Hero Pattern – The Deception EP / 2006 Self / 6 Tracks / http://www.heropattern.com / http://www.myspace.com/heropattern / Reviewed 21 January 2007 Hero Pattern are smart. They start out their EP with a sub-1:45 track in “Don’t Even Miss Meâ€. The high amount of energy present in this track is a perfect introduction for anyone who has not heard Hero Pattern up to this point, and for anyone that might feel…
Carl Fischer Music proudly announces the newest addition to the BriLee Music vocal solo series for treble voice, Let Nature Sing: Solo Songs for the Developing Voice (BLB008 – $24.95). This new release, like the other books in this series, includes a CD containing both piano accompaniment and vocal demo tracks. Let Nature Sing: Solo Songs for the Developing Voice contains ten songs in a variety of styles from spirituals…
The String Cheese Incident announce the final stop on their 2010 calendar: an epic “Hulaween†weekend of Incidents on Friday, October 29, with the Disco Biscuits, and Saturday, October 30 at the famed Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. Tickets for the Hampton shows go on sale April 20 at www.stringcheeseincident.com. .25 cents from every ticket sold to these shows will go to support three not-for-profit organizations close to the SCI…
Funeral Party is a five-piece band that formed late one night in a park. Hardcore bands and metal bands dominated the local music scene at the time in Whittier, California, an East Los Angeles suburb comprised of mostly working-class enclaves. In the East Los Angeles neighborhoods adjacent to Whittier however, a post-punk dance-craze revival was emerging and Funeral Party began gigging every weekend. The band quickly developed a following and…
The Higher – Histrionics / 2005 Fiddler Records / 14 Tracks / http://www.thehigher.com / http://www.fiddlerrecords.com / Reviewed 12 April 2005 Brother, I was not expecting “Diaries†to come from a band that had released an album with this cover – shallow, I know but the music to be found on “Histrionics†is a brand of emo-rock that situates itself between Brand New and Hawthorne Heights. What is fun with The…
Arthur Nasson was set to leave his basement studio and pack up the van to tour the East Coast with his 12-year old son on drums, when he was struck by a sudden change of heart. A journey was being framed in his mind, but it wasn’t for the road, it was for the quarter inch reel tape. Nasson’s flash of inspiration led him back down the stairs of his…
We want to give you a set of tickets to any date on the Fair to Midland / Karnivool / Something to Burn tour. If you want to enter yourself in the contest, simply comment this post. You don’t need to put any personal information in the post itself, but give us an email and if you win, we’ll get you the set of tickets.
04/09 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club # 04/10 Iowa City, IA The Mill # 04/11 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall # 04/12 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory & 04/13 El Paso, TX Percolator & 04/14 Phoenix, AZ The Trunkspace & 04/16 Indio, CA Coachella 04/20 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom % 04/21 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret % 04/22 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern % 04/24 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place 04/25 San…
Pre-Order Rooney’s New Album Eureka, Out June 8th, In Multiple Formats Here: http://rooney.hasawebstore.com/ pre-order the album & receive an MP3 of the new single “I Can’t Get Enough” immediately. FREE ROONEY DOWNLOAD OF “I DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU” AVAILABLE HERE: http://ilgrock.com/rooney/mp3-signup/ Los Angeles quartet Rooney will release of their new album, EUREKA on June 8th. Produced and crafted entirely by the band, EUREKA will be released on California Dreaming Records…
Like the subtly deep, slowburn dream-pop R&B found on the album, White Hinterland’s Kairos has calmly, cooly been winning over hearts of music fan and critic alike. It seems with each day, a new champion of Kairos steps forward. Just this afternoon, NPR selected Kairos’ opener “Icarus” as its Song Of The Day, saying of the jam: “It’s hypnagogic, certainly, but also transformative — these are the sort of reveries…
Steel Train is also excited to release an exclusive 7″ limited edition vinyl of new song TURNPIKE GHOST with a b-side cover of BULLETPROOF (by La Roux) for this year’s installment of Record Store Day (April 17th.) The 7″ will be available nationally through select independent retailers and at this year’s Coachella Music Festival, where the boys will be signing copies after their set on Saturday, May 17th. Fans can…
Singer and dynamite performer, Emii, released her new music video for “Magic” and has reached over 650,000 views in a single day. “Magic” took the #1 spot for Music on YouTube for the day and the #6 spot for overall videos. The video made such an impression that even Lady Gaga and Rihanna subscribed to Emii’s YouTube channel! Emii’s first single “Magic” is now available on iTunes. You can purchase…
In celebration of their tour with Nickelback, Sick Puppies and Virgin Records are giving you a chance to win a 32″ Flat Screen TV and 8.0 megapixel camera phone, brought to you by Samsung Mobile and Virgin Records. To sign up for the contest, hit up http://www.totalassault.com/contests/id/02715/ . Three (3) lucky runner-ups will get a Samsung Bluetooth headset. Check out the tour dates with Nickelback below! 4/08 Toronto, ON 4/09…
Bullet For My Valentine will be have a live chat with their fans on Myspace Friday, April 9th at 5:00 GMT/12:00 EST. Tune in for an EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT and submit your questions now at www.myspace.com/myspacelive. BFMV’s new album FEVER comes out on April 27th. Fever was produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Good Charlotte) and recorded in both Wales and Los Angeles. Fever is the follow up to 2008’s Scream…
Take a look at the new video for Take A Side from LA based punks Drive A. They are currently on the road supporting HIM and We Are The Fallen. Check out their tour diary to see what you’re missing! Video – Take A Side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e0nDwo2PSc Tour Dates: Mar 26 2010 TLA W/HIM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mar 27 2010 Sonar W/HIM Baltimore, Maryland Mar 28 2010 House of Blues W/HIM Boston,…
Tommy James may best be known for boarder-line clean cut pop hits like “Mony Mony†and “Crimson and Cloverâ€, but in realty his life was more Henry Hill from the Good Fellas, than squeaky clean pop singer. Me, the Mob, and the Music, details the early childhood of Tommy James (born Thomas Jackson), his discovery by a Pittsburgh DJ and through his career at Mob-run Roulette Records. The book focuses…
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are winding down their first North American tour in support of new album, Beat the Devil’s Tattoo, and ending with two sold-out NYC show plus a performance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” Set your TiVos to 12:35 am tomorrow. MYSPACE.COM/BLACKREBELMOTORCYCLECLUB
While we have had a few years of SLUG delivered to us for review, there was well over a decade of material that we have never had a chance to check out. #254 is an issue that looks to rectify that, as it provides readers with a set of articles that the staff felt was integral for properly appreciating the early years of the magazine. In fact, pretty much the…
“A World In Hell,†the new video from Swedish black metallers SETHERIAL, can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/yeh3sdr The song comes off the band’s upcoming new album, Ekpyrosis, which will be released via Regain later this year. Further info TBA. The band will embark on a European tour alongside Impiety in early April. Check the tour dates here: 4/10/2010 KOBM Festival – Hessen, DE 4/11/2010 K17 – Berlin, DE 4/13/2010 Markthalle…
ear Hands set to release “The Rumpus Session” live takes on Cantora Records Currently on tour with Passion Pit; later this month joining As Tall As Lions on tour; Headline dates in LA and Seattle. All dates announced below. Always planning the next trip, Bear Hands have no time for taking breaks. In February they embarked on a month long tour with We Were Promised Jetpacks, keeping busy on the…