The first track of “Leave You Behind” is “Down in Lukenbach”. During “Down in Lukenbach”, The Jeremiah Houston Band go off into a current indie-country fusion that would make individuals like Pat Green blush. The production values of “Leave You Behind” is solid as all get out. I could easily hear the tracks on this disc turn up on CMJ or GAC. The fact that individuals that are not the…
Juan MacLean- “Feel So Good” video From: DJ-Kicks Out Now on !K7 Records http://www.juanmaclean-djkicks.com The new video for Juan MacLean’s “Feel So Good” track from his DJ-Kicks is basically a lesson in having fun and doing your own thing. Director Harry Dwyer harnesses the carefree spirit of the track for a video emphasizes the track’s infectiousness with stop motion animation. And some wicked dance moves. http://www.vimeo.com/12083126 Don’t miss Juan MacLean…
SILVERSTEIN teams up with AbsolutePunk.net to reveal the next surprise off their upcoming, June 8th release. Taken directly off of Decade: Live at the El Mocambo, this jam-packed live CD/DVD contains 22 of SILVERSTEIN’s best tracks performed at the El Mocambo, as well as never before seen backstage footage and all ten music videos, including the newest video for “American Dream”. A trailer for Decade: Live at the El Mocambo…
Playing a style of rock that is aurally similar to Hilljack and 38 Special, Jeremiah Freed are not afraid to get down and dirty with their instruments. Able to consolidate a band’s worth of instruments and vocals into one tight formation, a track like “Reflect Your Light” is a lumbering beast, with drums and bass pulling the low end while the lead guitar and vocals pull the high. “Reflect Your…
Six Feet Under + Illdisposed + Master: 28.06 Kristiansand @ Havana Etcetera (NO) *****NEW 29.06 Aarhus @ Train (DK) 30.06 Copenhagen @ The Rock (DK) *****NEW 01.07 Flensburg @ Roxy (DE) *****NEW 03.07 Niederkrüchten @ Pitch Black (DE) *****NEW ————————————————- 11.06 Hünxe @ Death Feast Open Air (DE) *****CANCELED 30.07 Rohr bei Meiningen @ Riedfest (DE) 31.07 Obersinn @ Eisenwahn Open Air (DE) 03.09 Wien @ Escape Metal Corner (AT)…
Aside from having some of the most innovative packaging that I’ve seen with a major-indie label CD (using a number of cards to contain the lyrics from the disc), Jenoah ranks right up there with Amber Pacific for being the most surprising emo band of 2004. Using a true multi-part harmony (instead of just having a screamer with a melodic singer), Jenoah really makes a strong case for having some…
The Jersey-based alternative rock meets metal outfit RETURN TO EARTH are currently gearing up for the band’s upcoming release of Automata, which is due out in stores and online August 17. In honor of the band’s second full-length album and Metal Blade debut, RTE has just released the track listing and artwork for Automata and will be launching a redesign of the MySpace page tonight that includes the addition of…
All ears were trained on Kirill Gerstein as he took the stage for his recital at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Michigan’s Kalamazoo on May 3. In January, the Russian-born pianist became the sixth recipient of the coveted Gilmore Artist Award, worth $300,000 and described as “music’s answer to the MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ grants” (New York Times). Only two months later, the pianist followed this coup with…
Jenny Piccolo is not like a number of the other speed/grind/thrash bands out on the market. First off, they are not like Agoraphobic Nosebleed in the relative slowness of the band. Jenny Piccolo is an act that uses rock influence over pretty much everything else on this self-titled (discography) disc. The band may be playing fast and cutting tracks that are only twenty or thirty seconds, but there are large…
This June Boston road warriors RAMMING SPEED embark on their Terrorizer Magazine sponsored “Sons of Thunder” tour, the bands second ever two month world tour. Featuring multiple festival appearances and one off shows with the likes of Magrudergrind and Municipal Waste, the tour will bring the band from Iceland to Slovakia. In tow will be Speed’s latest vinyl offering, “Always Disgusted, Never Surprised” (Punks Before Profits), the Candlelight Records debut…
Willamette Week is thrilled to announce the preliminary lineup for MusicfestNW, now in its 10th year of showcasing the finest in national and regional music in one of the most compelling urban areas anywhere. In a break with the past, the festival is adding to its 17-club, four-night, 160-band festival two outdoor performances in Portland’s civic living room: historic Pioneer Courthouse Square, in the very belly of downtown Portland. Two…
Another straight-forward rock track by Coalition Records, The Je Ne Sais Quoi very successfully use synthesizers and a strong set of late sixties rock/punk influences (MC5, Iggy Pop) to make a very vibrant and current style of rock. Maybe not as immediately catchy as their neighbors the Sahara Hotnights, The Je Ne Said Quoi are a very danceable, bat-shit crazy type of band. Each track has a completely different style…
Their 6th full-length album entitled Wrath Upon The Earth is currently under production in studio and will be recorded during the summer. More news about track list, release dates, new members and studio reports will be posted later on. http://www.myspace.com/svartsynband http://www.myspace.com/agoniarecords
With one of the more interesting premises behind a CD release, this CD is a mixture of original tracks, as well as covers of those original tracks by bands that have been influenced by the Bandits. What gets annoying quickly is the pairing of the songs – perhaps if all the covers were a section of the CD, and the originals another, but the same song, like it or not,…
June is here and the Devil Makes Three have a new string of tour dates that will bring them down to Bonnaroo. To get geared up for the Devil Makes Three live, check out them out performing an Amoeba in-store here: http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/videos/devil-makes-three.html Also – here are all the June tour dates that will take them down to their turn at Bonnaroo: June 4 – Southpaw – Brooklyn, NY June 5…
Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, are proud to announce the lineup for the third annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. The multi-faceted festival will take place in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park August 14 – 15, 2010. Two-Day tickets will go on sale June 2 at 10am PST and Single-Day tickets will go…
Whatever album post-Dead Kennedys I have received that has been released by Jello Biafra showcases extremely long songs which sometimes push my patience (Timor Circus, I’m looking at you specifically). Jello has given up the punk fury of the past and moved into a way more kosher with rock and metal, all while still keeping the tremendous political content of the past. The first track on “Never Breathe” showcases memorable…
Fresh off of the release of her self-titled debut album and a national tour with Honor Society, Ashlyne Huff will hit the road with Jordin Sparks this summer on her U.S. “Battlefield Tour.” Ashlyne will be joining the tour in 19 cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston (see all dates below). Huff’s debut was released on May 11th and entered the Billboard Heatseeker chart at #10. Her…
Dirty Projectors are pleased to announce several North American tour dates this fall. The band consists of David Longstreth (lead vocals, guitar), Amber Coffman (vocals, guitar), Angel Deradoorian (vocals, keyboard, guitar, bass), Brian McOmber (drums), Nat Baldwin (bass) and Haley Dekle (vocals). Their latest album, Bitte Orca, was released last year on Domino Records and landed on many Best of 2009 lists, including: * Pitchfork #2 album of the year…
Prior to this recording, pretty much the only acoustic fifteen / Jeff Ott track I listened to was the acoustic version of “Welcome to Berkeley”, which has been reproduced to a t on this double-disc CD. While I was a big fan of “Welcome to Berkeley”, I was a little weary at some of the beginning tracks that are found on the first CD of this set, specifically the title…