Starting out with nothing more than a piano and an almost whispered-out voice, Jorma makes it painfully clear that this is his record, putting this seven-minute composition on the listeners plate instead of some fancier and more gaudy track. Oddly enough, “Clocks in the Sun” is cut from the same fabric as another decidedly lo-fi track, in the surprise dance hit “Shake Your Booty” by Josh Jenkins. Repetitive to prove…
Fri June 11th || Red Rocks || Morrison, CO* Sun June 13th || Uptown Theatre || Kansas City, MO* Mon June 14th || The Vogue || Indianapolis, IN* Tues June 15th || LC Pavilion || Columbus, OH* Wed June 16th || The Fillmore || Detroit, MI* Fri June 18th || Riviera Theatre || Chicago, IL* Sat June 19th || Turf Club || Minneapolis, MN# Sun June 20th || Riverside Theatre…
GARDEN FESTIVAL 2010 Hercules & Love Affair Play Live! 2nd – 11th July 2010 www.thegardenfestival.eu It’s just been announced from the Garden Festival HQ that the scene-stealers of disco-pop and house invention, Hercules and Love Affair, and one of the most revolutionary rappers in the UK, Ty, have both been confirmed for scintillating live sets on the sun-kissed site in the Adriatic this summer. The New York-based collective have electrified…
Jonuh’s “The Fight” starts off this EP, and what immediately results from this track is a realization that the band likes itself a LOT of Yellowcard. In fact, Yellowcard is pretty much the only influence that one can hear on this early track. To their credit, there is much more of a rock sound that is present during this opening track than what the aforementioned band typically inserted into their…
With the release of their brand new album, NEW INHERITORS, Wintersleep are very excited to hit the road and introduce fans to their new collection of songs. Praised as their “best release and playing to all of the band’s considerable strengths” No Depression raves “strong songs, great playing, daring arrangements, and impassioned singing throughout make this an indispensible album.” Beginning this Friday, June 4th in Philadelphia, PA, the Halifax rockers…
Jonny Lives starts off their “Get Steady” with a brand of current, alternative rock (a la Weezer and the Lonely H) that has tremendous dues to give to sixties rock (for a more current comparison, rent a copy of That Thing You Do and you’ll get an idea). “No Good” is the perfect introduction to the disc, as the splashy drums and strong vocals are a perfect introduction to the…
June: 10 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA 11 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA 12 Henry Fonda Los Angeles, CA 13 Martini Ranch Phoenix, AZ 15 Emo’s Austin, TX 16 The Door Dallas, TX 17 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK 18 Outland Ballroom Springfield, MO 19 Juanita’s Little Rock, AR 20 M-Lounge Birmingham, AL 21 Hi-Tone Memphis, TN 22 Masquerade Downstairs Atlanta, GA 23 Exit/In Nashville, TN 24 New Brookland Tavern Columbia, SC…
Q:What’s your story? How did you become Kamileon? First off I would like to thank Neufutur Magazine for giving me this opportunity. It’s an honor! Originally back in early 2000 I use to practice djing at a music store out in Tri County. My friend Charles told me about the store and that’s how I started djing. I thought djing was the path for me at first but things turned…
Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat, the “sado-vaudevillian” rockers from Austin, TX are heading out on a debut tour in support of their debut CD, Take That! (Pressing Records), and acclaimed video, Awfully Confusing. Dates: June 14th – Oklahoma City, OK: The HiLo Club June 15th – Kansas City, MO: Czar Bar June 16th – Lawrence, KS: Replay Lounge June 17th – Three Oaks, MI: Acorn Theater June 18th –…
Keaton Simons (CBS Records) will join legendary rock artists REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar on their “Love On The Run” co-headlining cross-country summer tour, kicking off June 24 at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. With a depth and richness similar to some of the best singer/songwriters like John Lennon and Bob Dylan, masterful, fluid and bluesy guitar playing comparable to Jimi Hendrix and early Eric Clapton, and a voice…
