Update from Amplive: On tour with Bassnectar in September and October.  New Zion I project being worked on, an album with Eligh from Living Legends (Therapy at 3) coming out in November, and also a free instrumental jazz EP (You Are Not Human) available for download now. Follow twitter.com/amplive to stay in tune daily with what’s happening. You can also check soundcloud.com/amplive to hear new music.

Domino just posted a photo of Del + Automator working on the new Deltron album!

Just a reminder, enter the code LABORDAY at check out for 20% off each item in your order.  Valid until Tues, Sept 6th at noon PST.  One coupon code per order, not valid on previously placed orders.

My sister was talking about Mayer Hawthorne’s new album (he flashed the artwork this week…full length due out Oct 11th). 

She was playing the single, “A Long Time” which is kind of a Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan influenced jam, so I was googling around to see if there were any other tracks avail….and found the set he did at Daryl Hall’s house.

Sorry if we are kinda late to this party, but holy moley, Mayer must have nerves of steel to be rockin’ the lead vocals on Hall & Oates songs with Daryl Hall backing him up.  And Booker T. is playing too!  A small taste:

They also do a bunch of Mayer songs…

like!

SF show is tomorrow.  The lineup (and set list) is epic.

You can still win tickets to NY (9/3) and Boston (9/10) (via okp)

San Francisco – Saturday August 27, 2011
Shoreline Amphitheater – Buy Tickets

New York- Saturday September 3, 2011
Governor’s Island – Buy Tickets – Win Tickets

Boston – Saturday September 10, 2011
Comcast Center – Buy Tickets – Win Tickets

Well, if you’re not at the Slim’s show tonight, you can watch this parody (it’s quite faithful to the orig, we were amused).

If you’re still not satisfied, head out to the after party at Manor West (750 Harrison, SF), dj-ed by DJ King Most & D-Sharp.

We’ve been uber negligent about posting news, but we’re trying to catch up.  Still a few more dates left on the Aesop x Kimya Dawson tour.  Q Roadhouse just tweeted that the show tomorrow is almost sold out…tickets at Q or www.artlabmusic.com

This week, Z’s posting two different takes on Public Enemy’s classic, “Bring The Noise”. They’re up for FREE download for the next 72 hours. Check them out at Bandcamp or click the pictures above. The clock’s ticking!

Lateef’s new single, “Testimony” debuted today (available to hear on Wired’s site)  His full length, Firewire, is due out November, 8th.   He has also re-teamed with Lyrics Born for a couple of festival shows:

08/14 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival (backed by Skins & Needles ft. Kat Ouano and the Jazz Mafia Orchestra led by Adam Theis)
09/04 Chicago, IL @ North Coast Music Festival

They’re back in the studio and working on new Latyrx material.

passing on the discount info from okayplayer: When you click on the LPR website to buy your tix use this code ABC2011 and tix will be $25 instead of $35!