Author: Sargeant

Posted on: August 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE BINARY CODE POST NEW PRE-PRODUCTION TRACK “DARK MEDITATIONS”

New Jersey progressive metallers The Binary Code have posted a brand new pre-production track called “Dark Meditations” on their Facebook page. Two other pre-production tracks, “Unexist” and “Trees 100 Feet Underwater,” were posted by the band earlier this summer. All three tracks come from an as-of-yet untitled album tentatively set to be recorded later this year and released in early 2012, and have been uploaded by the band to give…

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Posted on: August 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KANYE WEST AND JAY-Z CONFIRM NEW NORTH AMERICAN WATCH THE THRONE TOUR SCHEDULE WITH AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO PRESALE TICKETS

JAY-Z and KANYE WEST confirm the new 2011 North American WATCH THE THRONE TOUR schedule amidst an overwhelming response to presale tickets. The North American tour will now begin on Saturday, October 29th in Atlanta, GA at the Philips Arena. All fans who purchase their tickets online will receive a digital copy of the album. Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour go on sale to the public on Monday,…

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Posted on: August 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TOTIMOSHI: North American Tour Commencing

California trio, TOTIMOSHI, kicked off their tour. The band will spread its unique brand of heavy desert death rock across nearly 30 cities, before winding down on September 3, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. The band will be touring in support of their soon-to-be-unleashed Avenger full-length, set to drop on August 16, 2011 via At A Loss Recordings. Avenger was produced by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Shrinebuilder, Tool), mastered by John Golden…

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Posted on: August 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Download A New Stereo MCs Track

“There’s a point, when you’re in a certain headspace, where you feel you can actually do anything we want to do, and not really have any preconception about it,” says Nick Hallam. And for him and his long-time Stereo MCs partner, Rob Birch, their journey into sound has been constantly defined by the battles they’ve had to fight for creative freedom – not with record companies or industry figures, but…

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Posted on: August 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HateSphere reveals title, tracklist and cover art for upcoming album

The new HATESPHERE album has been entitled “The Great Bludgeoning” and will be released on the following dates around the world via NAPALM RECORDS September 21: Finland, Sweden, Spain September 23: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and Italy September 26: Rest of Europe September 27: USA and Canada The album will be released as download, vinyl and cd, and fans can pre-order it here: Nuclear Blast (http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/products/tontraeger/cd/cd/hatesphere-the-great-bludgeoning.html) EMP (http://www.emp-online.co.uk/bin/shop.php?prog=shop&mid=&article=205932&funktion=PRODUCTINFO&bildrub=&product=Hatesphere:%20The%20great%20bludgeoning&tc=PULLDOWN_00MUSICCZ) Targetshop (http://targetshop.dk/uk/207586/Hatesphere/The_Great_Bludgeoning)…

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Posted on: August 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HAVOK: Denver Thrashers Announce North American Tour With Exhumed

Denver thrash warriors, HAVOK, who recently pummeled the masses on tour with Bay Area legends, Forbidden, will embark on another punishing support trek this Fall alongside headliners Exhumed, Goatwhore and Cephalic Carnage. Set to commence on October 26 in New Mexico, the tour will lay waste to nearly two dozen cities and come to a close in Flagstaff, Arizona on November 20. Said vocalist/guitarist David Sanchez: “I’m fuckin’ psyched! This…

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Posted on: August 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

IVY Announce “All Hours” Details, Offer Three Track Preview

Indie-pop trio IVY have announced the details for their highly anticipated 5th studio album All Hours [Nettwerk]. The record, due out Sept. 20th, marks a self-proclaimed “rebirth” finding the band more focused on textures and rhythms than the traditional guitar-focused sound that has characterized their previous recording efforts. Singer Dominique Durand describes the writing process for All Hours as an attempt to “go back to some kind of innocence, and…

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Posted on: August 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GARDENS & VILLA Release New Video, Tour with Youth Lagoon

Part Funkadelic, part Forbidden Zone, this David South directed video blends the best of 70s campy sci-fi coolness and makes it new. Gardens & Villa play select dates in North America this month before meeting up with rising talent Youth Lagoon, for a string of dates in September and October including a performance at Pygmalion Festival in Urbana, IL. Youth Lagoon’s Trevor Powers caught Gardens & Villa at a show…

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Posted on: August 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE DOLLYROTS ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR / SPLIT 7″ WITH BOWLING FOR SOUP

After another year of near-constant touring including a successful spring headlining tour of the states, a US tour with Bowling for soup, SXSW for a 6th year in a row and an east coast run with The Go-Go’s, The Dollyrots are heading out again. This time the Los Angeles trio is hitting the road in support of two new releases. An EP titled Arrested Youth produced by Neal H. Pogue…

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Posted on: August 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HUNX & HIS PUNX Tour Dates

09.01.11 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s + 09.02.11 – Cambridge, MA – T.T. the Bear’s + 09.03.11 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge + 09.04.11 – Baltimore, MD – Windup Space + 09.05.11 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 ! 09.06.11 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl # $ 09.07.11 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar # 09.08.11 – Gainesville, FL – Boca Fiesta (The Backyard) # 09.09.11…

