June 10 @ Swallow Hill – Denver, CO June 11 @ Humphrey’s – San Diego, CA June 15 @ The Palms Playhouse – Winters, CA June 16 @ The Crepe Place – Santa Cruz, CA June 17 @ Alternative Cafe – Seaside, CA June 18 @ Red Devil Lounge – San Francisco, CA June 22 @ Zoey’s Cafe – Ventura, CA June 23 & 24 @ The Oasis House Concerts…
The award winning Mississippi Mass Choir will once again “Go ye into all the world;” evangelizing in song; with a tour of South Africa. Hosted by the I Can Foundation, the tour will take place June 9-20th and included services in Johannesburg, New London, Hazyview, and Pretoria. According to Dr. David Molapo, Chairman and Co-Founder of the I Can Foundation, “We are looking forward to hosting the world renowned Mississippi…
Bhutto is a properly-paced telling of the life and times of the Bhutto family, in a fashion that is not completely dissimilar to coverings of a political regime like the Bush, Clinton, or even Kennedy family. While this is ultimately a documentary about the titular leader, the story easily rivals fictional accounts – Bhutto’s story is tremendously interesting and hard to believe at points. In order to properly educate viewers,…
Dynamic U.S. black metallers SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY will be performing with Chicago’s Kommandant on June 10th at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI. Mass Murder Messiah, Subjugation, and Carnal Befoulment are also on the bill. The Rave will be providing a webcast of the show so anyone with Internet access can watch the action as it unfolds. The check out the webcast visit www.theravelive.com/schedule.asp (free registration required). In other news, SHROUD…
Willamette Week is thrilled to announce the initial lineup for MusicfestNW 2011, now in its 11th year of showcasing the finest in national and regional music in one of the most compelling urban areas in the country. MusicfestNW is once again returning to the historic Pioneer Courthouse Square—Portland’s civic living room—for three outdoor performances headlined by rootsy indie rock outfit Band of Horses (Sunday, Sept. 11), celestial instrumental-rockers Explosions in…
The Last Day Of Summer, the newest single comes off of Johan Agebjörn’s recent album, Casablanca Nights. The producer, best known as the producer and songwriter behind italo-disco sensation Sally Shapiro, has teamed up with Ercola and Queen Of Hearts to produce this pop gem. The single features remixes by Le Matos, Le Prix, Ercola and Dreamtrak Diamond Sound. For a limited time, you can download the remix by Le…
This week marked the release of Sure as Hell Not Jesus, the new EP from controversial British singer-songwriter Cosmo Jarvis. The title track from the 4-track set is being promoted with an eye-opening video (link( (directed by Cosmo himself) that premiered on Good Friday and has already racked up over 30,000 hits on YouTube. Video | “Sure as Hell Not Jesus” (approved for posting) Cosmo is known for thought-provoking visuals.…
6.7 – Strange Matter, Richmond, VA 6.8 – Lexington Avenue Brewery – Ashville, NC 6.9 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA 6.10 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA 6.11 – Fitzgeralds – Houston, TX 6.12 – The Parish – Austin, TX John LaMonica is a singer/songwriter/producer from Lawrence, KS. He puts his pants on one leg at a time. He hosts a monthly party called 3rd Bass and is…
After playing to a packed house at Brooklyn’s famed Rock Shop, The Freeze Tag set their eyes on the future, and on the road. The night was organized under the group’s newly announced artist collective, Daylight Curfew, and saw performances by The Freeze Tag, Eka, Echoes Alike, Grimace, Cassettes Won’t Listen, and Turnbull Green, the latter of whom also turns in the latest remix from The Freeze Tag’s newly released…
Music fans across the U.S. and Canada are going to have a chance to sample the sounds of one of Austin’s hottest new acts when Cowboy and Indian, a rootsy seven-piece, launches a national tour this June. The tour begins in Amarillo, Texas, and will hit ten other cities on this whirlwind trip. Cowboy and Indian will play the North by Northeast Music Festival on June 15 in Toronto. Detroit’s…
