Choreographer, Actress and Mentor, Tre’ Armstrong will host Toronto‘s Youth Day 2012, Sunday, July 22 at Dundas Square. Coming off her duties as judge on CTV’s “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” and combining her years of dance, both performing and teaching, Ms. Armstrong was the perfect choice to take on hosting duties. The talented choreographer will host from 6 PM – 9 PM. Dancers from Tre’’s “A New…
Liverpool’s The Wombats will return to the U.S. this Fall for a 6-week nationwide tour that includes stops at Austin City Limits and Seattle’s Bumbershoot. Tickets are on sale Today (Friday, July 20) – see below for details. The tour is in support of their hit “Jump Into The Fog.” The new single off their highly-acclaimed album, The Wombats Proudly Present…This Modern Glitch (Bright Antenna/ILG), has been one of the…
Rock Ridge Music artist and singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert visited the Sirius/XM Studios in New York City last week, where he taped a five-song performance for The Coffee House (channel 31 on Sirius, channel 55 on XM), which is set to air Thursday, July 26th at noon eastern and will repeat that night at midnight. While there, Humbert taped live versions of “Not to Me,” “Incognito,” “Everything,” a cover of the…
A vital part of rock history – Judas Priest have spent 4 decades writing classic songs and putting on spectacular live shows. During this period, the band has sold in excess of 30 million albums, and played to countless millions of fans across the globe. In 1982, they released their eighth studio album SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE, containing their hugely successful You’ve Got Another Thing Coming, the single which proved that…
From the critically acclaimed debut album ‘World, You Need A Change Of Mind’, Adam Bainbridge, aka Kindness releases “That’s Alright” on September 2nd. Led by a sultry, ruminative saxophone solo, the track revels in the funk-infused go-go scene, eventually emerging as a dream alliance of Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder and Afrika Bambaataa circa 1985. Kindness was recently at Radio 1’s Maida Vale studios to record what turned out…
The San Francisco Bay Area’s ambassadors of Gypsy Rock Diego’s Umbrella are thrilled to be release their most fully realized album to date, “Proper Cowboy” today on Ninth Street Opus Records. “From top to bottom, this is an outstanding album……Original, intelligent music that sets its own boundaries. My favorite album of the year so far, and I have a feeling it will hold that spot for a long time to come.” –…
ometime during 1980 searching for a harder/faster outlet than the current NYC punk rock trend, three teenagers from Jackson Heights, Queens: Jack Flanagan, Jose Gonzalez and Ralph Gebbia formulated THE MOB. Once the concept was established they added high-school bud Jamie Shanahan on drums, to round out the 4 piece assault. The early MOB sound was heavily influenced by what was going on in L.A. and D.C. With NY not…
Soulful crooner Pony Boy, aka Marchelle Bradanini, puts her own seductive, modern twist on the Americana sound. Her sultry vocals glide above twangy, buzzing guitars and alluring rhythms, exploring themes of the old west and heartache. Joined by drummer Garrett Ray (Fool’s Gold), guitarist JP Bendzinski (Crystal Antlers) and bassist Brandon Owens (Lauryn Hill), Pony Boy will play a short stint of west coast dates in support of the Not…
Early press for The Blank Tapes: “The sunny sounds of L.A.’s Blank Tapes, who yoke a garage-pop sensibility to ferocious rock riffs.” -THE NEW YORKER “The Blank Tapes. Full of lo-fi rock refrains you can get down to, “I’m Back” is the perfect tune to soundtrack your beach party” -UNDER THE RADAR “Matt Adams and his band premiere perfect summer pop. The Blank Tapes are turning their sun folk sound…
Radio is embracing FLYNNVILLE TRAIN’s latest single, “The One You Love,” making the track the #1 stream and #3 download on Play MPE its first week of release. “It’s a real departure for us,” says the band’s lead singer Brian Flynn. It’s an honest love song that everyone can relate to.” Written by members of The Kentucky HeadHunters (Richard & Fred Young, Doug Phelps), the single is now available on…
