Kids in the Hall fans must be in heaven with this massive release. On 20 DVDs, they have managed to cram in all five seasons of this highly influential Canadian sketch comedy series (that’s nearly 800 sketches).The show has been off the air for more than 15 years, but the skits hold up remarkably well (the same can’t be said for most of the recent SNL sketches that don’t even…
“Nothing gold can stay.” Even as he tried to capture it in verse, Robert Frost appreciated the ephemeral nature of beauty. And so does Grant Olsen. Yet a nod to the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet is only one of the reasons the Seattle-based songwriter-best known as half of the duo Arthur & Yu-christened his new project Gold Leaves. An autumnal character imbues these nine originals. Just as foliage buds, changes color,…
A house is not a home but a venue is. New York’s electro-rockers Jump Into The Gospel will be setting up camp at Pianos next month for their June residency. Be sure to catch them each Wednesday for a night of splashy synths, punchy melodies, and turbulent vocals.. With a sound that brings to mind a cross between Friendly Fires, Passion Pit, and the early Manchester music scene, Jump Into…
“Vasene” is a track that defies convention and takes a turn through a number of genres and distinct styles to create Jane Hunt’s first single on her self-titled EP. The dynamic, high-energy violin line weaves its way masterfully through the track, while the atmospheric vocals push the track even further. The track is fleshed out through the addition of an emotive and understanding drum line. “Melia Dream” is the disc’s…
British import Six D has been making quite the buzz ever since their appearance on E!’s hit show “The Dance Scene” two weeks ago, and now the pop group has been invited back to appear on the May 22nd episode. The supergroup recently debuted their single “Best Damn Night” on RyanSeacrest.com. Positioned to make a huge splash in both the U.S. and U.K. in the coming months, the multi-talented group…
June 01 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium The Fray June 04 Seattle, WA Qwest Field Lenny Kravitz June 07 Oakland, CA *Overstock.com Coliseum Lenny Kravitz / Moonalice (*formerly Oakland Alameda County Coliseum) June 17 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium Lenny Kravitz June 18 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium Lenny Kravitz June 22 Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Florence and The Machine *June 24 Glastonbury, UK The Glastonbury Festival Multi-Artist June 26 East Lansing,…
A robotic amalgamation of disco, funk, electro and punk influences, LA-based Short Circuit’s debut EP, Late Night Drive, will be released digitally worldwide this Monday, May 23 on Binary Entertainment (Keenhouse, Fabian, The Kids Are Radioactive). The brainchild and solo vehicle of LA electronic musician Andrew Verner, Short Circuit creates music that is equally made for night driving as it is for the dance floor. The son of a small…
It always felt a little disingenuous to label Great White as a hair metal band. Yes they were popular during glam metal’s late 80’s heyday and yes they were featured right alongside bands like Poison and Ratt in the pages of Hit Parader and Circus magazines. I’m sure their concert riders even called for cans of Aqua Net at the time, but if you listen to their music, it was…
New Orleans’ blackened blues-metallers Blackfire Revelation finally release their long-delayed, self-titled debut full length this July on their Southern Reconstruction label. Blackfire Revelation was founded by J.R. Fields in the summer of 2002. Fields was in film school at the University of New Orleans at the time and growing increasingly disinterested in both college and the film industry. Later that year, his grandfather, a farmer and Baptist deacon from Mississippi,…
Detroit, MI’s FIREWORKS are preparing for the May 24th release of Gospel on Triple Crown Records and have announced a new run of dates in June with support from Hostage Calm and Mixtapes. The dates will be preceded by an appearance at Krazyfest in Louisville, KY, where they’ll play alongside Anti-Flag, Cave In, Hot Water Music and others. FIREWORKS have also confirmed two dates with Hot Water Music later this…
