Author: Sargeant

Posted on: May 1, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

One Piece: Season Three, Fifth Voyage (DVD)

Funimation has done a tremendous amount of working trying to get all of the One Piece episodes captured onto DVD in the last few years. This April, 2011 release sees episodes 196-205 captured, with the “marathon play” option perhaps being the most interesting inclusion of them all. This “marathon play” feature allows viewers that may have a few hours to watch the show the ability to cut straight to the…

Posted on: May 1, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Benjamin Francis Leftwich Tour

Wed 01 Jun – Liverpool – Kazimier Thu 02 Jun – London – The Garage Fri 03 Jun – Birmingham – HMV Institute Sat 04 Jun – Glasgow – Classic Grand (small room) Sun 05 Jun – Middlesbrough – Music Live / Cosmos Stage Mon 06 Jun – Manchester – Deaf Institute

Posted on: May 1, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Glee: Encore (Blu-Ray)

I find that there are two distinct types of fans of Fox’s Glee. There is a decided side of the fans that like the show for the narrative quality it contains, and there are those people that are much larger fans of the musical numbers that the cast does. Glee: Encore is a DVD (and Blu-Ray) release that captures just these musical numbers, excising any of the plot or other…

Posted on: May 1, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

“DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CARAVAN” COMES TO CHICAGO’S LAKESIDE JULY 8, 9 & 10

The second “Dave Matthews Band Caravan” of the summer will take place at Chicago’s Lakeside, located on the south shore of Lake Michigan, just a short distance from downtown Chicago. Details of the three-day festival, scheduled for July 8, 9 and 10, were announced today at a press conference held at the site. The event will feature a diverse lineup of musical talent performing on three stages during the day…

Posted on: May 1, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Aqua Blue Recording Artist Greg Susoreny Is In Good Company On National Charts

“Please Come Home Tonight”, the new single from Aqua Blue Records recording artist Greg Susoreny, is steadily climbing the National charts. This single has already gained tremendous support surpassing such artists as Rihanna, Robbie Robertson, and Lady Gaga. Susoreny’s success is due to the quality of his craft. As Jeff Shane, Former Vice President of Capitol Records, describes him: “Greg has an unbelievable gift to write and record music that…

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 3

HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR RETURNS IN SUMMER 2011 WITH STELLAR SIXTIES LINE-UP CONSISTING OF FIVE MAJOR ARTISTS BOASTING A COMBINED 53 BILLBOARD TOP 40 HITS

If you’re imagining how the world could be so very fine this summer, then you’ll no doubt be elated to hear that The Happy Together Tour — featuring five major artists from the sixties — will be returning again this year. Beginning in early July, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Association, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of Paul Revere & The Raiders,…

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ROMS TO HEADLINE “UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES” TOUR

Fri 06/03/11 Los Angeles, CA Bardot Sat 06/04/11 San Louis Obispo, CA SLO Brewing Sun 06/05/11 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Shop Tue 06/07/11 Lake Tahoe, CA Hard Rock Thu 06/09/11 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court Fri 06/10/11 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Sat 06/11/11 Seattle, WA Chop Suey Mon 06/13/11 Portland, OR Berbati’s Pan Tue 06/14/11 Redding, CA TBD Wed 06/15/11 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s Thu 06/16/11 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet…

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Piano Red – The Lost Atlanta Tapes (CD)

So, a brief story about this release. We had a reviewer at NeuFutur that requested this title. They flaked out. I took over and finally found a copy of the album, and have been spinning it nonstop since then. Piano Red is nothing less than Atlanta blues royalty, and The Lost Atlanta Tapes represents recordings that were previously deemed lost.

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHICAGO TO HOST US AIR GUITAR NATIONAL FINALS JULY 23, 2011 @ METRO

For the first time in history, Chicago will host the US AIR GUITAR NATIONAL FINALS. On July 23rd at METRO, US Air Guitar’s nationwide search for the country’s finest professional air guitarists will culminate in what will doubtlessly become Chicago’s premiere summer event. The 2011 US Air Guitar National Finals will pit nearly two dozen handpicked winners from 18 cities across the country against one another in a battle for…

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dementia 13 (Blu-Ray)

There is little information present online about the HD Cinema Classics label. In fact, after giving Dementia 13 a spin, the only thing that I know about the company is that they are looking to become a major force in giving forgotten-about films the light of day. Dementia 13 is one of the examples of this; Francis Ford Coppola’s first film is cleaned up and given its proper chance to…

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mountain Smashers LP (Topshelf Records-4/5/11)

