Savannah Stopover Music: Over 70 bands, most of which are en route to SXSW, will fill Savannah’s small clubs and venues with the best up and coming indie acts. Bands have been hand-curated across multiple genres to represent an ideal microcosm of emerging excellence. Highlights include The War On Drugs, Grimes, Caveman, Oberhofer, Prince Rama, The Love Language, The Men, PUJOL, Guards, Girl In A Coma, The Knocks, Jukebox The…
Shirley Clarke was the most important woman director of the post-war era; creating art, controversy and acclaim throughout her career. Her jazz-infused films won international awards including an Oscar® nomination and a win for Best Documentary. Since her death in 1997, her films have fallen out of distribution and her work has been rarely seen. The preservation and release of Shirley Clarke’s films will be an important contribution to the…
Greek melodic metal outfit, Firewind, is excited to announce a new distribution deal for North America with DisManic Distribution via E1 Music. Together Firewind and DisManic/E1 Music will unleash the band’s highly anticipated new record, Few Against Many, on May 22nd. Commented Firewind driving force, renowned guitarist, Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne), “I’m very excited about this new partnership! While we’ve been around for sometime, North American territory is relatively new…
Welcome COP PROBLEM, an energetic act born within the politically-motivated bustling underbelly of Philadelphia’s punk/hardcore scene, and ready to bust loose onto the rest of the planet with their debut EP. With a high-energy D-beat-infused punk rock delivery littered with rampant blasting hardcore/crust rage, COP PROBLEM have raided Philly live venues on DIY gigs as well as supporting national acts including Converge, Trap Them, Dropdead, Coke Bust, Resistant Culture, Leftover…
Allison’s Invention continues to showcase her latest album, Sweet and Vicious, by offering the title track as a free download during the month of February. A sensual torch song about romantic pursuit, “Sweet and Vicious” will entice those who have sweethearts, those slain by Cupid’s vicious arrows and even those for whom “it’s complicated.” Allison’s Invention is a music project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Allison Tartalia. Tartalia’s quirky and eclectic…
Already causing such a huge splash in Japan that they’ve had to block out entire floors of hotel rooms to keep their obsessive fans at bay, the UK’s LITTLE BARRIE are riding their wave of unique brand of fiery, surf-infused rock ‘n’ roll into North America in February on a string of dates with Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires (tour dates below). With their third album, King of the Waves…
Nashville-based country singer/songwriter Amy Dalley is set to release her new album, Coming Out Of The Pain, via Rock Ridge Music on March 27, 2012. Coming Out Of The Pain is Dalley’s second full-length and combines classic pop-country with the edge of heartland rock, as well as Dalley’s intimate lyrics and dulcet vocals. The album was produced by Dalley and husband/engineer/writing partner Jack Sizemore (also a member of Jason Aldean’s…
Having already introduced their special brand of melodic dance mayhem to North American electronic music fans with roof-raising DJ sets at nightclubs in December, London’s premiere dubstep duo Nero is gearing up for a triumphant return to the U.S. in March for their headlining “Second Reality” live tour, as well as eagerly awaited appearances at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in April. Nero will also launch their exclusive 2012…
Dark Ascension is the second set in the Innistrad block, and Wizards of the Coast have added a number of twists and turns in terms of storyline and game play. Where the humans in Innistrad seemed to have some power over the hordes of zombies, spirits, and vampires, Dark Ascension shatters their hopes for a peaceable existence. In terms of gameplay, Flashback (pay a mana cost when the card is…
Acony Records and LA-based Whispertown are proud to announce the March 20th release of the Parallel EP. Whispertown is the latest iteration of the unique vision of Morgan Nagler (songwriter, lead vocals, guitar). What was once The Whispertown 2000 has morphed into a less structured version of itself, with Nagler’s unmistakable vocals leading a revolving cast of musicians and artists. As a preview of the upcoming EP, the first single…
