AWOLNATION will also be performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Sunday, April 14th and 21st in Indio, CA. AWOLNATION will be sharing the stage with the likes of Radiohead, Noel Gallagher, Feist, Kasabian, and The Shins.

The band are currently on tour in the U.S. supporting their debut album release “Megalithic Symphony” and will be going back to the U.K. on February 10th to play the HMV Next Big Thing at the Garage in London. The band also has additional headlining shows in the UK and Europe lined up.

The band’s current single for “Not Your Fault” has cracked the top 10 on the U.S. alternative radio charts and top 10 at Canadian Modern Rock radio. Fans can watch the video for “Not your Fault” here: http://youtu.be/jm9-yVdxbSs. “Not Your Fault” is now available on iTunes for $.69. Back in December the band launched the Megalithic Mayhem video game based on the music video at www.megalithicmayhem.com.

Led by musical architect and vocalist Aaron Bruno, AWOLNATION features David Amezcua on bass, keyboardist/guitarist Kenny Carkeet, drummer Hayden Scott and Christopher Thorn on guitar.

From dazzling atmospheric photos to exclusive up-close-and-personal shots of the artists both backstage and onstage, BONNAROO: WHAT, WHICH, THIS, THAT, THE OTHER profoundly captures the breadth and depth of what the Wall Street Journal called “one of rock’s best festivals.” Each photo bursts with the energy, power, and excitement one feels on the farm every day and night at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, an event Rolling Stone famously hailed as”one of the 50 moments to change the history of rock n’roll.” With each page, the reader is treated to the best seats in the house.

BONNAROO: WHAT, WHICH, THIS, THAT, THE OTHER boasts an essay written by Alan Light, frequent contributor to New York Times and Rolling Stone, and Bonnaroo veteran of many years. It was edited by Holly George-Warren, the award-winning author and editor of many books on music and pop-culture.

“The book is as close as one can get to the feeling of actually being at the festival,” says Superfly’s Kerry Black. “It truly captures the spirit of Bonnaroo.”

“Abrams has a rich history of publishing books on music and musicians,” says Senior VP and Publisher of Abrams Steve Tager. “From the Beatles to CBGB’s and most recently George Harrison, and rock photographers such as Bob Gruen and Lynn Goldsmith. We are thrilled to be working with Bonnaroo on a book that captures the excitement and cultural significance of this epic show.”

Thursday, March 8 – Los Angeles, CA – Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock (Nails supports)
Friday, March 9 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction (Cold World, Skin Like Iron, Rank/Xerox support)
Saturday, March 10 – Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman Street (Cold World, Old Firm Casuals, No Sir support)
Monday, March 19 – Kingston – Fighting Cocks
Tuesday, March 20 – London – XOYO
Wednesday, March 21 – Bristol – Fleece
Thursday, March 22 – Nottingham – Rock City Basement
Friday, March 23 – Manchester – Moho
Saturday, March 24 – Leeds – The Well

Produced by one time Nine Inch Nails live bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen, the new release made it’s mark on the US Billboard charts last October and has been helping sell out venues ever since. They have acquired fans worldwide by opening for such bands as Kings of Leon in the UK , The Killers in America , and Depeche Mode during their last European tour. They are now headlining worldwide and have even been confirmed for Coachella, one of the largest music festivals in North America this spring in Indio, California.

Thursday was the first of two back to back nights at the mid-sized downtown club venue and it started with a calm but enthusiastic turnout. The first opener for the night, Big Black Delta, was no disappointment. This solo project of Mellowdrone’s Jonathan Bates, woke up the crowd. Two drummers on opposite sides occupied the stage while Bates commanded from the center working with a laptop used to manipulate synths and vocal fx. It was a split symmetrical view with a center display of moving LEDs sometimes behaving like mock equalizing fader bars. Lighting on the band themselves was pretty minimal. Even though the majority of Big Black Delta’s set was dark, it did not hinder any bit of emotion from Bates’ passionate dance and energy on stage. Stabbing synths and vocal noise were sometimes indistinguishable as this raw performance left open room for some creative live improvisation. The audience had become more animate by the time the band was finished.

