – which USA Today praised for its “playful fusion of pop, rock and EDM” in a recent “On the Verge” feature – continues its world tour, with dates in Japan, Korea, Europe and North America.

Capital Cities – Upcoming Tour Dates
8/10                 Osaka, Japan              Summersonic
8/11                 Osaka, Japan              Summersonic
8/14                 Seoul, South Korea     Supersonic
8/17                 Sterling Heights, MI    MoPop Music Festival – Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
8/23                Eugene, OR                Kaleidoscope Music Festival
8/24                Salt Lake City, UT      The Gallivan Center – X96 Big Ass Show
8/25                 Monterey, CA             First City Festival – Monterey County Fairgrounds
8/30                 Chicago, IL                  North Coast Music Festival
8/31                 Calgary, AB                X-fest – Fort Calgary
9/3                   Luxembourg                Den Atelier
9/4                   Amsterdam                 Melkweg Oude Zaal
9/5                   Hamburg                     Docks
9/6-7                Berlin                           Berlin Festival 2013
9/9                   Frankfurt                     Gibson
9/10                 Munich                        Muffathalle
9/11                 Milan                           Magazzini Generali
9/13                 Lisbon                          Santiago Alquimista
9/14                 Madrid                         DCode Fest 2013
9/16                 Paris                            Nouveau Casino
9/17                 Cologne                       E-Werk
9/18                 Antwerp                       TRIX Centrum voor Muziek
9/19                 London                        XOYO
9/20-21            Atlanta, GA                 Music Midtown 2013
9/21-22            Denver, CO                Riot Fest 2013
10/12-13          Mexico City                 Festival Corona Capital 2013
10/20               Richmond, VA            The National *
10/23               New York, NY             Roseland Ballroom *
10/24               Boston, MA                 House of Blues *
10/25               Wallingford, CT           The Dome at Oakdale Theater *
10/27-28          Las Vegas, NV            Life Is Beautiful Festival
10/28               Boston, MA                House of Blues *
10/29               Clifton Park, NY          Upstate Concert Hall *
10/30               Washington, DC          9:30 Club *
11/2                 Los Angeles, CA         The Greek Theatre
(opening for Two Door Cinema Club)
11/13               Athens, OH                 Ohio University *
11/15               Cleveland, OH            House of Blues *
11/21               Maplewood, MN         Myth *
11/23               Milwaukee, WI            The Rave *
* w/Fitz and The Tantrums
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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Capital Cities On The Move

Photo: Eliot Lee Hazel 

In case you are wondering where I'll be tonight, it's at The El Rey seeing Capital Cities....

IN A TIDAL WAVE OF MYSTERY,
CAPITAL CITIES’ DEBUT ALBUM, IS OUT !
“SAFE AND SOUND” HITS NUMBER 1 AT MODERN ROCK THIS WEEK!
BAND PERFORMS ON “CONAN” THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 6
AND “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!” ON JULY 10
TOUR INCLUDES SOLD-OUT JUNE 6 & 7 SHOWS AT LA’S EL REY THEATRE & NUMEROUS FESTIVAL DATES, INCLUDING BONNAROO

In A Tidal Wave Of MysteryCapital Cities’ debut album, was released today by Capitol Records, in partnership with Lazy Hooks. The group will make its national television debut on“Conan” this Thursday, June 6, and perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on July 10.

Produced by founders/frontmen Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian – two Los Angeles-based jingle writers who met on Craigslist  – In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery includes the multi-format radio smash “Safe and Sound,” which is Number 1 at the Modern Rock format, Top 20 at Triple A and within the Top 40 at Top 40 radio. Praised by RollingStone.com for the way it merges “high-energy dance beats with unbridled optimism and joy,” “Safe and Sound” has already sold more than 260,000 copies and is featured on the NOW 45 compilation.

The videos that Capital Cities has made for “Safe and Sound” have more than 4 million views cumulatively. The latest – lensed by Grady Hall (Beck, Modest Mouse), a writer-director and creative director at GRAMMY®-winning Motion Theory – is being played on MTV, MTV2, Teen Nick, Fuse, Music Choice, Palladia, mtvU and MTV Hits. 

The New York Times’ website premiered In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery in the week leading up to is release, which also features the tracks “Kangaroo Court”, “I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo” and “Farrah Fawcett Hair” which features Andre 3000.  Capital Cities’ songs have been heard on “American Idol,” “TODAY” and the Iron Man 3 soundtrack as well as in promotional campaigns for HBO, Smart Car, Microsoft and more than half a dozen other spots.

Capital Cities brings its “Dancing With Strangers” headline tour home this week, playing two sold-out shows at L.A.’s El Rey Theatre on June 6 and 7. All proceeds from the June 7 show will go to MusiCares and A Place Called Home. The band will also perform at numerous festivals, including Bonnaroo, Firefly, Summerfest andKanrocksas.

Capital Cities – Upcoming Tour Dates
6/5        Anaheim, CA                             House of Blues                                                    SOLD OUT        

6/6        Los Angeles, CA                         El Rey Theatre                                                    SOLD OUT

6/7        Los Angeles, CA                        El Rey Theatre                                                    SOLD OUT

6/8        Oceanside, CA                SPF 949 @ Junior Seau Oceanside Pier Ampitheatre

6/13      Manchester, TN              Bonnaroo Music Festival

6/14      Miami Beach, FL              Bardot

6/18      St Petersburg FL                          The State Theatre
6/19      Jacksonville, FL                            Jack Rabbits
6/21      Atlantic City, NJ                          The Social @ Revel Resort & Casino

6/23      Dover, DE                                  Firefly Music Festival – Dover International Speedway

6/24      Lancaster, PA                  Chamelon Club

6/25      Columbus, OH                           The Basement

6/27       Milwaukee, WI                            Summerfest

6/28      Kansas City, MO             Starlight Theatre

6/29      Chicago, IL                     Q87.7 WKQX PiQniQ

7/7        Kelowna, BC                   Keloha Festival

7/13      Philadelphia, PA              WRFF Summer Block Party

7/31      Toronto, ON                  Edgefest

8/1        New Haven, CT              Toad’s Place

8/2        Montreal, QC                 Osheaga Music and Arts Festival – Parterre Parc Jean Drapeau

8/17      Sterling Heights, MI          MoPop Music Festival - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre

8/25      Monterey, CA                 First City Festival – Monterey County Fairgrounds

8/30      Chicago, IL                     North Coast Music Festival

8/31      Calgary, AB                    Xfest – Fort Calgary

9/1        Edmonton, AB                Sonic Boom Festival – Northlands Park

10/26    Las Vegas, NV                 Life Is Beautiful Festival

11/2      Los Angeles, CA              The Greek Theatre (opening for Two Door Cinema Club)

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