“PYRO TREES” REVEALS NEW SONG AND TOURS OUTSIDE BALTICS.

Indie rock band “Pyro Trees” reveals the first single „Small Talk” from their upcoming debut LP which will be released in November of this year.

In the summer of 2015, after playing in such festivals as Laba Daba, Playground in Latvia and Devilstone in Lithuania, the band started to work on their debut album.The song „Small Talk” is the first single that is published for a wider audience, and also the first song to be published after their lead singer and guitarist Rūdolfs left the band and went to study abroad.

Right after the release of the first single “Pyro Trees” are going to the capital of Poland – Warsaw, where they are going to represent Latvia in the music conference Liveurope. The band’s performance will be on 11th of September on the stage of Stodola – one of the most popular music clubs in Warsaw, together with 28 other new European bands.

And on the 25th of September “Pyro Trees” are playing in Hamburg, Germany – in one of the biggest conferences of the European music industry – Reeperbahn, which will be held this year for the 10th time. So far Latvia in Reeperbahn has been represented by bands such as “Carnival Youth”, “Triana Park”, “The Sound Poets” and “Audience Killers”.

“Relicseed” announces U.S. and European “Serial Surgery Tour” dates.

Heavy metal band “Relicseed” (USA/LV) has announced the first bunch of the “Serial Surgery Tour” dates across America and Europe supporting their latest studio release “Slaughterhouse” (“Microphone Records”).

The band has published the first 2 of the entire 6 tour chapters which will begin on April 20 in Muncie, IN and wrap up by the end of November in Europe. All together it’s 13 US dates including Philadelphia, Huston, Indianapolis as well as Queens and 9 European dates including Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary.

“Relicseed” will tour together with various bands including “Losing September” (U.S.), “BLAMING HOLLYWOOD” (U.S.), “Darker Half” (AU) and others.

“Relicseed`s” journey begun back in 2004 when four Latvian musicians started experimenting with different playing and singing styles. The debut album “60 minutes of a dream” was released only in 2010 (Relicseed). The album was the start of defining the band`s character which is brightly represented in their second studio release “Slaughterhouse”. Constantly remaining the only original member Edgars Rakovskis (guitars, vocals) has led “Relicseed” across his native Latvia`s borders entering various alternative music markets around the world as well as created the new international form of musicianship together with the great Nathan J.C. Mercado (drums).

Edgars: “We`re extremely happy to finally get on the road again and do something we love together with likeminded musicians! Excited and willing to see everybody in the pit!”

VOCAL GROUP FRAMEST RELEASES A NEW SINGLE „DOD, DIEVIŅI” (GOD, GIVE!) AND ANNOUNCES A NEW CONCERT PROGRAMME.

Vocal group FRAMEST releases a new single „Dod, Dieviņi”, music author ir composer and group’s artistic leader Janis Kirsis ( Jānis Ķirsis), words are taken from Latvian folk songs. The song has been written for the new concert programme „Dainu skapis” (The Cabinet of Latvian folk songs), which will be performed on October 2 in Spikeri Concert Hall and on October 9 at Kauguri Culture House.

Concert programme „Dainu skapis” results from musical explorations, where traditional melody is put in such a form, rhythm and harmony which reflects both contemporary academic and popular music. This programme is influenced by traditional Latvian culture but has a fresh, modern sounding, traditional folk tunes being mixed with modern composition techniques – jazz, electronics etc.  Concert programme consists of arrangements and original compositions by two members of the vocal group Framest – Janis Kirsis and Roberts Memmens (Jānis Ķirsis and Roberts Memmēns).

The Great Escape announces its lead international partnership.

The Great Escape is excited to announce that they have teamed up with Music Export Latvia and The Lithuanian Music Business Association as their lead international partners for 2016, bringing to Brighton the very best of up and coming Baltic talent.

Highlights of the amazing international line-up of artists will be Lithuania’s Without Letters, who bring together tenacious techno beats and psychedelic twists in an eclectic mix of surreal sound, along with the cabaret-tinged acoustic tones of Alina Orlova. Joining them will be Latvia’s finest; the feel-good indie awesomeness that is Carnival Youth and the weird and wonderful avant-pop duo Howling Owl.  

Andris Nelsons and Boston Symphony Orchestra win Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Recording .

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s first Deutsche Grammophon recording  Shostakovich Under Stalin’s Shadow — featuring Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 and the Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk won the Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance last night at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

Andris Nelsons was born in Riga in 1978 into a family of musicians, Andris Nelsons began his career as a trumpeter in the Latvian National Opera Orchestra before studying conducting. He was Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 2008-2015, Principal Conductor of Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Herford, Germany 2006-2009 and Music Director of Latvian National Opera 2003-2007.

DVINES are back with their new debut single from the upcoming EP, expected by late spring.

After a lasting break, DVINES are back in business, presenting their new track – the debut single “SET IT ON FIRE” from the upcoming EP, in collaboration with DJ and producer MAKREE.

After deciding to take a break from any musical activity to find their unique sound, DVINES are back, planning to settle in the electronic pop dance genre.

“SET IT ON FIRE” tells about the desire to get rid of insecurities and anxieties, “set the fears on fire” and start a new life. The song is influenced by pop and house genres, written by both sisters, produced by MAKREE, joined by DJ Rudd, who also took part in the arrangement.

DVINES is a twin sister duo, known for their original songs, appearances at various TV shows and also for collaborations with various dance music producers, including MAKREE, with whom DVINES have successfully collaborated on their last release – “LOUD”.

EXPERIMENTAL POP DUO “HOWLING OWL” HAS RELEASED ITS DEBUT EP.

Musicians first met and started the band in early 2015 in Netherlands while studying jazz.  Their musical style could be described as “The White Stripes” meets Bjork meets “Die Antwoord” because of how Evija’s unique vocals and synths sounds together with Lav’s drumming.