Safely guarded behind four pairs of glasses and an arsenal of awkward tendencies, the members of By Surprise have spent an equal amount of time combing through the forgotten dust-filled grooves of 7-inch records released during the 90s indie label boom, as they have with the off-beat and inspirational works of Henry David Thoreau, Jack Kerouac, and Douglas Adams. Mountain Smashers, the band’s first full-length album, and their first with…

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST BAIYU, RELEASES NEW SINGLE “TOGETHER”

You may remember Baiyu from MTVu’s “The Freshmen”, but she’s graduated and ready to share her soulful sounds with the world. Baiyu has released her new single Together via iTunes, Bandcamp, and GlobalGrind.com. Baiyu’s new EP, Fan Fair, will debut April 15th on her official website www.baiyuonline.com, and will be a free download – this being a gift to her many fans that have supported her career and continue to…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Caural – Die Before You Die // 10″ Vinyl

Over the last ten years, bouncing back and forth from Chicago to NYC, Zachary Mastoon composed a diverse and critically-acclaimed catalog under the alias Caural. Pressing wax for such labels as Chocolate Industries, Mush, Plug Research, Sound in Color and many others, his song-oriented compositions and flair for unique sonic juxtaposition continue to set him apart from his contemporaries in the beat scene. Yet it was only by default –…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Candi & The Strangers Release Music Video For “Glide”

Coming off a successful SXSW, and recent nomination for Best New Artist at The Austin Music Awards, Candi and The Strangers drop their video for album single, “Glide”, this week. Directed and filmed completely by the band’s own John and Samantha Constant, for their House of Constant imprint, the video combines video projection, stop-motion animation and live footage to follow a non-sentient android through a post-apocolyptic waste land of pop…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BRUCE LAMONT Confirms Back-To-Back European Tours With Macabre, Keelhaul

5/02/2011 Magasin 4 – Brussels, Belgium 5/03/2011 W2 – Den Bosch, Holland 5/04/2011 Molotow – Hamburg, Germany 5/05/2011 Mantra – Moscow, Russian Federation 5/06/2011 Arctica – St. Petersburg, Russian Federation 5/07/2011 AZ Conni – Dresden, Germany 5/08/2011 Kontich – Lintfabriek, Belgium 5/09/2011 Le Grand Wazoo – Amiens, France 5/10/2011 L’Usine – Geneva, Switzerland 5/12/2011 Magnolia – Milano, Italy 5/13/2011 PMK – Innsbruck, Austria 5/15/2011 007 – Prague, Czech Republic 5/17/2011…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AMPERE leaks new track and cover art from upcoming album for No Idea Records.

Amherst, Massachusetts’ AMPERE have leaked a new track entitled,” Escapism Pt. II.” from their highly anticipated new album entitled Like Shadows. Please visit the band’s website to absorb the 57 second new song and view the cover art for the album. Like Shadows will be released on June 7th on LP/ CD via No Idea Records. The band have a few shows lined up including an album release in Western…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Wrangler Cowboy Cut Jeans

Never assume that the quality of jeans is limited to those types that are available in normal department stores. I nearly did that with Wrangler, and I am glad to admit that I gave their Wrangler Premium Performance jeans a spin. I’ve been lucky enough to lose a substantial amount of weight over the last eight months, so the jeans that I had were ill-fitting. The three pairs of jeans…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jeremy Messersmith Embarks on The Graveyard Tour

Minnesota-based songwriter Jeremy’s Messersmith & his band have announced The Graveyard Tour, a new set of summer dates out to the East coast visiting and performing at graveyards in each city, as well as a scheduled NPR Tiny Desk Concert on June 20th. Infamous for his cross platform creativity, his papercraft animation Tatooine video (where he sums up the Star Wars Trilogy in two minutes), received outstanding praise and was…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FLOOR touring for first time in over eight years

Floridian heavy trio FLOOR are about to embark on their first proper tour in over eight years. Since disbanding, FLOOR’s overdue notoriety has slowly grown, due in part from laying the foundation for guitar player/vocalist Steve Brooks’ non-stop activity in TORCHE. Reuniting to celebrate the release of their massive “Below & Beyond” discography/box set, FLOOR returned for a few key shows over the past year to an overwhelmingly positive response.…

Posted on: April 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

When Saints Go Machine Unveil A Taste of Konkylie

After whetting appetites for cerebral pop music of the highest caliber with their ‘Fail Forever’ EP, a fantastic Nicolas Jaar remix, and their slow-mo cover an 80’s rave classic, Danish four piece When Saints Go Machine are ready to unveil their most fully realized work to date, the full length album Konkylie. Discover a highlight from the record via the beautiful ‘Add Ends’ video, directed by Dawn Carol Garcia. http://whensaintsgomachine.com/…