Portugal. The Man have announced new U.S. tour dates, kicking off June 17th at Harlow’s Night Club in Sacramento, CA. The Portland-based band will also play this year’s Sasquatch! Festival on Saturday, May 29th. See tour dates below. On May 1st, the group will perform a very special acoustic set at the Poketo & Kitsune Noir art show at Space 15 Twenty in Los Angeles, where a few pieces of…
The first track on “Beta” is “Young And Reckless”, and this track shows that Hotspur is a band that blends together a newer rock approach with a slightly punky tempo to create something that is similar to acts like Three Days Grace. Along the way, Hotspur adds a little bit of the angular guitars (a la Franz Ferdinand and The strokes) that have been all the rage in rock, throwing…
Tracklist : 1. Cream – White Room 2. Bob Seger – Love The One You’re With 3. Jimmy Ross – First True Love Affair (Larry Levan Mix) 4. Automat – Droid (Cecil Edit) 5. Mother’s Finest – Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go Dat Way 6. In Flagranti – Louvre For Yo 7. Siriusmo – Girls Rock 8. David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix) 9. Harry Thumann – Sphinx 10.…
Pittsburgh rockers ICARUS WITCH have been confirmed to open for Y&T’s upcoming July/August 2010 tour! Long-time rock icons Y&T will be touring in support of Facemelter, their first studio album in 13 years on Frontiers Records. ICARUS WITCH will continue promoting their recent release, Draw Down The Moon, this time with former Dirty Looks guitarist/backing vocalist, Christopher Shaner as the new frontman and DiAnno guitarist, Ed Skero on 2nd lead…
After making a number of End Of Year lists with their latest group effort, Brooklynati, Tanya Morgan is proud to release the official video for the 2009 favorite “Bang N Boogie.” Shot in Brooklyn and at Gray’s Papaya in Manhattan, the video depicts younger versions of Von Pea, Donwill, and Illyas being young, wild, having a good time, and of course experiencing some unintended consequences, all while surrounded by beautiful…
Starting off “Last Train” with a rockabilly riff that would make Brian Setzer proud, Hotrod Boogie quickly gets tepid by riding this riff for an extended period of time, pushing their luck with over two minutes of what essentially is the same thing. The rockabilly stylings don’t end with “Hotrod Anthem”, but become ever more obvious during “Saturday Night Rock”. To be honest, the aforementioned tie to Brian Setzer is…
April 24: Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre (w/ Jeff Beck) April 25: Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Live @ Grand Prairie (w/ Jeff Beck) April 27: Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre (w/ Jeff Beck) April 28: Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre (w/ Jeff Beck) April 29: St. Louis, MO Fabulous Fox Theatre (w/ Jeff Beck) May 06: Weymouth, MA South Shore Music Fender Clinic May 07: Hamburg, NY Music Exchange Fender Clinic…
Alkaline Trio has pretty much guaranteed their spot of being a cornerstone band in the post-emo years, but it really seems as if rather than merely resting on the goodwill created by their prior works, AK3 are continuing to add to the diversity and complexities that mark their work as a band. The disc starts off with the titular track, a song that sets up listeners nicely for the entirety…
“Dix Dix” is a track that seems to recall the diverse, eclectic style of the early nineties; mixing parts of Jellyfish, Audioslave (The Chris Cornell-like vocals) and just a hint of the psychedelic movement, Hotpipes start out “The Deadly Poison” with a varied approach. Shifting their general sound considerably to reflect a new-found ska and reggae influence (while having a vocal arrangement similar to that of “Runaround”-era John Popper), the…
California technical grindcore hellions EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT are currently scouring the lands, spreading their filth and disease alongside Sepsism on the long-anticipated Hymns Of The Extreme tour. Said vocalist/bassist loudly: “Oklahoma fucking slays! Brutal moshpits, good beer and people who really care about the death metal scene. Also, NYDM has been really helpful to us along the way. We’re having a blast! Sepsism are our kind of scum — really good…
In support of their critically acclaimed new album, IN THE DARK, Athens, GA trio The Whigs will appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon next Tuesday, April 27th and premiere song “Hundred/Million.” Fans can download the song full of driving guitars and crushing drums at http://www.thewhigs.com/freedownload. On the road since the beginning of the year, with artists like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Band of Skulls, the band is excited…
Hot Mute start out “She’s The Medicine” with a synth line that approaches that of a Journey. In fact, the entirety of the band blend together the aforementioned Journey, Asia, and The Cars into something that screams eighties rock even as the band cuts tracks in this day and age. “She’s The Medicine” has single aspirations, but the band is still a quarter step away from grabbing the brass ring.…
Up From Below, the debut album from Los Angeles psych-folk collective EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS has now made it into Billboard’s Top 200 for its second consecutive week. Last week marked the album’s debut on the chart which was released in July, 2009. The consecutive rankings are further proof that the album has been gathering a fierce and constantly expanding fan base. In addition, the band’s first single…
Soprano Susanna Phillips has been named the recipient of the fifth annual Beverly Sills Artist Award for young singers at the Metropolitan Opera. The $50,000 award, the largest of its kind in the United States, is designated for extraordinarily gifted singers between the ages of 25 and 40 who have already appeared in featured solo roles at the Met. The award, in honor of Beverly Sills, was established in 2006…
He is young. He was born a mere 22 years ago, in a Swedish town called Lund. At the age of eight he had his first drum lesson in a New Zealand instrument shop; At the age of ten he wrote his first song (about a Gorilla); his stage premier was at fourteen and at seventeen he recorded his first album. So now it’s about time for the international debut…
4/22 Hoboken, NJ Maxwells 4/23 Boston, MA 939 Café 4/24 Bridgewater, MA Bridgewater State College* 4/25 State College, PA Sozo Institute of the Arts* 4/30 Albany, NY Revolution Hall 5/01 Postdam, NY SUNY Potsdam* 5/02 Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Café 5/04 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern 5/05 Evanston, IL Space 5/06 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Cafe 5/07 Kenosha, WI Carthage College 5/08 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap House 5/09 Des…
I saw A Day to Remember Friday April 16th 2010 at the House of Blues in Cleveland. I can’t honestly say that I was overly familiar with the band before the event, but I did know a couple of the radio releases and I crammed in as many of their songs as possible on the hour drive to the show. The show was opening by Veara, followed by Enter Shikari.
Nico Vega is like the little live gift that keeps on giving and the months of April and May are no exception. Hitting the road again with good friends and former tour mates Semi Precious Weapons as well as additional dates with Chevelle round out the rest of the band’s Spring Tour. Kicking off with a hometown gig on April 21st with Semi Precious Weapons at the Roxy in Los…
Hailing from Blekinge, Sweden, one of the traditional provinces of Sweden situated in the south of the country bordering Smaland, Scania and the Baltic Sea, are the three warlords that form ISTAPP; Mordechai von Renvaktar, C. Ashuck von Renvaktar and Fjalar. Setting out on a campaign to destroy the sun and all of its followers, ISTAPP is currently preparing to unleash the band’s Metal Blade Records debut Blekinge on June…
We are also proud to present “Hard As Nails” the second single from Peter Wolf Crier’s forthcoming record Inter-Be (out May 25 in the U.S. and June 7 in the U.K.) As NPR’s Carrie Brownstein describes it, “Hard As Nails’ — centers on a simple and forlorn guitar line, the song building in urgency until it’s finally swallowed by its own fervor. Despite the build-up, the final celebration is more…