ESP is a new Los Angeles-based trio whose primary interest is, as their name implies, Extra Sensory Perception. The group explores this phenomena through their own synesthetic, synth-laden dreamscapes which literally overflow with hypercolored visuals. This is ESP, the sights, sounds and sensory overload of the West Coast cosmos. The brother / sister combo of Aska and Seiya Matsumiya (keyboards / vocals & keyboards / electronics, respectively) are joined by…
Despite the radical resistance from some internet wack-jobs, Ascent from Six Organs of Admittance made it out to the streets on August 21st, in a big-ass way! Six Organs involved with some NWO-type shit? We don’t think so! And neither do Six Organs fans, cause we’ve already had to repress that nearly extinct format called the compact disc due to the first pass selling through. Resuscitate, tangible digital! Don’t worry,…
Canada’s favorite purveyors of folk/prog metal, Scythia are proud to share with fans a FREE DOWNLOAD of their first single “Sailor’s Accolade” from their new EP “For The Bear” due out on September 25, 2012 at the following location here. Youtube embed link – Sailor’s Accolade – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG63ssJR1as “This year, we are releasing our EP right before we hit the long road across Canada and the Eastern US with dates soon to be announced.…
The Strawbs, with special guest John Wesley Harding, will be performing at the Winchester Music Hall, 12112 Madison Avenue, in Lakewood, on September 19, at 8 PM. Tickets are $20. The venue phone is 216-226-5681. The web site is thewinchester.net. As Strawbs move gracefully into their fifth decade of music making, it is still difficult to categorise the unique sound that has made them Britain’s most successful international progressive folk-rock…
Following an incredible tour of the West Coast of the United States at the end of 2011, including a devastating performance at Rites of Darkness III, Australia’s epic doom sorcerers MOURNFUL CONGREGATION will return to The States in the weeks ahead! The new pending tour will see MOURNFUL CONGREGATION returning to the US on an eleven-date trek erupting out of Seattle on September 14th and surging its way down…
NEW YEARS DAY is proud to announce they will join BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR, JEFFREE STAR and DAVEY SUICIDE on “The Scene Is Dead Tour.“ Passing through nearly 50 states in the US, the first leg of the tour will be mid-October through early-November and the second leg will run late-November to mid-December. A list of dates can be seen below. Vocalist Ash Costello adds, “The fans truly wanted…
Pop alternative producer and songwriter Cherry Cherry Boom Boom (Martin Kierszenbaum) has recently released the official video for his first solo track and single, “Come Back to San Francisco,” The song is a cover off Magnetic Fields’ acclaimed 1999 album, 69 Love Songs, and is one of Martin’s favorites. “I just felt an urge to record one of my favorite Stephin Merrit songs,” recalls Martin, who recorded the track on…
Join actor and international DJ Idris Elba as he sits down with fans live on UStream today at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Idris will be chatting with fans about his music and previewing new tracks from his South African-inspired house music EP, Supersonic, due out in October under his DJ moniker 7Wallace. Idris recorded, mixed, and mastered the 5 track EP using a mobile studio in South Africa where he is currently…
Encanto is a groovy bit of rock that will keep listeners swinging. Hints of soul, funk, and Caribbean music can be heard alongside a more continental and Spanish flair. Encanto is incredibly rewarding; subsequent listens will spotlight sides to the track that were previously hidden. Birth of Music has a unique sound that unites psychedelic rock, funk, and even surf into a retro-futuristic sound. Suns of Orpheus continue to…
Ascent provides a musically intense and a lyrically dense sound for their listeners. This means that tracks like Act of Grace are able to appeal to a wide swath of listeners. There is a momentum to Act of Grace that will have listeners sitting on the edges of their seats. Ascension keeps things interesting through a space-rock frame. Throw in a ropy, catchy bass line and what results is…
“Sometimes our most destructive moments and greatest tragedies end up becoming our triumphs,” says Seattle, Washington-based pop-rocker Yusif!, leader of the outfit bearing his name as their moniker. Yusif is discussing his debut, self-titled full-length, which will be nationally released October 9, 2012, a ten-track collection of songs that gravitate to lyrics about love, lost love, internal conflicts and struggles, and emotionally-charged anti-war anthems. War is something Yusif has seen…
Riding on a crest of overwhelmingly positive acclaim since their return from hiatus last year, YELLOWCARD have clenched a #10 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with their new album SOUTHERN AIR (released August 14, 2012 on Hopeless Records). Their fifth album to reach Top 20 (and second in the Top 10), this chart position is especially important as it’s proof positive that the band’s re-emergence wasn’t a…
International chart topping sensation and fashion icon Medina recently released her new single “Forever” on Ultra Music, which is the first single to be released from her forthcoming second English-language album. The album follows her 2011 release, Welcome to Medina, and features more of the singer’s flawless vocals that have earned her a widespread and loyal international fanbase. Medina is well on her way to becoming the next international pop queen. The singer has…
As members of the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame, it seems only natural that death metal legends Cryptopsy team up with the ‘zine to unleash a brand new track off their forthcoming, self-titled album. In a Deciblog exclusive, the song “The Golden Square Mile,” which deals with an unsolved murder that took place in the band’s native Montreal is currently streaming at this location. Cryptopsy, which stands as a furious…
Tour Dates 08/31 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge * 09/03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose * 09/04 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups * 09/05 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean * 09/06 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern * 09/08 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s # 09/09 – Washington D.C. @ DC9 * 09/10 – Boston, MA @ Middle East ^ 09/12 – Philadelphia, PA @…
Unsigned heavy favorite Harp & Lyre would like to announce their new record title and cover art. The much anticipated record, Tribes, will be coming this fall. In the meantime, the band would like to give fans a preview of what’s to come. Vocalist Tyler Carder had this to say about the new track from their forthcoming record Tribes. “’Believe, Divide, and Find Yourself Alone’ is and intimate view of the Christian…
Impacting Radio Now is the new Single, “Incomplete” featuring, newcomer Adia from the CD, Deitrick Haddon presents Voices of Unity, A Beautiful Soul-Music Inspired by the Motion Picture. “Incomplete” is a musically narrated story of how our lives would be without God. The very thought of living without Him is like not breathing, eating, living, loving and without God we are Incomplete. We live life everyday, taking for…
Acclaimed band Trampled by Turtles continue to receive praise for their new album Stars and Satellites available now on Thirty Tigers/RED. The new album, which debuted #32 on Billboard Top 200 and #11 on the Billboard Alternative chart, was described by Paste as having “unexpected nuances that allow these songs to transcend their genre.” The record follows the band’s 2010 release Palomino (Thirty Tigers) that garnered critical acclaim from NPR Music who praised both the band’s “impeccable dexterity”…
Sub Pop are absolutely thrilled to announce that Daughn Gibson has joined their label roster. The charismatic crooner and sound sculptor, will release his label debut worldwide on Sub Pop in 2013. To commemorate the occasion Gibson has recorded a new song that demonstrates his striking and deft facility with sample-based music. Daughn’s new “Reach Into the Fire” samples the Shabazz Palaces track “An echo from the hosts that profess…
The long awaited Light for the Lost Boy fall tour with Andrew Peterson and full band, featuring opening act Caleb, will launch in Nashville, TN on September 21st and will end in Birmingham, AL October 24th. Opening night will be the album release party for Peterson’s new project, Light for the Lost Boy, and will be in conjunction with the third annual Rabbit Room conference, Hutchmoot, an event which sold…