BIBLE OF THE DEVIL’s mammoth “Parched In The Western World” tour kicks off today at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago. Joining the band for on the majority of the dates will be the the almighty Slough Feg, and they’ll also throw down with killer acts like Naam, Leeches of Lore, DarkBlack and more throughout the tour. BIBLE OF THE DEVIL “Parched In The Western World” April 2010 US Tour 4/07/2010…
Herman Rarebell – Too Late For Peace / 2006 Selfmadegod / 15 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/hrgrind / http://www.selfmadegod.com / Reviewed 11 March 2006 The first few tracks on “Too Late For Peace†blast through their minute-plus lengths with ease, but “Observation†is a slower piece that really relies on repetition to drive its point home. What “Too late For Peace†(the track) really does for Herman Rarebell is break down the…
US Tour 04/21 ::: Cleveland OH @ Case Western University 04/22 ::: Pittsburgh PA @ Garfield Artworks 04/23 ::: Washington DC @ DC-9 04/24 ::: Baltimore MD @ TBA 04/25 ::: New York NY @ Barnard College (afternoon show WBAR-B-Q) w/ COLD CAVE, U.S. GIRLS, BLUES CONTROL 04/25 ::: Philadelphia PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (evening show) 04/27 ::: New York NY @ Mercury Lounge 04/29 ::: Boston MA @ TT…
Steven White, in his Met debut, will conduct the performance on April 10. Yves Abel will conduct on April 13, 17 matinee, 21, and 24. The April 7 performance is TBA. La Traviata stars Angela Gheorghiu as Violetta, James Valenti as Alfredo, and Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont. The production is by Franco Zeffirelli. Hei-Kyung Hong sings the role of Violetta at the April 24 performance. This season, Marco Armiliato…
Her Majesty – Memory & Loss / 2005 Bittersweet Records / 8 Tracks / http://www.hermajestyny.com / hermajesty1@verizon.net / Reviewed 09 April 2005 Her Majesty is a band that defies easy categorization. Dreamy pop looks back to the mid-to-late nineties, with tracks like “All This Beauty†taking cues from Feeder and Sean Lennon. The band is not content with just being two guitars, keyboards and drums but layers each track on…
The “Won’t Turn Back Tour†follows last year’s successful headline tour – dubbed “The Outsiders Live†– which included sold-out shows in virtually every market visited, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, Minneapolis, Nashville, and Atlanta among others. The South Carolina-based rock outfit consists of brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart and childhood friends Seth Bolt and Joe Stillwell. The “Won’t Turn Back Tour†celebrates NEEDTOBREATHE’s third album, The Outsiders, which…
Harlem is the first kruiden that we have ever received. Apparently (this is from a Google translation of a Dutch Wikipedia entry), a kruiden is nothing more than an herb-infused liqueur. Harlem has heavy notes of anise, wormwood, cinnamon, and even vanilla present. Repeated tastings will bring forth other lesser, but still integral, hints of spices such as clove and basil.
