FEB. 17 BROOKLYN, NY UNION HALL MAR. 17-20 AUSTIN, TX SXSW APR. 7 ATLANTA, GA CENTER STAGE* APR. 8 RICHMOND, VA HAT FACTORY* APR. 9 PHILADELPHIA, PA TLA* APR. 10 NEW YORK, NY WEBSTER HALL* APR. 11 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 CLUB* APR. 16 ROCHESTER, NY WATER STREET* APR. 17 COLUMBUS, OH LC PAVILION* APR. 18 CLEVELAND, OH HOUSE OF BLUES* APR. 20 CHICAGO, IL HOUSE OF BLUES* APR. 21 ST.…
“If Diamond District is any indication, DMV really does have what Oddisee refers to as ‘the hottest edition of what you’ve been missing.’” – HipHopDX.com “On ‘Back To Basics,’ the MCs liken themselves to the ’93 version of De La Soul. While it’s a bit too early to go that far, Diamond District comes close.” – PrefixMag.com “In the Ruff (Mello Music Group) recalls hip-hop from yesteryear (and sometimes Slum…
Where a great many of the alcohols that we review are extremely new (Ty Ku, our upcoming Harlem review), Tuaca has been making waves on this side of the Atlantic for at least a decade. Any good liquor store will have Tuaca in stock, but I must admit that we (up until last night) had no experience with this “Liquore Italianoâ€.
2010-02-13, Saturday: Esslingen, Germany – Komma 2010-02-14, Sunday: Trier, Germany – Ex-Haus 2010-02-15, Monday: Mannheim, Germany – Der Bock 2010-02-16, Tuesday: Lyon, France – Le Sonic 2010-02-17, Wednesday: Toulouse, France – Le Lieu Commun 2010-02-18, Thursday: Rennes, France – Antipode 2010-02-19, Friday: Paris, France – La Fleche D’Or 2010-02-20, Saturday: Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix 2010-02-21, Sunday: Colmar, France – Le Musee du Jouet 2010-02-22, Monday: Strasbourg, France –…
Glimpse attempts the fairly minimalist style to their music, preferring instead to let the vocals shine through and drive a great deal of the melody in each song. Sure, the drums might be splashing through the track in the background of the song, but one doesn’t notice them half as much as the ultra-smooth lyrics of Josh. Starting off the disc with “Stayâ€, Glimpse chooses to go with a pseudo-ska…
02.19.10 – Salem, OR @ Ike Box 02.25.10 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern w/ Finn Riggins 02.26.10 – Bellingham, WA @ Jinx Art Space w/ Finn Riggins 02.27.10 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir album release party w/ Finn Riggins + Brothers Young 02.28.10 – Eugene, OR @ w/ Finn Riggins 03.05.10 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Church w/ Finn Riggins 7pm/all ages 03.06.10 – Santa Barbara, CA…
Arts America is like an AAA guide for all of the finer things, in a way that a number of similarly-marketed titles are not. Whether the event occurs in one of the book’s five major cities – New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago, or San Francisco – or a slightly smaller metropolis (which includes but is not limited to places like Seattle, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and the like) – Compton…
Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of Minneapolis punk band Off With Their Heads. The punk road dogs recently took time off from touring to record their second full length album, with plans for a summer release, but left the engine running for a two month long excursion of US and Canada. Formed in 2002, Off With Their Heads went through a slew of musicians before finally cementing…
Moving their center slightly to include the latest developments in emo-rock, Glimpse has gained some much needed ground in the nine months since I’ve reviewed them last. While still extremely radio friendly, Glimpse has taken on the smooth / screaming dual vocal styles of bands like Boys Night Out and The Goodlife, something most audible in their “Here With Youâ€. Moving through the disc, Glimpse shows that they are still…
We Are The Fallen, one of rock’s most buzzed about new groups, have announced that their worldwide live debut will take place at Kings College in London on Tuesday 23rd March 2010. Tickets go on sale this Friday 5th February via www.livenation.co.uk and will cost £12.50 each. The iconic fivesome is comprised of the original members of multiplatinum trailblazing band Evanescence, guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt along with drummer…
It was a few months back when we actually got our first chance to review Jagermeister. After we finished covering that spirit, we soon after got a chance to review Barenjager, the honey-based liqueur that is rapidly gaining in popularity. When one gets to see a bottle of Barenjager, they will immediately and forever remember it – it has a straw “shirt†with the bottle’s name and various bites of…
As an early Valentine’s Day treat, we are announcing the long-awaited release of The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs box set on limited-edition 10†vinyl (with MP3 download coupon) to be released in stores on April 20! We are accepting pre-orders now in the Merge store at a special price and all orders before Valentine’s Day will receive a printable e-valentine for their special friend or loved one in time…
Bringing back the sound of Matthew Sweet may not be the best idea, but Gladshot is able to create a disc of hits that walk along the same path. Mike’s vocals are all the instrumentation that Stand needs, as all the rest of the instrumentation is definitely secondary. Deborah’s piano lines, especially noticed in a track like “Hotel Room†are warm, earthy, and emotional, adding a second aural presence to…
The brutes will hit the road in March, stampeding south with a string of shows set up on their way down to Austin, where the band will shred SXSW attendees. Several post-SXSW shows are still in the planning stages and will be announced in mere days. JAVELINA live attacks: 3/13/2010 Plaza Bowl – Richmond, VA w/ Howl, Tombs 3/14/2010 Earshot Records – Greenville, SC w/ Howl, Bison BC 3/15/2010 PS…
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces has a hell of a history behind it. The first iteration of The Sky Crawlers comes in the Japanese-language fiction series written by Hiroshi Mori (The Perfect Insider, Doctors in Isolated Room). After that, a film adaptation was commissioned by Warner Brothers, releasing late in 2008 in the Japanese market. Xseed looks with Innocent Aces to really bring forth some of the allure of the…
After finishing a US run with Neko Case late last year, Deer Tick completed a three week European tour – upon their return to the US on Dec. 13 the band entered the studio to put the finishing touches on its as-yet-untitled third album, which will be released in the first half of this year. The band’s first big show of 2010 will be in Los Angeles, as part of…
The style of music that Gist plays is tremendously influenced from the early D.C. emo (Rites of Spring, Nation of Ulysses), something that makes sense when one understand that the act is from D.C. itself. Tracks like “Miscellaneous†really tie themselves to the second-wave emo of the late ninties, which is to say that each of the tracks on “Diesel City†act well as driving music, with driving guitars and…
New York City band Acrylics has announced tour dates in the US and UK leading up to SXSW in support of their two recent releases. Their debut, All of the Fire, was produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and released on he and Ethan Silverman’s Terrible Records. The single “Molly’s Vertigo,” which is not a part of the EP, is being released on Something In Construction in the UK.…
The String Cheese Incident will perform a handful of “Incidents†in 2010. The band will play their greatest hometown venue, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, on July 23, 24, and 25. In addition they’ll set up camp at a site close to the band’s/fans’ hearts, Horning’s Hideout (near Portland, Oregon), July 29 through August 1. This announcement ends a three-year break from performing; a hiatus interrupted only once – this past summer…
There seems to be an entire side of the music that is coming out of Japan that few individuals know about. Every few years, it seems like a band like The Willows or X Japan becomes part of the American music discussion and fades out. Sigh is a band, with their “Scenes From Hellâ€, that will be former without having the latter happen to them. The band has been around…