Ah summer… a time for night swimming, belly flopping, sunstroke, beer bongs, tight thongs, burnt weenies and big ol’ package tours designed to make music fans squeal like pigs at the county fair. Speaking of big packages, the dudes in Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger are teaming up for the co-headline Summer of Ska tour with support from Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends (The Maxies will join…
Joel Frederiksen follows the success of his 2011 album Rose of Sharon – a celebration of 18th-century American music that landed in the Top Ten on Billboard’s Classical chart and on critics’ year-end lists – with Requiem for a Pink Moon: An Elizabethan Tribute to Nick Drake. The latest project by Frederiksen and the Ensemble Phoenix Munich takes them all the way back in time to… 1972, the year the…
Breaking the silence with their first release since 2008, Riala is the highly anticipated, self-produced LP from Sweden’s Suis La Lune. Building on the frenzied sound so distinct in their discography, Riala is a clearly matured effort– full of self-proclaimed “complex pop songs”–and is all the stronger for it. Image of Suis La Lune – Riala CD Tracklist 1. Cornea 2. Stop Motion 3. Wishes & Hopes 4. Hands Are…
Flush with rolling piano, wistful strings, and brittle to booming percussion, The Spring Standards’ new double-disc record, yellow//gold, consists of two emotionally-charged EPs that tell intertwining stories of growing up and leaving home to embark on a new adventure. If you’re not able to catch the band on their national US tour with Rhett Miller, be sure to watch their upcoming live appearance on Conan, June 18! Valiantly proving that…
Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico) is excited to announce the newest release from Philadelphia, PA’s Restorations, a 7″ titled A/B is available for pre-order now. The 7″ will see a July 10, 2012 release date. Also worth noting, all vinyl pre-orders come with an instant mp3 download for the 2 songs. The EP is also available for early digital purchase here. The release follows up Restorations critically-acclaimed Self-Titled…
On July 2nd Las Vegas-based doom metal band DEMON LUNG will release their debut video for the song “Lament Code” off their self-released EP Pareidolia. The video will be directed by Dustin Mills, Director of independent horror/comedy The Puppet Monster Massacre. More on the video shoot, including a detailed making-of diary, coming soon. Released on March 20th, Pareidolia is a 22-minute blend of traditional and epic doom metal, rife with…
For five decades, Louis Prima Sr. stayed at the forefront of the entertainment world. With his inimitable style and musical prowess, he has remained an influential figure to artists and fans alike. Prima tunes are constantly used in movies and on TV, as well as in chart topping covers by David Lee Roth, Brian Setzer and Reba McEntire, just to name a few. Now, LOUIS PRIMA JR. (www.louisprimajr.com) is stretching…
Hot Water Music’s EXISTER debuted this week at number #33 on the Billboard Top Current Albums this week with over 10,400 records sold. This marks the band’s highest debut in its illustrious career. Exister, which was released on May 15, 2012 via Rise Records also logged in at #3 Vinyl Albums, #8 Independent Albums, #3 Top Hard Music Albums, #15 Top Current Rock Albums, and #78 Overall Digital Albums (#68…
Rock ‘n roll metal punks RAMMING SPEED are the living, breathing, beer-swilling personification of the ol’ chestnut “no rest for the wicked.” Fresh off an East Coast trek with REVOCATION and CANNABIS CORPSE, this raging quartet have been added as direct support to PHOBIA on four of their upcoming dates with Strong Intention. They’ll be tearing up a handful of Northeastern clubs with the grind gods, and plan to debut…
Capitol recording artist, COLIN MUNROE announces his first string of US tour dates with K. Flay kicking off May 29 in San Diego and continuing throughout the summer (dates below). To coincide with the tour announcement Colin is debuting the track ‘Your Eyes’ ft/ K. Flay exclusively on Jay-Z’s Life + Times http://lifeandtimes.com/lifetimes-premiere-colin-munroe-your-eyes, where after you can download at ColinMunroe.com. All the while building up to the release of his…
Nearly two decades after his rap debut on the Who’s The Man soundtrack, Timbo King has plenty of lessons to teach. For his new video, the Wu-Tang affiliate hits the classroom to give the next generation a “Bar Exam”. Timbo’s long-awaited debut album From Babylon To Timbuk2 is in stores now, and features the likes of RZA, Lil Fame, Killah Priest, R.A. The Rugged Man, Jr. Reid, Bronze Nazareth,…
We were able to review The Second Time Around last year. I believe that the tracks on As We Go ‘Round the Sun build off of the successes of the previous album, while allowing listeners ample chance to hear a more mature and polished title. The CD starts off with the titular track; Desimone sets up where the album will go as well as where he has been. This sunny…
Scottsdale, AZ-based country music performer Chelsea Bain will be performing Friday, May 25th, on the big stage at the race week festivities ( http://www.600festival.com/) in Charlotte, NC. Bain’s performance is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Bain’s single, “Rockin’ That Trailer,” is at radio now, and she has several confirmed upcoming radio shows, with a number more in the works. She is performing on Thursday, May 24th, at Jake…
There is an eclectic sound that is fostered on This Is Our Time that will immediately impress. Rather than merely tracing over the styles and genres that are popular, Kevin Gullickson is able to create something bold and new with each of the 11 tracks on this album. The first track, Rising, is the perfect microcosm – in the nearly five minutes of the track, listeners will be provided with…
There have been a number of different Tom Clancy-based titles that have been released over the years. While there have been some good and some bad, I feel that Ghost Recon Future Soldier is the best we have played. Ubisoft has outdone themselves in regards to the in-game graphics and immersion factor that will hit players just as soon as they pop in the title. The different maps that…
Today and tomorrow, catch pianist Jeremy Denk as he is featured on public radio and television. First, hear him in conversation today with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air (check local listings for original air times; the audio will be available for streaming here after the broadcast). Tomorrow, at 8 PM EDT, an in-depth profile of Denk airs on WNET Thirteen’s NYC-ARTS program. Following Denk’s career arc from his early…
Ray Romano’s eight-day drive through the south on a stand-up comedy tour becomes more than he bargains for when longtime friend and opening act, Tom Caltabiano, brings a film student along to document their thousand-mile journey. Together, all three struggle with Ray’s obsessions, phobias, and insecurities in this unscripted exploration of newfound fame. Reviews: “Romano’s as entertaining… in real life as He is on TV.” —NEW YORK DAILY NEWS “An…
Vortex of Violence, the newest offering from CARDIAC ARREST is now available worldwide through Ibex Moon Records. The band’s fourth full-length release, Vortex of Violence is “pure, old-school death metal at its finest,” according to Meat Mead Metal. Exclaim.ca praised the record for its “bone-crushing aggression, with hammering blast beats, frenzied guitar riffs and guttural vocals that spew horrific, gory lyrics…” To celebrate the album’s release, CARDIAC ARREST and Ibex…
“When I was 13 I used to record singing my own words over R&B instrumental tapes or whatever I could get my hands on. Later I got my hands on a right handed acoustic guitar even though I was lefty. So I turned it upside down and taught myself how to play it so I can sing over it.” Now Bonnie Baxter is a vocalist, instrumentalist, & producer… ShadowBox. Currently…
Next month, cellist Matt Haimovitz and his all-cello ensemble – Uccello – embark on a four-city North American tour, playing Toronto (June 6), Buffalo (June 7), Ithaca (June 8-9), and New York City (June 10). Haimovitz and Uccello’s 2010 Oxingale album, Meeting of the Spirits – which contains arrangements of jazz compositions by the likes of Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Billy Strayhorn, and John McLaughlin – was nominated…