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Tour Tracker: Jeff Beck, Allman Brothers Band and Mayer Hawthorne

Photo: Gavan/Getty Jeff Beck announces the first leg of his Emotion & Commotion tour, the Allman Brothers Band extend their residency at New York’s United Palace Theatre by five more dates — that’s 13 total now — and Breaking artist Mayer Hawthorne opens for Passion Pit and heads to SXSW on a spring trek that’ll conclude with a set at Coachella. Full dates for all three artists below. Jeff Beck Apr. 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Nob Hill Masonic Centre Apr. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre LA Li

Published: 2010-01-27 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: On Tour

Manners by Passion Pit

The debut full-length album for the Massachusetts indie-rock band. [Rock, Indie]

Published: 2009-05-20 Provider: Metacritic

Chunk Of Change [EP] by Passion Pit

The songs on the Boston band's EP were originally written as a Valentine's Day present for lead singer Michael Angelakos' girlfriend. [Rock, Indie]

Published: 2008-11-01 Provider: Metacritic

Bamboozle 2008: Five Bands That Broke Out

TYGA The younger cousin of Gym Class Heroes MC Travis McCoy, Tyga’s rhymes are the product of someone with a passion for hip-hop and a pop sensibility, as perfectly excecuted in his remix of the Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” and his current summertime single, “Coconut Juice.” Get It: Tyga’s debut, No Introduction hits stores June 10th. THE CAB Judging by the overflowing crowd at their early evening Bamboozle set, the Cab’s slick dance-rock sound has already scored a dedicated following. Blurring the line between post-Fall Out Boy emo and late ’90s boy bands, the Cab’s high-energy pop is radio-ready. Get It: The Cab’s debut, Whisper War came out last Tuesday. ALL TIME LOW The Maryland quartet have been steadily on the rise since their debut full-length came out last fall, propelled by tight harmonies and a battery of arena-sized hooks. Get It: All Time Low’s So Right, It’s Wrong in stores now. DR MANHATTAN Dr Manhattan’s spastic live performance involving a fur guitar strap, a spare bass drum to bang on and unending jumping. Even better is the carefully orchestrated cacophony, which is wild enough to give the band something unique but reigned in enough for a sing-a-long. Get It: Dr. Manhattan is out now. MAYDAY PARADE Mayday Parade pairs hard-hitting guitars with vocals dripping with desperation for a sound that heads towards fiery pop rather than whiny drone. At Bamboozle, fans overflowed into the pit of the next stage, turning the mass of humanity into a dance party. Get It: A Lesson in Romantics is out now.

Published: 2008-05-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals, Bamboozle

New Ra Ra Riot - "Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)"

It's a match made in blog heaven, these two getting together on a track like this: "Ghost Under Rocks" sees Ra Ra Riot at the height of their melodramatic, orchestral pop powers; Passion Pit are an ascendant band that make highly bloggable electro-single

Published: 2009-01-26 Provider: StereoGum Keywords: stereogum,indie,rock,mp3,blog

Passion Pit Paper Bag Their 'Little Secrets'

Check out Passion Pit’s official video for their latest single “Little Secrets,” directed by Timothy Saccenti. The song is from the electronic band’s latest album, Manners, in stores now. Passion Pit will be on tour this spring. For more info, visit PassionPitMusic.com! Some of their concert dates are already sold out!!! You can [...]

Published: 2010-02-24 Provider: Just Jared Keywords: Music Video

BWE SOUNDTRACK: Passion Pit

Passion Pit is the "passion project" (pit) of Michael Angelakos, who originally created what would eventually become the Chunk of Change EP as a belated Valentine’s present for his girlfriend while enrolled in Emerson College. The last time I decided to create music for my girlfriend for Valentine’s Day it turned into the White Album, and the year before that, I wrote something that eventually turned into Moby Dick (we were going through a whaling phase). The song we chose to kick off season 16 is "Sleepyhead," which has been getting more buzz than a beehive since Passion Pit was the toast of CMJ last fall. Sleepyhead is a perfect place to start with Passion Pit; I’d use the words “spastic” and “sublime” if I was qualified to talk about music, but I’ll also confess that I’m a sucker for anything containing synths and shrill vocals. It’s insanely catchy, plus they even got obscure yet highly respected band The Wilderness to direct the video for it, so take that, you mainstream d*cks! Ahead, something related to porn... and a music video. Intriguing, you say? You bet it is. If you think the name Passion Pit sounds like the title of a porno, you’d be right, because it is in fact the name of an old hardcore porn (we won't link but you shouldn’t have trouble finding a torrent if you don’t already own it). In an interview on Spinner, keyboardist Ayad Al Adhamy explained the actual meaning behind the name, “To make it clear, [Passion Pit] is not the porn film. It's just where kids would go and make out ... the drive in movie theater.” Glad that was cleared up, because this would be the catchiest porn I’ve ever listened to and I have several porns on my ipod in audio form and none are even close. Make sure to check out the song “Better Things” on their Myspace -- it'll also drive you crazy. You can purchase the Chunk of Change EP at multiple internet places. Expect a full album from them sometime in the next few months. Be sure to keep an eye out for Passion Pit in a town n

Published: 2009-01-17 Provider: Best Week Ever Keywords: Entertainment