John Shaffer – Change / 8 Songs / 2004 Self-Released / http://www.johnshaffermusic.com / jshaffer4634@comcast.net / Reviewed 24 May 2004 Firmly planting its roots in the Sting/Peter Gabriel/Michael Bolton sphere of things, John Shaffer has made a disc that works extraordinarily well as a background disc. The instrumentation on “Change” might be incredibly rich, but everything is produced with the same laid-back tempo that doesn’t lend itself well to exciting and…
Johnny Society come through as a mix of mid-nineties Flaming Lips and Chris Isaak. In fact, “Coming To Get You’s” second track “The Witch’s Plea” has more than a passing vocal similarity to “Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing”. “Marilene” tries to bring some David Bowie falsetto into Johnny Society’s traditional sound, in what feels like a very anemic, poorly-performing track. The track would have succeeded if there were more…
June 9 @ Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, PA June 10 @ Piano’s in NYC June 11 @ Paradise in Boston, MA June 12 @ Le Divan Orange in Montreal June 13 @ Sneaky Dees in Toronto June 14 @ Schuba’s in Chicago IL June 15 @ 400 Bar in Minneapolis MN June 18 @ Red Room in Kennewick WA June 19 @ Sunset Tavern in Seattle WA June 20 @…
Coming from the monstrosity of musical excellence that was TDNDOK, Johnny Franchise and the Merchandise have came from the ashes of the aforementioned act with a guitar and a new-found love of the Bloodhound Gang and the Jerky Boys. Combining the catchiness of TDNDK’s “Technophilia” with a crunchy guitar is an equation that works quite well, with the six songs ending much too fast. Technology is always Johnny Franchise and…
After hitting toys in slomo, Bot’Ox puts it into gear and heads to the Autobahn, with up tempo drums, mad synth lines and freaky naive melody at every left turn. “Overdrive” could have been a perfect horror movie soundtrack, something like the Pop Corn theme covered by D.A.F. The new Bot’Ox “Overdrive EP” is released on June 7th with remixes from Morgan Geist, Logo and Welcome Stranger (aka Thomas Bullock…
Ice Cream Man’s mission is to travel the country, eventually the world, giving away FREE ice cream. In the summer of 2004, Matt Allen was behind the wheel of a 1969 Chevrolet Step Van, roaming the streets of Ashland, Oregon in search of adventure. Armed with a video camera and an endless supply of frozen treats, he was determined to become not only the most famous ice cream man in…
San Francisco’s VEIL VEIL VANISH will be launching a quick East Coast tour to showcase tunes from their recently released and critically-acclaimed full-length debut, Change in the Neon Light on Metropolis Records. Named as one of Radio Free Silverlake’s ‘Bands to Watch in 2010’, the band blend atmospheric darkwave-tinged rock with grand pop hooks that make for an enthralling live experience. The band is also prepping the unveiling of their…
Robyn and Kelis will kick off a North American co-headlining tour on July 23rd at The Music Box in Los Angeles. The two recently exchanged tweets about the outing, deciding to name it the “All Hearts” tour. Robyn and Kelis have selected UK sensation Dan Black and Far East Movement, Robyn’s Cherrytree Records label mates, to kick off the festivities. Black was named as one of the Top 15 rising…
The brand of indie rock that Johnny Action Figure plays is a call back to the late nineties, where indie rock and emo did not deviate much in their general sound. There is interesting uses of time signatures during the disc’s opening track “Lose Our Face”. During “Lose Our Face”, the momentum is created both by the jangly arrangements as well as through multiple vocal layers. This gives the band…
The first dates include kick-off shows at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, San Francisco’s Warfield and sellouts at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay. Performances were filled with the lights and sounds of a true carnaval as “Mr. 305” brought the house down with his swagger and various show stopping surprises, including choreographed light-wielding performers on stilts, stunning sexy-costumed dancers and Pit’s…