After a very brief breakdown and setup of equipment, the stage lights dimmed and all eyes were drawn forward. Carefully placed tall slim vertical lights began to fluctuate in brightness. Colors changed as the soft synth sound swelled to anxious fans allowing each band member time to go to their respective positions. M83, named after a barred spiral galaxy millions light years away from Earth, brought glowing stars along with dazzling diamond shaped illuminations lit across the stage. The experience was deliberately extraterrestrial. Steady hands holding camera phones lifted up trying to catch this moment of anticipation. It was no surprise “Intro” was the song starting off a diverse set which included old and new. Unlike their last show in LA though, a few months earlier at The Music Box, Zola Jesus did not appear for the introductory song. All of the backing vocal duties as well as synth and percussion were handled by fellow band member Morgan Kibby, a talent of her own right. Kibby’s voice was confident and strong which complimented Gonzalez’s familiar falsetto intonation quite nicely. She also banged out an impressive cowbell during the evening’s climax, a very saxy rendition of “Midnight City”.

The songs, arranged in a way to prevent any lull, progressed from cheerfully optimistic tunes like “Year One, One UFO” culminating to a powerfully distorted conclusion with the instrumental “A Guitar and A Heart”. Even though this was opening night, all of the players were energetic showing enduring poise. Toward the end of the night their guitar player stood up on top the kick drum to rouse fans. Their encore of “Skin Of The Night” and “Couleurs” ended the night putting an exclamation point on everything a guiltless pop performance should be. Audiences will wait until April for their return to the states when they perform at this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival with a full US tour to follow.

AWOLNATION have announced they will be performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Sunday, April 14th and 21st in Indio, CA.

AWOLNATION will be sharing the stage with the likes of Radiohead, Noel Gallagher, Feist, Kasabian, and The Shins.

The band are currently on tour in the U.S. supporting their debut album release “Megalithic Symphony” and will be going back to the U.K. on February 10th to play the HMV Next Big Thing at the Garage in London. The band also has additional headlining shows in the UK and Europe lined up.

The band’s current single for “Not Your Fault” is close to cracking the top 10 on the U.S. alternative radio charts and top 10 at Canadian Modern Rock radio. Fans can watch the video for “Not your Fault” here: http://youtu.be/jm9-yVdxbSs. “Not Your Fault” is now available on iTunes for $.69. Back in December the band launched the Megalithic Mayhem video game based on the music video at www.megalithicmayhem.com.

Led by musical architect and vocalist Aaron Bruno, AWOLNATION features David Amezcua on bass, keyboardist/guitarist Kenny Carkeet, drummer Hayden Scott and Christopher Thorn on guitar.

DATE                                    VENUE                                                CITY/STATE

January 19                            The Vogue                                            Indianapolis, IN

January 21                            Pop’s                                                    Sauget, IL

January 22                            The Beaumont Club                             Kansas City, MO

January 24                            Warehouse Live                                   Houston, TX

January 26                             Sunshine Theater                               Albuquerque, NM

January 28                             Aspen/X Games                                 Aspen, CO

February 7                             Night & Day                                        Manchester, England

February 8                             The Arches                                         Glasgow, Scotland

February 9                              HMV Institute                                     Birmingham, England

February 10                            HMV Next Big Thing                          London, England

February 11                        Amsterdam Sugar Factory                     Amsterdam, Netherlands

February 13                             Abart                                                Zurich, Switzerland

February 14                             Vienna Arena Small Hall                  Vienna, Austria

March 2                                   X102.9 Birthday Blowout                  Point Verda Beach, FL

April 14 & 21                            Coachella                                         Indio, CA

01 – “The Whip Hand”
02 – “Aegis”
03 – “Dyslexicon”
04 – “Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound”
05 – “The Malkin Jewel”
06 – “Lapochka”
07 – “In Absentia”
08 – “Imago”
09 – “Molochwalker”
10 – “Trinkets Pale Of Moon”
11 – “Vedamalady”
12 – “Noctourniquet”
13 – “Zed And Two Naughts“