Having just wrapped up their near three-week tour supporting Kyuss Lives! and The Sword, BLACK COBRA’s first headlining tour in support of their new album, Invernal, kicks off in Brooklyn tonight. The duo will hammer their way around the country on a fifteen-date headlining tour on their way back to San Francisco, the first nine dates bearing support from Zoroaster and The Body. Three new West Coast dates have been…
Chickenfoot –the supergroup featuring guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar – have earned a GRAMMY nomination for the “Best Recording Package,” for the creative 3D design of their recent Chickenfoot III (eOne Music/earMUSIC/Edel) album. The GRAMMY-nominated band plans to return to Los Angeles with touring drummer Kenny Aronoff to perform at the Mark & Brian Christmas Show on December 15th…
Looking ahead to the end of the month, the CT-rapper Chris Webby’s “There Goes The Neighborhood” tour rolls through NYC at the legendary Irving Plaza on Thursday, December 29th! Pre-sale tickets are available now via LiveNation! If you don’t know who Chris Webby is, you’re probably over the age of 25 and not paying attention, so ask your younger brother or sister, and watch them go ape sh*t. IDLE WARSHIP…
Acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rachael Yamagata has sold-out 10 of the dates on her current U.S. tour in support of her third release Chesapeake, which was released on October 11th through her own Frankenfish Records. Sold out markets on the tour (so far) include: Northampton (10/28), Boston (10/30), Washington, DC (11/1), Baltimore (11/2), Brooklyn (11/4), Pittsburgh (11/5), Los Angeles (11/29), Hoboken (12/20), and New York (12/21-22). Yamagata recently stopped by NPR’s Tell…
In 2009, Cleveland’s Dylan Baldi began writing and recording lo-fi power-pop songs in his parents’ basement, dubbing the project Cloud Nothings. His music quickly started making the Internet rounds, and fans and critics alike took note of his pithy songcraft, infectiously catchy melodies, and youthful enthusiasm. Baldi soon released a string of 7″s, a split cassette, and an EP before putting out Turning On – a compilation spanning about a…
Buffalo, NY’s PENTIMENTO are hitting the road with Light Years starting Tuesday December 27. Dates run through February 6th. See below. Pentimento’s Wrecked EP is out now on Panic Records. A split EP with Young English will be released in early 2012 via Panic Records. Tues December 27th Ashtabula, Oh @ West End Art Space Wed December 28th Columbus, OH @ Carabar Thur December 29th Cincinnati, OH @ Venue TBA…
hile the world at large thought vinyl was a thing of the past, a small segment of music lovers kept the fires burning. Now that fire seems to be a blaze. In 2010, vinyl was the fastest-growing music format with 2.8 million units sold. In the so-called digital age, this number is a surprise. With major retailers, such as Best Buy as well as countless independent music stores selling vinyl,…
This week signature lyricist Bebo Norman celebrated a No. 1 INSPO single with his heartfelt song “I Hope You See Jesus” from his critically acclaimed album Ocean. This song can be heard here. Released last year, Ocean was touted as Bebo’s “finest effort,” one of the “top overall album(s) of 2010,” and “beckons you into the depths of God’s love.” Ocean explored the theme of finding one’s real identity –…
While this winter has been fairly mild to this point, I believe that the temperatures will continue to drop through the rest of December and into the New Year. This is a problem for anyone that does any sort of outdoor exercising. However, the Warwear Black Long Sleeve Compression shirt is something that will allow runners and those that conduct outdoor exercises the ability to brave the elements. The long-sleeve…
John Gallagher, guitarist and vocalist of DYING FETUS, has announced that the group has entered the studio to record their new full length album. The band will once again be working with longtime producer Steve Wright (Slipknot, Misery Index) at Wrightway Studios in Baltimore, MD. Set to be released in mid 2012 through Relapse Records, the album will feature nine tracks and is a “return to roots” with production focused…
There are good entry level cameras, and great cameras for those that wish to capture major life events. The Optio RZ18, PENTAX’s latest effort, is one of these latter cameras. At a list price of $299, it represents a camera that will serve dutifully over the course of five or so years. The amount of different functions that it provides is astounding, tying together the traditional skills of a camera…
The singer-songwriter trope is one in which there is a tremendous amount of flotsam. It is hard to find a solid title among all of the titles that are released on a monthly basis. However, I feel that Beverly McClellan’s Fear Nothing is a title that looks to redefine the genre, as well as provide a solid experience for anyone that happens to find a copy of the album. Fear…
Unless there is a distinct gimmick that is furthered in game, most racing games are pretty tepid. While the experience of driving a car at a speed many times what is legal around the city is alluring in and of itself, I believe that Jimmie Johnson’s Anything With An Engine provides a set of tweaks to the genre that will continue to keep players coming back for more. This is…
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure is a feature-length film that brings Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald Duck up into the final frontier – space and the moon. The antagonist in the film – Space Pirate Pete – provides conflict for the characters in a safe way, showing what one is capable of if they let their greediness go unchecked. I would say that this feature would do well for children…
The White Buffalo releases his latest EP THE LOST & FOUND today on Unison Music Group. Already a fixture on the west coast’s live music scene, the buzz on The White Buffalo has spread nationally thanks to the intensity of the band’s shows and national TV placements on hit programs such as FX’s Sons of Anarchy and HBO’s Californication who have championed his music. The White Buffalo’s music will be…
Up-and-coming pop star Guinevere has been tapped as the support act for Nick Carter on his upcoming tour. The singer-songwriter will join the Backstreet Boy in late January/February on American solo shows across the U.S. The full list of dates are below. Guinevere will also embark on a U.S. club tour in early 2012. The 20-year-old’s first single, “Crazy Crazy,” produced by Cirkut (Ke$ha, Britney, Taio Cruz, Jessie J), debuted…
Loud and proud, Portland, OR based Lovers is a band of emotional intensity and complexity. Their last album Dark Light begins with singer Carolyn Berk’s confession, “every time the music starts, I can feel my aching, shaking heart,” and from there, Lovers embark on a spiritual journey of inspired three-part harmonies, deep introspection, and next-wave humor. That album received rave reviews and led to sold-out shows for the threesome. Back…
Since the Blu-Ray format started, there have been a tremendous amount of different re-issues and remastered versions of titles that had previously only been on DVD (and VHS). However, I feel that MGM has pushed the bar up higher with their release of West Side Story on its 50tyh anniversary. Thhe feature is incredibly clear, and will be a completely different experience for anyone that has already seen the film.…
1. Scared, but not that Scared 2. Gun Bash 3. Machine ………………………………………………………….. 1,2,3 released their debut LP (New Heaven) earlier this year, and the third track off the record lends itself to the title of their new single out today! ‘Scared, but not that scared’ features two brand new tracks “Gun Bash” & “Machine”. Much like their debut, these new songs are melodic, catchy pop songs, that defy a specific…
Our last look at Matthew Dear’s creative cycle was the fathoms-deep starkness of his 2010 album, Black City. A triumph of slowly imploding romanticism, Black City was ultimately just another step in Dear’s creative evolution from his breakthrough Asa Breed (2007) and his Detroit-meets-Berlin minimal techno of Leave Luck to Heaven (2003). The vision found in this EP is a likely harbinger for Dear’s full-length, Beams (coming in 2012). “Headcage”…