“Raindrops” starts out slowly, but Kalli seems to bring more and more elements into the track without losing anyone along the way. Still, by the time that the track gains a little steam, all that is needed is a guitar and drums. The vocals come in in much the same way as a Melissa Etheridge or a Joe Cocker, all while the driving instrumentation lifts the vocals to a new…
Celebrated, Los Angeles, CA Rock ‘N’ Roll band NIGHT HORSE has completed work on its sophomore album. Titled Perdition Hymns, the record will see an August 3, 2010 release date via NYC’s Tee Pee Records. Recorded in East LA at Infrasonic Sound (Beck, The Mars Volta, No Age), NIGHT HORSE’s Perdition Hymns is an album made by fans of rock, for fans of rock! Produced and mixed by Matt Bayles…
Charred Walls Of The Damned’s cover of Powermad’s “Nice Dreams” now on iTunes! Charred Walls Of The Damned has released their cover of Powermad’s Nice Dreams on iTunes. The track is available now for $.99 HERE. Previously, the song was not available in North America. Charred Walls Of The Damned’s Richard Christy is a huge Powermad fan and adds, “I’ve been a huge Powermad fan since I first heard the…
Kaddisfly plays a wide-open, atmospheric style that puts them off from all other bands that are on the market. The band has had a few albums with which to create their own sound, but songs like “Summer Solstice” put them off in a completely different direction. “Campfire” is a track that conforms much more to the conventions of emo music. In this track, there are nods to acts like Coheed…
The most dangerous tour of the season has begun… Chicagoan psychedelic stormtroopers NACHTMYSTIUM are on the road now, playing several shows on their way to rendezvous with NOLA sludge kingpins Eyehategod in Florida tomorrow for a three-week binge across the US! Also joining the melee for short segments each include Brutal Truth, The Atlas Moth, Black Tusk, Black Anvil, Strong Intention and more over the course of the tour. NACHTMYSTIUM…
In 2009, CALLmeKAT played numerous critically-acclaimed shows, received an Underground Music Award for “Best Alternative Act,” and was granted one of the Danish Art Council’s prestigious grants for young, talented artists with international ambition and potential. She then made an appearance at the 2010 SXSW Festival, where she was asked to perform a “Tiny Desk SXSW Concert” on NPR’s All Things Considered. This was followed by a pick on both…
Jun 16 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge Jun 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent Jun 19 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre July 03 – London, UK – Wireless Festival July 06 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival July 08 – Liege, Belgium – Les Ardentes Festival July 09 – Rotterdman, Netherlands – North Sea Jazz Festival July 10 – Brugge, Belgium –…
This band is more like a laid-back Against Me! than even I would care to admit. Where Against Me! is more political, Just a Fire tends to experiment a greater deal with general sound, moving from electricjazzfunk in “Hot Export” to a slowed down tempo in “Graduation”. Everything is here for the amateur listener to say “Well, there is not a real tie to any genre, any general sound, and…
Everyone’s favorite group of Tuareg rebel rockers is back. Tinariwen will be finishing their tour up with a free show at Central Park’s SummerStage on June 26th. Formed in rebel training camps in Libya, these exiled nomads turned rock stars have become the soundtrack for the Tuareg culture and people. Their latest album, Imidiwan: Companions (World Village), was recorded in the middle of the Saharan Desert and captures the power…
Irish band GLYDER began their musical journey in 2004 at the annual Phil Lynott tribute gig “Vibe for Philo” in Dublin. Three albums and two EP’s later GLYDER have developed a very distinguishable and unique sound, blending their classic rock influences with a fresh and modern twist. GLYDER has won fans across Ireland as well as the rest of the world, but one fan in particular has sung the praises…
I had heard a lot about The Juliet Dagger, but did not have the ability to review them until I received this single in the mail. This single (which I am not sure if it will be released to the public) has as its’ A-side “Saturday Morning”. This track is very synth led, and will remind individuals of the shoegazer pop of acts like The Red Hot Valentines, although blended…
Jeff Klein has released today a brand new EP titled: DEATH OF THE FOX. Recorded in New Orleans, LA and co-produced with Mike Napolitano who also engineered and mixed it. The six-song EP includes” “Like Leads To Lonely,” “I Just Want My Fucking Life Back,” “Give Up,” “Let’s Be Enemies,” “Kiss & Tell,” “This Heart Is A Pump.” In other Jeff Klein news… his band: My Jerusalem will be releasing…
Juggernott is another of the Greencastle band that really are more intense and impressive in a live session. The mastering and recording on “Necessary Evil” is top-shelf, but even it is not able to proper re-create the fury that Juggernott brings to each venue they play. The guitars, laid down by Barry Bollinger, are given an equal stake in the process, something that really is hidden at times in the…
There is a certain type of rest-filled sound to Kaddisfly; everything is not done with the burning intensity that is present in many other emo bands. However, there seems to be some syncretism with more sedate, “stoner” types of rock (Pink Floyd, Sublime) to create a sound that comes closer to At The Drive In and 311 than anything. The one thing that this change of style really does for…
And they haven’t looked back since, as guitarist/singer/synth-slinger Drew Robinson and bassist/cleanup keyboardist/singer Eric Lodwick joined Parks in the pursuit of the perfect pop song. With a twist or two, of course, whether we’re talking about the stuttering loops of “Subtext Is Deadly,” the sly New Order sample of “Toward the Ghost,” or the clanging chords of “Another Time.” (All of which are available as part of a self-produced demo…
“Not Long For This World” is a track that showcases the eclectic nature of “Cole Porter’s Blues”, with a number of distinct genres and musical styles broached in the course of four minutes. With listeners properly prepped for what is to come on “Cole Porter’s Blues”, Michel Ackermann creates a more expansive and slower tempoed track in “How Long?” The vocals and instruments here unite to create something ethereal, airy,…
“Whiskey & Cocaine” is the first track that listeners will sink their teeth into when they get their copy of Thee Nosebleeds’ self-titled release. This is an absolutely balls to the wall type of track that comes forth from the early eighties heavy rock / metal style of Iron Maiden, onward through the thrash-laden riffs of speed bands like Anthrax, and even comes forth to the current brutality preferred by…
Eighties synthpop, ambient, dance, modern classical music – these are all different words that fit appropriately to how Me, Three begin their “The Space Race”. Despite the act’s unique sound, the act is able to create a lively narrative in this track that will have listeners following the songs out to its post-four minute end. The band is able to avoid the pitfalls that a number of more experimental acts…
Hot Chip drummer and glitch-troubadour Rob Smoughton aka Grovesnor has debuted a heart-breaking and comical new video for the single “Dan,” off his recently released debut Soft Return on Lo Recordings. Directed by Adam Watson and premiered on AOL Spinner (also available on Vimeo), the video plays out the story of “Dan,” in which Grovesnor, Smoughton’s self-described “anti-hero” alter-ego, attempts to sabotage his bassist Dan’s relationship in hopes of snatching…
There is a lot present in JR Ewing’s style that I feel has its precedent in other famed acted. The first track on “Maelstrom” matches with the title of the album perfectly. The brutal guitar and drum interaction that happens during the average second of this track is nothing to scoff at; the inclusion of an acoustic guitar at points bring the band into an At The Drive-In meets Fugazi…