March 9th marked the release of Mighty Tiger’s long-awaited debut album, “Western Theater.†In the few short weeks that followed, a steady stream of positive press attention and accolades from music bloggers and the like has rolled in. The band has been touring the U.S. with fellow Seattle-based rockers Grand Hallway, and made a stop in Austin just long enough to kill it at the Paper Garden Records SXSW Showcase.…
The Saddest Landscape will be heading into the studio this weekend to begin work on its first full-length record since 2003. The band is currently weighing its label options but the record should see a late Summer / early Fall 2010 release. You might not know who The Saddest Landscape is but you should. Originally formed in 2002, the Boston-based trio quickly made a name for itself in the screamo…
Hellshock – Warlord EP / 2005 Profane Existence / 2 Tracks / http://www.profaneexistence.com / Reviewed 11 October 2005 Two tracks really make it nearly impossible to gauge the sound of a band, and while the two tracks of the Warlord EP (Warlord and Legion) are both of an extend track length (at least for a punk type of sound), this hypothesis still holds water. The music that Hellshock puts down…
Following their highly successful winter tour together, Sea Wolf will rejoin the Album Leaf for an extensive second leg of touring this spring. The two bands will continue their trek through the U.S. and Canada, starting April 20 with stops in New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta and Philadelphia, among other major cities. Sea Wolf’s new single “O Maria!,” from White Water, White Bloom, is steadily growing at radio and just…
If Seth Grahame-Smith were allowed to pen textbooks, you can only imagine how many more students would actually pay attention in History class. Granted they’d also end up believing that vampires were in charge of keeping slavery alive in the South, but at least they’d be paying attention. Grahame-Smith, author of the surprise best seller Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, does a brilliant job of weaving actual history with a fantastical…
World renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE will tour Europe this May with Hall of Fame metal band METALLICA. HIGH ON FIRE has been hand-picked by the legendary group to support it on a number of just announced live dates set to launch on May 11 in Belfast, Ireland. HIGH ON FIRE and METALLICA will pair up for a slew of concerts over an almost two week span including live…
Hockey Night – Keep Guessin’ / 2005 Lookout / 11 Tracks / http://www.hockeynightmusic.com / http://www.lookoutrecords.com/hockeynight / Reviewed 15 August 2005 Starting out “Keep Guessin’†with “Get Realâ€, Hockey Night show their ability to move beyond the pop perfection created by bands like Weezer and The Bravery and make something even more addictive. Instead of simply being pushe forward with a simplistic, driving beat Hockey Night allow a little bit of…
Hell Promise – Aim For Hell / 2006 Rocketstar / 10 Tracks / http://www.hellpromise.com / http://www.rocketstar.com / Reviewed 25 March 2006 “Chamber #5†is a great exemplary track for Hell Promise, as this confident track allows the band to showcase their hardcore sound, a sound that uses old Judas Priest and Maiden riffs (during tracks like “Brass Knuckle Nightmareâ€) to further their sound. The heavy double bass drums that make…
Chilean death metal act and Ibex Moon recording artists Thornafire will step in front of the camera this month to film the first video off of their latest album, Vorex Deconstruccion. The band has chosen the track, “Deconstruccion,” a song which bassist / vocalist Alexis Munoz describes as a “futuristic song inspired by the religious and social decline experienced in the current era Eon oh Hourus,” for the video. The…
NXNE Announces New Speakers And Presentations For The Inaugural NXNE Interactive June 14-16 Around The City Of Toronto Early Bird Tickets Available Online Until May 7, 2010 CONFIRMED PRESENTERS & MODERATORS: Keynote speaker Ze Frank Interactive designer Kevin Airgid Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron Gamer/snowboarder/marketer Duane Brown Senior Program Director, Corus Interactive Alan Cross Supernova CEO Elliot Hurst New Media journalist Amber MacArthur Youphonics founder Aidan Nulman Designer & all around web…
US Tour Dates With Phantogram Fri-Apr-16 – Columbus, OH – The Basement Sat-Apr-17 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club Sun-Apr-18 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon Tue-Apr-20 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre Wed-Apr-21 – Iowa City, IA – The Blue Moose Thu-Apr-22 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall Fri-Apr-23 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig Wed-Apr-28 – San Diego, CA – Casbah Thurs-Apr-29-Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit…
Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy / 2005 SPV / 13 Tracks / http://www.helloween.org / http://www.spv.de / Reviewed 16 January 2006 It has been nearly twenty years since the first Keeper of the Seven Keys album was released, and Helloween has not lost a step in the creation of theatrical metal that will keep heads bobbing even as Andi and the rest of the band tells a…
“… Lam and Donnelly delight throughout by introducing bittersweet boy/girl harmonies into the slippery mix of post-punk thud, newfangled dancefloor electronics and unapologetic pop savvy pioneered years ago by ancestors such as New Order and Depeche Mode.†– Toronto Star Meet Hexes & Ohs. The story of this electro-pop duo begins with a pair of high school sweethearts and spans years of couple-hood and musical projects. the duo’s debut release…