On June 9, Stephen Costello makes his Glyndebourne Festival debut, performing the role of the peasant Nemorino in Donizetti’s popular bel canto comedy L’elisir d’amore (16 performances through August 4). The production, directed by Annabel Arden, features soprano Danielle de Niese as Adina, the object of the besotted Nemorino’s affections. Costello has sung the role in three previous productions, and undertakes it again this fall when he returns to the…
Eastern Conference Champions will begin a run of headline shows in New York on June 11th when they perform at Piano’s. The band released their new album Speak-ahh on April 26th on RockHampton Records and recently just wrapped a string of dates with Neon Trees. Recorded in downtown Los Angeles, Speak-ahh is a departure from the sound of their debut album. The trio, which consists of Josh Ostrander, Greg Lyons…
Guitarist Jan Åkesson and vocalist Peter Grundström met in August 1984 at a gig. Jan played in a band called Ravage and Peter was the vocalist of the band Whitelight. Soon Jan joined Whitelight. In 1987 Jan and Whitelight parted ways and Jan focused on playing more guitar-oriented hard rock. Peter continued as a member of Whitelight but Jan wasn’t replaced. Soon Whitelight changed their name to Kee Avenue. In…
Mortiis is giving fans an opportunity to get creative with the tracks from “Perfectly Defect” through the nearly-launched “Mortiis Remixed” site (www.remix.mortiis.com). The site is a forum that allows anyone with access to music programs such as Live, Cubase, Logic, and Garageband, to download separated tracks and loops and create their own remixes. “Or simply abuse at will,” Mortiis laughed.” The fan-created tracks can then be uploaded to the remix…
Travellers – this new musical project was brought into existence by Wojtek Szadkowski, known from his work in such acclaimed bands as Collage, Satellite, and Strawberry Fields. The band recorded their debut album in line-up consisting of Robin (vocals), Grzegorz “sencha atta” Leczkowski (guitars), Krzysiek Palczewski (bass), and Wojtek Szadkowski (keys, drums). “A Journey Into The Sun Within” consists of 6 tracks and as Wojtek Szadkowski describes: “It’s a mixture…
JUNE 15 BALTIMORE, MD OTTOBAR JUNE 16 RICHMOND, VA GROOVIN IN THE GARDEN (Maymount)** JUNE 17 JIM THORPE, PA MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE JUNE 18 CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY CLEARWATER FESTIVAL JULY 21-23 CALGARY, ALB CALGARY FOLK FESTIVAL JULY 30 NEWPORT, RI NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL SEPT. 10 DALEVILLE, VA DALEVILLE TOWN CENTER SEPT. 29 NEW YORK, NY WEBSTER HALL NOV. 29 MUNICH, DE FREIHEIZ NOV. 30 FRANKFURT, DE BATSCHKAPP DEC. 1 KOLN,…
June 9 Olympia, WA @ TBA June 10 Seattle, WA @ Autonomia June 11 Vancouver, BC @ Garbage Mountain June 12 Portland, OR @ TBA June 13 Salem, OR @ The Wasteland June 14 Sacramento, CA @ TBA June 15 Oakland, CA @ Yourhaus/Hazmat June 16 Santa Cruz, CA @ Forest Show June 17 San Fransisco, CA @ Sub-Mission Art Gallery June 18 Garden Grove, CA @ The Cabin June…
New Jersey’s latest musical offering The Static Jacks will take their infectious high energy indie rock on the road this June when they embark on an East Coast trek with Austin psychedelic rockers White Denim. News of the tour comes on the heels of The Static Jacks announcing the August release of their debut album If You’re Young and will give fans an opportunity to hear some of the new…
Jun. 24th – San Diego, CA – Soma Jun. 25th – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction Jun. 26th – Fresno, CA – Club Retro Jun. 27th – Roseville, CA – Club Retro Jun. 28th – Sparks, NV – The Alley Jun. 30th – Portland, OR – Branx Jul. 1st – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven Jul. 3rd – Calgary, AB – New Black Centre Jul. 4th – Edmonton, AB –…
Keegan DeWitt is confirmed to support Jeremy Messersmith on a June east coast tour. The tour will take the Nashville-based DeWitt and his band from the Southgate House in Cincinnati, OH, on June 13th to DC9 in Washington, DC, on June 19th, and includes a New York show at the Mercury Lounge on June 18th. DeWitt wrapped up Daytrotter’s 4th Barnstormer tour in late April, playing alongside artists including Sondre…