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Posted on: August 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DANIELA AND BEN

September 3 in Berlin, Germany @ Torstraße Festival September 8 in Berlin International Music Week @ Grüner Salon September 17 in Berlin, Germany @ Madame Claude September 25 in Cologne, Germany @ Blue Shell Drawing on influences that range from Sufjan Stevens, Bright Eyes, Architecture in Helsinki and Air, Daniela and Ben Spector have managed to create a unique electric-folk sound that is all their own. The first single “Cut…

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Posted on: August 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

IMPENDING DOOM BEGIN RECORDING NEW MATERIAL

IMPENDING DOOM will enter the studio this week to work on their upcoming yet to be titled new record. The band will begin work with producer Andreas Magnusson with the all mighty Machine for mixing. “After months of preparation the time has finally come to start production on our next full length! Without going into the cliche of trying to explain how this is our ‘heaviest’ or ‘most mature’ material,…

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Posted on: August 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Point Juncture, WA: “Chronological Order” video!

We’re so excited that Willamette Week has just premiered Point Juncture, WA’s awesome new “Chronological Order” video, off this year’s “Handsome Orders” (Mt. Fuji) full-length (which, if you don’t have your copy, I would love to send your way). Please watch & share! Here’s what they had to say: “When you listen to this gorgeous, powerful three-minute song and watch this weird dreamlike video flash by, know that Point Juncture,…

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Posted on: August 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED FOR “A NIGHT WITH AESOP ROCK AND KIMYA DAWSON FEATURING ROB SONIC AND DJ BIG WIZ” TOUR

New shows have been announced for the “A Night With Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson” tour through Mid-August. Featuring Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz, the show will preview new material from Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson’s forthcoming solo albums, Aesop Rock and Kimya’s forthcoming collaboration album, rare tracks from Aesop Rock’s previous solo albums, as well as Aesop Rock’s new group Hail Mary Mallon featuring Rob and Wiz. Hail…

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Posted on: August 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Early & Often – New EP

Early & Often (Sacramento, CA) are heading out for a short West Coast tour in support of the band’s new EP, Present No Fiction, Fear No Tense, on Sell The Heart (Santa Rosa, CA). The first show is tonight at Bottom of The Hill in San Francisco. The show is a Sell The Heart Showcase with label mates Build Us Airplanes and Goodriddler also playing. Keeping the inspirational arrangements of…

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Posted on: August 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

STEVE HACKETT releases studio album “Beyond the Shrouded Horizon” on September 27th

On September 27th, progressive rock giant STEVE HACKETT returns with another stunning release “Beyond the Shrouded Horizon”. This highly anticipated album, due to be released on September 27th through InsideOut Music, will be available as a 2 CD set that includes 6 previously unreleased tracks; vinyl LP with gatefold sleeve (including the album as digital download), and digital album. The album will be the focus of HACKETT’s “Breaking Waves” Tour…

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Posted on: August 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Video: REL – “Public Transit”

Amid protest and outrage, what are quickly becoming non-isolated incidents of Police brutality continue to impact the Bay Area community. In January, Oscar Grant, unarmed, was shot to death by BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle, and just last month another unarmed victim, Ernesto Duenez, Jr. was fatally shot. Others, names including James Rivera and Rita Elias, have suffered a similar fate at the hands – and weapons – of Bay…

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Posted on: August 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AMON TOBIN ISAM Live US Tour Adds

Wed. 09-28-11, Vancouver BC, Vogue Theatre NEW! Thu. 09-29-11, Seattle WA, Paramount Theatre (Decibel Festival / Red Bull Academy Presents) Sat. 10-01-11, San Francisco CA, The Warfield Sun. 10-16-11, Los Angeles CA, Music Box At The Henry Fonda Theater *SOLD OUT* Tue. 10-18-11, Boulder CO, Boulder Theatre NEW! Wed. 10-19-11, Denver CO, Ogden Theatre Fri. 10-21-11, Chicago IL, Congress Theater Sun. 10-23-11, Toronto ON, Opera House Mon. 10-24-11, Montreal PQ,…

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Posted on: August 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HILLSONG’S GOD IS ABLE RESOURCES CHURCHES, DEBUTS NO. 1 AT ITUNES

Hillsong’s God Is Able released on Sparrow Records amidst wide critical acclaim. Recorded with thousands of worshippers gathered together at Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia, the album is resonating with listeners with the simple, yet profound message that God’s ability is infinite in capacity and yet entirely intimate in focus. Debuting even 11.5% higher than the last acclaimed Hillsong album, A Beautiful Exchange, God Is Able spent all of last…

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Posted on: August 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Braids Tour Dates

9/6 – Mercury Lounge – New York NY *$% 9/7 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia PA *# 9/8 – DC9 – Washington DC *# 9/9 – The Pour House – Raleigh NC w/Japandroids, Disappears, Soft Company 9/10 – Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta GA *# 9/11 – Bottletree Birmingham – AL *# 9/12 – The End – Nashville TN *# 9/13 – Empty Bottle – Chicago IL *# 9/14 –…

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