March 7th, 2010US visa update for UK bands travelling to SXSW
—–Original Message—–
From: SXSW Registration [mailto:reg@sxsw.com]
Sent: 06 March 2010 23:10
Subject: 2010 SXSW US Embassy Information
Effective March 1st, 2010, individuals applying for a non-immigrant visa* at the U.S. Embassy will be required to submit a new electronic application form, known as the DS-160 Non-Immigrant Visa Electronic Application.
List of Countries Using the Online DS- 160 Non-Immigrant Visa Electronic Application Form:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_4230.html
Due to unforeseen problems with the new visa application form DS-160, any applicant who has an appointment with a U.S. Embassy the week of March 8 - 12 who is unable to complete this form, may furnish the DS-156. In addition, males aged between 16 and 45 should complete the DS-157 and F and J visa applicants the DS-158. The forms are available on the visa forms page at
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_1342.html
Amin Simms
SXSW Registrar
reg@sxsw.com
March 3rd, 2010The Crookes - Rebel Playlist
The Crookes new single ‘Bloodshot Days’ has been chosen to be part of Steve Lamacq’s rebel playlist competition on the mighty and wonderful 6 Music. All you need to do is to head here and vote vote vote. The pre orders for the single are also going really well so if you want to own a bit of history you better get buying from our shop. We will be sending the records out as soon as they have arrived so you should get them a few days early.
Let us also not forget The Crookes are playing shows here, there and indeed everywhere as of pretty much now. They are playing all over the UK and flying over to SXSW in the next couple of months so it’s an exciting time ahead for the band.
March 1st, 2010LoveLikeFire - Worldwide Release Today!
After announcing last week that we would soon be releasing the fantastic LoveLikeFire album on CD in the US on April 12th we have now agreed a deal to have the album released worldwide digitally on March 1st. So…that’s TODAY! Get onto your download site of choice and get listening to Tear Ourselves Away. There is also a bonus remix by a certain RonnieVannucci Jr of The Killers fame.
Here’s a list of sites in the US which will have the album:
24-7 entertainment
Play.com
7Digital
Amazon
Bleep
Boomkat
Deezer
DJTUNES.com
eMusic
iTunes
Juno records
Lala.com
Medianetdigital
Mflow
Napster
Nokia Music Store
Spotify
Vidzone
There’s also a bunch of LoveLikeFire shows coming up as the band travels to SXSW. These dates are as follows:
11th March - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco
13th March - Kilby Court, Salt Lake City
14th March - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City
15th March - Burt’s Tiki Lounge, Alburquerque
16th - 19th March - SXSW
23rd March - Silverlake Lounge, LA
February 17th, 2010LoveLikeFire’s Album To Be Released On US iTunes
After a great 2009 winning many new fans in the UK, LoveLikeFire are now setting their sites on their native America with lots of gigs and lots of incredible music to be released. The first stage of this will be on March 1st when their brilliant album Tear Ourselves Away will be launched digitally online. Until now there has only been a few tracks available but we feel now is the time to unleash the full album. It’s packed with hauntingly beautiful tracks and foot stomping hits, all being led by Ann Yu’s amazing vocals. The online version also comes with a bunch of extras including a remix by a certain Ronnie Vannucci Jr. A full physical release of the album will also follow on April 12th for all you traditionalists!
The band also has the following dates ahead:
The dates are as follows:
11th March - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco
13th March - Kilby Court, Salt Lake City
14th March - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City
15th March - Burt’s Tiki Lounge, Alburquerque
16th - 19th March - SXSW
23rd March - Silverlake Lounge, LA
February 15th, 2010The Crookes - Bloodshot Days
Heist Or Hit are delighted to announce we will be releasing the next single from The Crookes. Hailing from over the Pennines in Sheffield, the band have been on our radar for a while now and we are certain they are a band ready to take 2010 by storm.
The single is out on April 5th and is called Bloodshot Days - we have had the tune in our life for a couple of months now and it is a thing of brilliance. The release is strictly limited to a run of 500 vinyl and each copy comes with a hand made lyric sheet and a free download of the tracks. There is a few copies in our shop for pre-order but we expect these to go quickly so move fast to secure a copy of the single.
February 2nd, 2010LoveLikeFire Tour Dates
LoveLikeFire are another Heist Or Hit band headed for SXSW this year. They join Pomegranates and another soon to be confirmed member of team Heist in playing the festival in March.
On the way to the festival, LLF will be warming up with a bunch of shows to perfect some new of their brand new tunes.
The dates are as follows:
11th March - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco
13th March - Kilby Court, Salt Lake City
14th March - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City
15th March - Burt’s Tiki Lounge, Alburquerque
16th - 19th March - SXSW
23rd March - Silverlake Lounge, LA
Just a quick reminder on the Pomegranates tour dates again:
9th March - Video Saloon, Bloomington
10th March - Zanzabar, Louisville
11th March - The End, Nashville
12th March - Caledonia Lounge, Athens
13th March - Treehouse, Hot Springs
14th March - NX35, Denton
15th March - The Mink, Houston
16th March - Art Disaster, Austin
17th - 20th March - SXSW