2/02/2012 Branx – Portland, OR 2/03/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA 2/05/2012 Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT 2/06/2012 Marquis Theater – Denver, CO 2/07/2012 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO 2/08/2012 Fubar – St Louis, MO 2/09/2012 Reggie’s Chicago, IL 2/10/2012 Mac’s – Lansing, MI 2/11/2012 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON 2/12/2012 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY 2/13/2012 TT’s The Bear – Cambridge, MA 2/14/2012 Architekt Music –…
Bereft is a Los Angeles based melodic sludgy doom band featuring Sacha Dunable of Intronaut and Graviton, Derek Donley of National Sunday Law and Graviton, Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn and ex-The Faceless vocalist Derek Rydquist. Bereft released its first track “Withered Efflorescence” exclusively via their Facebook page in early September 2011 to rave reviews and online buzz, followed by their debut live show September 30 in Los Angeles, CA.…
Premiere metal act 3 INCHES OF BLOOD has revealed both the track listing and album artwork from their forthcoming effort, Long Live Heavy Metal due out on March 27, 2012 in North America and March 26th in Europe. Produced by Terry “Sho” Murray (City of Fire, Exhibitionists), the astounding twelve track achievement offers an explosion of sound, setting new standards for classic heavy metal. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD teamed up…
Fanfarlo On Tour: Mar 05 Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club Mar 06 New York, NY, Webster Hall Mar 07 Washington, DC, U St. Music Hall Mar 08 Philadelphia, PA, Union Transfer Mar 09 Carrboro, NC, Cat’s Cradle Mar 10 Atlanta, GA, Vinyl Mar 13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s Mar 14 Dallas, TX, The Loft Mar 19 St. Louis, MO, Blueberry Hill Duck Room Mar 20 Nashville, TN, Mercy Lounge Mar 22…
Following a year that saw an impressively diverse output even without a solo album, Black Milk announces his largest North American tour to date. The 25-date national trek, dubbed the “Claps And Slaps Tour”, launches in Providence, Rhode Island on February 25, and continues throughout the month of March, touching New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with many more stops along the way (complete routing below). In…
The story of RivetHead is one best told through the tracks on Doomsday for Optimism. This veteran band has refined their sound over the course of the last few years, and comes to the opening strains of Super Zero with tremendous momentum. The band is able to insert tremendously catchy hooks deep in the psyche of anyone listening in. While each of the album’s fourteen cuts showcase a slightly different…
I believe that the theme behind Mordred, the Quarter Known is something momentous for the alt-rock domain. Where there would be a more metal bent (typically) to a title that focuses on the King Arthur legacy, Ryan David Orr provides a complex, darkly emotional type of alt-rock to his listeners. April, I’m Sure the Stars Understand is one of those tracks that captures the different twists and turns of Orr’s…
1/30 Bournemouth, UK @ Old Fire Station 1/31 London, UK @ O2 Academy 2/1 Gent, BEL @ Vooruit 2/2 Poitiers, FR @ Confort Moderne 2/3 Montpelier, FR @ Rockstore 2/4 Cologne, GER @ Essigfabrik 2/5 Stuttgart, GER @ Die Röhre 2/6 Munich, GER @ Backstage 2/7 Berlin, GER @ Cassiopeia 2/8 Hamburg, GER @ Klubsen 2/9 Zurich, SWI @ Escherwyss 2/10 Neufchatel, SWI @ La Case a Chocs 2/11 Geneva,…
Canadian alt rock quintet, The Veer Union, has announced a US tour with fellow countrymen, My Darkest Days, set to kick off this spring. The late March/early April run will mark The Veer Union’s first US dates in over a year. “We are excited to announce we will be hitting the road with the boys in My Darkest Days in late March,” said vocalist, Crispin Earl. “The last live show…
Rising Bay Area punk/indie label Pure Noise Records is coming off its biggest year yet, so to satisfy fan demand and keep the momentum going, the label has announced plans for its first-ever Pure Noise Records Tour, featuring several of the bands that have helped the label make its mark on the scene. Headlining the first two weeks of the tour (2/24-3/8) is critically acclaimed Bay Area punk outfit, The…