LARRY AND HIS FLASK are back and ready to hit the road with a vengeance this February and March as they cut loose through Middle America with The Reverend Horton Heat and The Goddamn Gallows on the “Stewed, Screwed, & Tattooed” tour. The renowned pack of rowdy bluegrass punks have received rave reviews for their live show everywhere, from the New York Times to Time Out Chicago to Alternative Press…
Having just added Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year award to his numerous honors, master violinist Gil Shaham drew warm praise for his season-opening performances of Brahms’s Violin Concerto with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. The New York Times reported that “he played with his customary depth and charisma, particularly impressive in the first-movement cadenza,” while Lehigh Valley Music noted, “Shaham’s wild flights of virtuoso fancy, especially in the spellbinding first…
Few games have had the ability to properly engage the Nintendo 3DS. This means that there is little reason to pick up the console. However, I believe that the execution of Cave Story 3D is strong enough that it should be seen as a deciding factor for whether an individual purchases the console. Cave Story 3D is a side-scrolling shooter that will take players no time to learn, but a…
“Baby Jaymes is a hip-hop generation throwback to the days when you just weren‘t hip if you didn‘t have a stack of soul 45s under your arm at all times.” – XLR8R Magazine The Song: In anticipation of his forthcoming EP, Whatever Happened To Baby Jaymes, and following the release of his single “Heart & Soul,” Oakland bred singer/songwriter Baby Jaymes is excited to release his latest single, “Bump My…
Hawthorne Heights’s latest EP, HATE is now available on vinyl as a joint release between American Dream Records and the band’s own label, Cardboard Empire. The vinyl version comes in five different colors and can be purchased at: http://www.hawthorneheightsstore.com and http://americandreamrecords.limitedpressing.com The HATE vinyl will also be available at all of the band’s upcoming US shows: Nov 10 – Uniontown, PA @ Penn State Fayette FREE SHOW Nov 11 –…
There is a timeless quality to Devil’s Walk that will make it particularly germane to any fan of electronic music, whether it be the early work of Kraftwerk, the New Wave era, or something newer. This is because each of the 10 tracks that are on Devil’s Walk are able to speak singularly and as a larger effort. The title begins with Sweet Unrest, a track that touches upon the…
Founded in 2000 in North Carolina, WIDOW has released three albums: “Midnight Strikes” (2003), “On Fire” (2005) and “Nightlife” (2007). Their new work “Life’s Blood” is the first WIDOW album, which will be released through Pure Steel Records. Bravewords is hosting an exclusive stream of the song “I Scream For Ice Queen” on their “Knuckle Tracks” Player. Get your first listen HERE. Gun Shy Assassin is streaming the song “Embrace…
Puzzle games have usually been much too easy for me, or have such a learning curve to the title that it seems impossible to properly insert oneself into the title. However, Nikoli’s Pencil Puzzle 3D is a game that avoids these pitfalls and is ultimately one of the best puzzle games this year. This is because it takes advantage of the Nintendo 3DS well, and has a game play style…
Throughout all of 2011, Nickelodeon’s DVD-releasing wing has make sure to keep viewers abreast of their new shows as well as able to purchase older shows from one’s childhood. Aside from making gobs of money, Nickelodeon has provided a significant service to all fans, young and old. This trend continues with the DVD release of the second half of Victorious’s first season. The video quality of this DVD is better…
11/17 Nashville, TN The Muse 11/18 Little Rock, AR The Village 11/19 Oklahoma City, OK Big Papa’s Poor House 11/20 Fort Worth, TX Tomcats 11/22 St. Louis, MO Fubar 11/23 Topeka, KS Booby Trap 11/24 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue and 7th Street Entry 11/25 Des Moines, IA House Of Bricks 11/26 Chicago, IL Reggies Rock Club 11/27 La Crosse, WI The Warehouse 11/28 Joliet, IL Mojoes 11/29 Louisville, KY Keswick…
Danish electronic artist Anders Trentemøller has debuted a brand new video with Stereogum for the opening track “Sycamore Feeling (Marie Fisker Version)” on his recently released double CD, Reworked / Remixed. The video features the Danish singer stoically sifting in and out of people’s apartment’s and thoughts. After an incredible spring tour including performances at this year’s SXSW, Ultra Music Festival, and Coachella, resulting in Yahoo! Music saying he was…
Radical Dads is a band that sounds like standing next to a body of water and noticing that something is moving just underneath the surface and then realizing that actually nothing is moving, it’s just that your glasses are broken and you have no idea how it happened. Also your elbow is scraped up and you think something just caught on fire in the distance — you can see the…
On November 29th, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will be releasing “Contain Us”, a special tribute box-set for their epic quadrology (Ki, Addicted, Deconstruction, and Ghost) that was designed and created by Man Alive’s Tom Bejgrowicz (who also conceived the classic and must-have Misfits Coffin box-set). Pre-orders are now exclusively available at CM Distro, so be sure to reserve your copy of the ultimate Hevy Devy collection here! See below for…
Cited as the formative mind behind the global phenomenon that is Dubstep, the UK’s Skream has announced that his next single will be released this coming Sunday, November 13th on Rinse/OWSLA, the label started by Skrillex earlier this year. “Anticipate”, the 6th release from OWSLA, is one of it’s most approachable to date, with an earworm vocal line from Sam Frank and sparse, faintly familiar synth melodies. Two remixes accompany…
Norwegian pioneers in Blackened Death metal, Fester have revealed the cover art and tracklisting for their forthcoming new album, A Celebration Of Death. The band’s first offering of new material in 17 years, A Celebration Of Death will be out in early 2012 through Abyss Records. In an exclusive premier, Bravewords.com is now streaming the track “Rites of Ceres.” The cover for A Celebration Of Death was painted by artist…
Sugar & The Hi Lows, the duo of Nashville singer-songwriters Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup, tap into the heart of the 50’s and soul of the 60’s on their sweet indie-pop self-titled debut. A throw back to a bygone era, its also a throw back to Trent’s Mississippi childhood. Raised to the soundtrack of Motown, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations, the memories the music from that era, “just…
Nov. 16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Nov. 17 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room Nov. 18 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater** Nov. 19 New York, NY Terminal 5 Nov. 20 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero Nov. 21 Boston, MA House of Blues Nov. 22 Portland, ME Asylum** Nov. 23 Montreal, QC Metropolis Nov. 25 Toronto, ON Kool Haus Nov. 26 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom Nov. 27 Washington, DC 9:30 Club Nov. 28 Norfolk, VA…
Some listen to music to reinforce a mood, an idea of a time/place, to embody a mind-state, a lightness, to sharpen or dull an edge. I make music to jump off of that edge and explore. I’ve been exploring since birth, whether wandering through the woods as a child, through the streets of NY as a teenager, backpacking through South and Central America, India, Africa, touring and performing in over…
11/14: Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern 12/02: Miami, FL @ Fillmore 12/03: Orlando, FL @ Social 12/04: Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 12/05: Atlanta, GA @ Loft 12/07: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 12/08: New York, NY @ Webster Hall 12/09: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall 12/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
For a first introduction into the world of Cristi Jo & Jessica Zambri, Kanine Records will be releasing Zambri’s debut EP Glossolalia on November 8, 2011. Zambri mixes experimental beats and dueling female vocals with captivating melodies to create unromantic love songs. Filled with gothic and avant-garde pop vocals, their sound, while reminiscent of a lost Siouxsie and the Banshees or Kate Bush classic, is refreshingly unique.As if remixed by…