Up and coming Berkeley, CA based, Pure Noise Records (home to Handguns, Daybreaker, The Story So Far, The American Scene and more) has announced the signing of East Bay melodic hardcore act, Troubled Coast. The band will release its label debut 7” EP in November. Since forming in 2009, Troubled Coast has been quietly making its mark on the indie scene with a sound that brings to mind such acts…
The groundbreaking, one-woman whirlwind and Stanford graduate, K.Flay is excited to announce her upcoming US tour. Kicking things off at The Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco on August 12th the dates have her on the road on and off through mid-October. Lucky fans in select cities across the US will have the privilege of experiencing one of her unique performances which consist of everything from creating beats, singing and…
4th Opera House Toronto, ON (Canada) 5th Lollapalooza Chicago, IL 7th Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN 9th Bluebird Theatre Denver, CO 11th Troubadour Los Angeles, CA 13th Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, CA
Aug 5 – Unbound – Chicago, IL Aug 6 – Spaulding Gardens – Chicago, IL Aug 7 – Something Cold – Detroit, MI Aug 8 – Mockbee – Cincinnati, Ohio Aug 10 – Weird @ Home Sweet Home – NY, NY Aug 13 – Collapse New People @ HeadHouse – Philadelphia, PA Aug 14 – Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY Aug 27 – Vacation Vinyl In Store – Los Angeles,…
Not since The Big Chill has a drama so deftly relied on music to serve as its own character in a movie. The emotional indie, The Music Never Stopped, is based on a true story by neurologist/researcher Oliver Sacks (the doctor who also inspired the book and eventual movie “Awakenings”) about a father (played flawlessly by J.K. Simmons) who uses music to connect with his son (Lou Taylor Pucci), hospitalized…
Norway’s Kings Of Convenience will return to the US for two exclusive live shows on the West coast with confirmed dates in both Los Angeles (10/26) and San Francisco (10/28). Renowned for their captivating live shows, the duo of Erlend Øye and Eirik Gambek Boe play a unique brand of atmospheric acoustic pop, mixing gorgeous harmonies, gentle bossa nova inflections and incisive lyrics into an unforgettable night of music. Here’s…
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is set to headline the ‘SHARE THE WELT TOUR’ this fall in support of their upcoming third album, American Capitalist, which hits stores on October 11th, 2011. Heading out to support 5FDP on the tour are current heavy metal frontrunners All That Remains, Hatebreed, and Rev Theory. Tickets for these dates go on sale this weekend to the general public, but VIP packages with pre-sale tickets…
L.A.’s sci-fi priestess is a unique talent. Los Angeles is a trip. And currently the music emanating from this West Coast dreamland is spinning heads like no other. Diva Dompe is central to this L.A. renaissance, having founded the fabulously costumed trio BlackBlack with her sister Lola; thrown down sinewy bass grooves as a member of the sadly missed Pocahaunted and grown into a key member of the sublime L.A.…
Underworld Records has set August 15th as the date on which EXCOMMUNICATED debut album Skeleton Key will be unleashed. Compositionally dynamic, atmospherically insidious, and impossible to forget, this is Louisiana blackened death that lacerates the soul and burns into the brain. A dark treatise on the medieval Catholic Church, Skeleton Key is that rare metal album on which the lyrics (available upon request) are every bit as important as the…
We’ve teased and tip-toed, but the big day is finally here. That means we’re proud to announce the debut of Valencia’s new video for “Still Need You Around (Lost Without You)”. Fly on over to PureVolume, Absolute Punk, or Buzznet to check out the premiere of this gorgeous video. Four Year Strong is headlining this year’s AP Tour and we couldn’t be more excited! You can show us how excited…
Vancouver’s NINJASPY, an eclectic trio of brothers that blend influences of metal, ska, grunge, hardcore, reggae, funk, surf and jazz are proud to announce dates for their upcoming “NO KATA TOUR”, which will see them venture across the Canadian provinces, kicking off the tour in Victoria, BC on August 19th and going east to return west on October 7th for a tour wrap up show in Vancouver, BC. The band…
8/07 Miami, FL @ Grand Central 8/16 Boston, MA @ Good Life 8/17 Philadelphia, PA @ Voyeur 8/21 Washington, DC @ U St Music Hall 8/23 Indianapolis, IN @ Blu Lounge 8/24 Chicago, IL @ The Mid 8/26 Detroit, MI @ Northern Lights 8/30 Minneapolis, MI @ The Entry/First Ave 8/31 Omaha, NE @ The House Of Loom 9/02 Kansas City, MO @ The Union Of Westport 9/06 Calgary, AB…
Please meet the Toronto native who is here with a brand new single from the label that brought you Miles Jones. This features strong production by Still Waters (who also contributes a guest 16) and as DJBooth.net says, it sets the stage for reflective bars about race, art, and the struggle to achieve one’s dreams. Though this cut is currently unattached to any forthcoming project, those digging it can keep…
8.4 – Old Rock House – St. Louis, MO 8.5 – Madsion Theater – Covington, KY w/ Cold War Kids 8.6 – St Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI w/ Cold War Kids 9.15 – Il Motore – Montreal, QB 9.18 – Eckhart Park – Chicago, IL 9.21 – The Spot at Case Western – Cleveland, OH 9.22 – Below Zero – Cincinnati, OH 9.24 -The Sett At University of Madison…
Austin blues-punk rocker Scott H. Biram announces tour dates for the Summer and Fall today. Biram begins his tour with festival dates in France then returns stateside to kick off a lengthy US run in his hometown of Austin, TX on August 11. As one of the hardest working musicians on the road, Biram plays close to 300 days a year and his live show is a testament that even…