Turner Prize winner Martin Creed writes direct, compelling songs with the ability to both perturb and amuse. Think… the rhythmic punk of Ian Dury and the wit and pop nous of Glasgow’s Postcard Records. Love to You – His debut album, is a collection of 18 love and hate songs and is released July 17th on Moshi Moshi Records. Opening with the sound of waves on a beach and a calypso…
“Bitter Blood is a knock-you-off-your-feet debut. It is, in execution and clearness of vision, the descendent of The Band’s Music from Big Pink, and is just as refreshing and inspiring in its creativity as Big Pink was in 1968.” PERFORMER MAGAZINE “Formed in the tiny town of Goshen, Vermont, Chamberlin plays a kind of wistful late-night Americana that could only come from a place where you can see the stars at…
Philadelphia, PA’s DRONES FOR QUEENShave arrived! The two-man outfit is comprised of brothers Shane Madden and Evan Madden (also of Rifflifter Touring) who spent years exploring the realms of doom and black metal in bands like WOODS OF YPRES, WOE, and THE GREEN EVENING REQUIEM before succumbing to a mutual desire to make raw, real, pissed off music. The result? Four tracks of virulent, noisy, thrashy grindcore, spat out with…
WHITECHAPEL Continue Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Devastation Self-Titled Fourth Album Available Now on Metal Blade Records Knoxville, TN sextet WHITECHAPEL are continuing they visual and aural assault on fans across the country this summer as on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The band is touring in support of their recently released self-titled album, which is available at the shows and has been selling like crazy alongside the band’s…
The wait is over. Veteran German death metallers OBSCENITY will release their 8th album Atrophied in Anguish on September 14th through Apostasy Records. The legendary act’s first release since 2006’s Where Sinners Bleed, OBSCENITY is revamped, recharged, and as formidable as ever! Atrophied In Anguish was recorded at Soundlodge Studio (God Dethroned, Sinister, Dew-Scented) with producer Jörg Uken. The band released the following statement about the new long player:“Atrophied In…
Montreal/Los Angeles-based Niyaz have recently released their third album, Sumud (pronounced soomood) and they are bringing it on tour to the United States this summer. The album has already debuted at #1 on the iTunes World Chart and broke into the top 10 Billboard World Music Chart as well. The band will be kicking off their US tour on July 22nd in NYC then off to Atlantic City, Eugene, Los…
Count Your Lucky Stars Records’ football, etc. just returned from their second UK tour (with label-mates Joie de Vivre) and are now gearing up for a run of US dates. The Houston, TX-based indie rockers just released a new split tape with fellow Texans Square Business which can be purchased here: http://footballetc.bigcartel.com/product/split-with-square-business. The band’s debut LP, The Draft is also available in the Count Your Lucky Stars Records online store:…
Denver-based band The Lumineers are enjoying plenty of success on the radio and in sales. The band’s popular first single “Ho Hey” has spent the last five weeks at #1 on Triple A Radio, and is ranked Top 10 Audience at Alternative Radio as well. The video for “Ho Hey” has also just been added by CMT. This news is hot on the heels of the band’s best week of…
As the highly anticipated sophomore release from Seattle’s harbingers of doom, SAMOTHRACE, nears release via 20 Buck Spin, this week the band confirm a rash of tour dates for later in the Summer. First up, SAMOTHRACE will headline a West Coast tour in August . This routing, still under construction, will see the quartet playing five confirmed shows throughout California — including the headlining slot at Deadfest alongside dozens…
Make sure to sign up for your chance at tickets for the Sublime with Rome concert series. The contest itself is easy – just hit up http://www.totalassault.com/contests/269/id/03911/ and put in your information. Let us know what you think of the contest and the show – comment this post! 7/20 Albuquerque NM Hard Rock Casino Presents: 7/21 Las Vegas NV The Beach at Mandalay Bay 7/22 Berkeley CA Greek Theatre 7/24 San…