Summer 2005: Jonkoping,Sweden: fueled by love and vacation, Emanuel Lundgren, member of struggling indie-band Valley Days, writes a couple of explosive happy pop songs and decides to gather all his friends to record them as some kind of side-project. Usually a notorious control freak Emanuel this time lets his songs come straight from his pop heart and he essays his melodies with an infectious playfullness. His apartment turns into a factory filled with creativity as people come and go loaded with banjos, accordions and kazoos. Some weeks late,in August 2005, a homemade EP is finished and Emanuel gathers almost all the 29 participants for a one off live show. Emanuel has never been to Spain but he decides, as a tribute to classic John Cleese TV-series Fawlty Towers, to name the group after butler Manuel´s catch frase:" I´m From Barcelona ".
Ground Control Touring is thrilled to welcome WOODS to the family! Check out their excellent new record Songs of Shame on the Woodsist label and keep your eyes peeled for Fall dates across the US!
Hot off the presses... The Feelies will be performing Crazy Rhythms live as part of the legendary Don't Look Back series presented by All Tomorrow's Parties at ATP NY 2009! Check out the TOUR page for more information on purchasing...
Ground Control Touring is throwing our first ever official showcase at South by Southwest 2009. Come on down to Habana Bar Backyard on Friday, March 20th to check out Deer Tick, Tim Easton, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Felice Brothers, Dawes, and The Love Language.
02.10.09Congrats to Kimya Dawson on her Grammy Award!
The GCT office congratulates Kimya Dawson on her recent Grammy Award nomination and win for her participation in the "Juno" movie soundtrack. Check out the TOUR page for limited upcoming dates, including Carnegie Hall in New York!
01.13.09DAWES joins up with Ground Control Touring
GCT is proud to announce that we will be representing the band DAWES. They are already playing to huge crowds in their hometown of Los Angeles and in February will be sharing the love with the rest of the country when they go out in support of The Delta Spirit. If they are not coming to your town...
01.09.09Please welcome HERE WE GO MAGIC to Ground Control Touring!
This is a great new project from Luke Temple. The band has upcoming dates with Department of Eagles, and a new self-titled album due out on Western Vinyl in February!
01.08.09Please welcome PAPERCUTS to Ground Control Touring!
Jason Quever's Papercuts are one of our favorite bands, and we are so pleased to have them on our roster! Please look for the new album, "You Can Have What You Want" in April!
01.07.09Cat Power Presale Tickets for LA Go On Sale Tomorrow!
These guys are catchy as hell, and we are so proud to have them on our roster! They'll be hitting our shores for the first time in March playing dates with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and heading to SXSW!
GCT is stoked to welcome WAVVES to the family. This brand new band, the brainchild of San Diego native Nathan Williams, will be hitting the East Coast for select dates in Feb, followed by a full US tour in the Spring. Look out for new records on the distinguished Woodsist and De Stijl labels.
11.26.08OM joins forces with Ground Control Touring!
We are thrilled to welcome Om to the GCT family! Lookout for select dates on the West Coast as they prepare to record the follow-up to 2007's Pilgrimage, and for a full US tour in Summer 2009.
We are pleased to welcome LUCERO to GCT. Their live show is legendary... look for it coming to your town soon and look for the new record on Universal Republic this summer!
11.18.08Please welcome THE LOVE LANGUAGE to Ground Control Touring!
Please welcome Brooklyn-based CRYSTAL STILTS to the Ground Control Family. The band has been playing together since 2002, yet just release their stunning debut record Alight of Night on the reactivated Slumberland label. Keep an eye out for them on the road well into 2009.
Ground Control artists are invading New York City for this year's CMJ Music Marathon. Click HERE for a complete list of GCT artists' shows around town.
10.07.08Department of Eagles', "In Ear Park", Debuts Today In a Big Way
We are thrilled to report that Department of Eagles' new album, In Ear Park is available today on 4AD, and they have been getting great press. Let's review shall we? Pitchfork Media just gave them