New From Nettwerk This Week: Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions, State Radio

For Hope Sandoval fans, the wait is finally over. Through The Devil Softly, her first full-length album in over eight years (and second with Warm Inventions partner Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine), is a rich brocade of pastoral meditations that resonate with the kind of restrained yet provocative intimacy that only these two artists can provide. Spin calls the album "...a collection of breathily perfect lullabies," while Pitchfork says "Through The Devil Softly is a quietly enveloping listen...Sandoval's husky voice and worn-down delivery are perfectly served by this open, reverb-heavy, and downtrodden background." Sandoval is taking her storied live show to intimate concert venues across North America, alongside Colm Ó Cíosóig and Irish band Dirt Blue Gene (tour dates below). DOWNLOAD "Trouble" from Through The Devil Softly. 

Rock trio and social activists State Radio release their third studio album, Let It Go, and celebrate with a sold-out hometown show tonight in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club to kick off their 35-city tour, including dates with 311 and a stop at the Austin City Limits festival. The band also releases today a special digital deluxe version of Let It Go on iTunes. For a limited time, fans can purchase the new album plus a double disc Live at The Brattle Theater—a total of 41 tracks for $14.99. Live At The Brattle Theatre not only features live, acoustic State Radio songs and rarities, but also three Dispatch tracks, including “The General.” In a review of Let It Go, the Boston Herald commented, "Fast becoming the ultimate protest band, State Radio successfully melds Bob Marley populism (‘Calling All Crows,’ ‘Bohemian Grove’) and Clash and Pearl Jam ire (‘Knights of Bostonia,’ ‘Let It Go’).(A-)" DOWNLOAD "Calling All Crows" from Let It Go.

State Radio has confirmed pre-show community service projects via their humanitarian organization, Calling All Crows, for 18 of the 35 tour markets so far. Like Rage Against The Machine and System Of A Down before them, State Radio roll up their sleeves as they practice what they preach by teaming up with local non-profit groups and participating in service like habitat restoration, sustainability tours and teach-ins. See full list by clicking on the Action Calendar. 

Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions on tour:
Tue, Sept 29 Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Thurs, Oct 1 Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theatre
Sat, Oct 3 Minneapolis, MN @ Music Box Theatre
Sun, Oct 4 Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theatre
Mon, Oct 5 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Wed, Oct 7 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
Thurs, Oct 8 Montreal, PQ @ Le National
Sat, Oct 10 Williamsburg, NY @ The Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Mon, Oct 12 New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
Tues, Oct 13 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Wed, Oct 14 Washington, DC @ The Sixth and I
Fri, Oct 16 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
Sun, Oct 18 Austin, TX @ Texas Union Theater
Mon, Oct 19 Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall
Thurs, Oct 22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Mayan Theatre

State Radio Tour Dates (bold defines pre-show action)
09/29/09 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09/30/09 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva
10/01/09 - Charlotte, NC @ Visulite
10/02/09 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
10/04/09 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/06/09 - Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company
10/07/09 - Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
10/08/09 – Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
10/09/09 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew
10/10/09 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Club
10/13/09 - Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
10/14/09 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
10/15/09 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10/16/09 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/17/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
10/28/09 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
10/29/09 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/30/09 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/31/09 - Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater
11/03/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
11/04/09 – Columbus, OH @ The Newport Music Hall
11/05/09 – Ann Arbor, MI @ the Blind Pig
11/06/09 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
11/07/09 – Montreal, QC @ the Green Room
WITH 311
11/22/09 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
11/24/09 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civie Center, Mair Hall
11/25/09 – Portland, ME @ Cumberland Civic Center
11/27/09 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
11/28/09 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
11/29/09 – Richmond, VA @ The National
12/01/09 – Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
12/02/09 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
12/04/09 – New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena
12/05/09 – Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
12/06/09 – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre