Pioneering sound search technology and applications innovator MELODIS Corporation, announced that they have raised $4M additional funding in a round led by Walden Venture Capital VII, with participation from a major global device manufacturer.

“Melodis Sound2Sound Search Science is a breakthrough technology with a mass market future in empowering applications,” said Larry Marcus. “The unique methodology of Sound2Sound provides breakthroughs in speed and accuracy that can be leveraged across a plethora of applications that would benefit from sound or voice as the starting point for search. The Company’s flagship application, Midomi Ultra is already the top paid music app on iTunes. It targets people who love music, allowing quick identification of a song one hears playing, or enabling rapid search for music people know.”

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Band of Skulls
Time:11:15am – 11:45am
Stage: BMI
MP3: Band of Skulls – Stun Me All Wonderful

The Low Anthem
Time: 12:00n – 12:45pm
Stage: Vitaminwater
MP3: The Low Anthem – Home I’ll Never Be

Delta Spirit
Time: 1:00pm – 1:20pm
Stage: Budweiser

The Black Lips, Darker My Love, Lucero, Wavves, The Thermals, and Lightning Bolt are among the acts confirmed for the 6th Annual FYF Festival. The event will take place at the Los Angeles Historic State Park on September 5th. Also on the bill are Glass Candy, No Age, Fucked Up, Crystal Antlers and AA Bondy. The full lineup can be found over at the FYF Fest website.

MP3: Black Lips – Lean (I Saw a Ghost)
MP3: Darker My Love – Two Ways Out
MP3: AA Bondy – Vice Rag

Tickets for FYF Fest, formerly known as the Fuck Yeah Fest and F Yeah Fest are currently on sale via Ticketweb. One dollar from each ticket will be donated to Homeboy Industries and Harvest of Hope.

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Rollo & Grady Recommended New Releases – Tuesday, August 4th

Desolation Wilderness – New Universe (Buy)

Label: K Records
MP3: Desolation Wilderness – Boardwalk Theme

The Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band (Buy)

Label: Sub Pop
MP3: Fruit Bats – My Unusual Friend

It’s not just for hookers, drug dealers and killers, Craigslist is the best place to find tickets for sold out shows. I’ve been buying tickets on CL for years without any problems – except for the high prices. The late night shows are more intimate and tend to be better/longer than their festival sets. The Lolla after-show tickets are pricey, but reasonable compared to Los Angeles and New York scalpers. Good luck.

Arctic Monkeys with Modey Lemon
Friday, August 7th @ The Metro – 10pm
Craigslist Ticket Prices: $50 – $60 per ticket (buy)
MP3: Arctic Monkeys – Stickin’ to the Floor

Band of Horses with Cass McCombs
Friday, August 7th @ House of The Blues – 10pm
Craigslist Ticket Prices: $60 – $75 (buy)
MP3: Band of Horses – The Marry Song (Live)

TV On The Radio with Chairlift
Friday, August 7th @ Double Door – 10pm
Craigslist Ticket Prices: $75 – $85 (buy)
MP3: TV On the Radio – Poppy

Hockey
Time: 11:30am – 12:15pm
Stage: Playstation

Hey Champ
Time: 12:30pm – 12:45pm
Stage: Chicago 2016

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
Time: 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Stage: VitaminWater

MGMT – Hot Love Drama
The Twin Atlas – Never Disappear
Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel (Micachu & The Shapes Remix)

British DJ and producer Quantic (Will Holland) brings the sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa – fused with his special brand of funk and soul to the Echoplex on August 15th. He will be joined by his Combo Barbaro featuring Alfredito Linares, Freddy Colorado, Malcolm Catto and Nidia Gongora on vocals; plus special guests J. Rocc and Nu-Mark will perform DJ sets. This is going to be a special show. Tickets are available via Ticketweb for $15.

MP3: Quantic And His Combo Barbaro – Mambo Los Quantic
MP3: The Quantic Soul Orchestra – Terrapin
MP3: Quantic – The Sound of Everything (Watch TV & Señorlobo Remix)