Author: Sargeant

MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES ‘THE HIDDEN’ FOR NINTENDO 3DS

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announced today The Hidden for the Nintendo 3DS™ system is in development for an expected release this Fall. Developed by 1st Playable Productions, this augmented reality game turns your handheld into a portal to the astral plane as you hunt through real-world environments with the Nintendo 3DS camera. Become a paranormal investigator by searching, capturing…

THE MEATMEN BY NIGHT / APRIL 2011 TOUR DATES

Tue. April 5 Denver, CO Marquis Wed. April 6 Salt Lake City, UT Burts Tiki Room Thu. April 7 Boise, ID The Red Room Fri. April 8 Seattle WA El Corazon Sat. April 9 Portland OR Plan B Sun. April 10 Oakland, CA Oakland Metro Mon. April 11 Sacramento CA Fire Escape Tue. April 12 Santa Cruz, CA Matty Hodel Building Wed. April 13 Lompoc, CA Wicked Shamrock Thu. April…

HE IS WE DEBUTS VIDEO FOR “AND RUN (ACOUSTIC)”

Continuing on their dramatic trajectory up, HE IS WE keeps creating new content with their fans in mind. The previously released acoustic video versions of “Happily Ever After” and “Blame It On the Rain” already garnered close to 350,000 plays on their YouTube channel. This week, the band launches the acoustic video for “And Run” and already, the video has generated close to 5,000 plays. The video was directed by…

Basking in Adoration for Gimme Some, Peter Bjorn and John Announce More U.S. Tour Dates

ince its unveiling last week, Peter Bjorn and John’s sixth album Gimme Some has found praise flowing in from all corners. Gimme Some has been tapped as “a top contender for best album of the year” by Elle and hailed for its’ “inspired, melodic, wildly infectious pop songs” by NPR. Filter appreciated the “heavy drums and catchy guitar riffs” while SPIN thought the Swedes might be in cahoots with Ikea.…

Yo! Wakey!Wakey! will be in Cleveland!

4/27 – St Louis, MO – The Firebird* 4/28 – Chicago, IL – Schubas* 4/29 – Indianapolis, IN – Earth House* 4/30 – Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop 5/2 – Boston, MA – Middle East (Downstairs)* 5/3 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground (showcase lounge)* 5/4 – Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop* 5/5 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom* 5/6 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church*…

GUIDED BY VOICES + WAVVES Added To Northside Festival 2011 Lineup

Last month, Northside confirmed that Beirut would be returning to their adopted hometown to headline McCarren Park on Friday, June 17. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased here. Bands like Twin Sister, Deervana, Allo Darlin’, Javelin, Ava Luna, Delicate Steve, The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! and Gabriel and the Hounds were also revealed as part of the festival’s lineup to give music fans a sneak peak of what…

SEIDR: Debut Album Details Revealed

Indie metal entity The Flenser, who recently announced the signing of Louisville, Kentucky’s avant-doom unit SEIDR to their potent label roster, today confirm more info on the band’s debut full-length, For Winter Fire. SEIDR’s recently completed For Winter Fire debut boasts gargantuan, organic doom metal riffing displayed in an epic yet harrowing display of force. A slight post-metal atmospheric edge envelops the otherwise crushing tectonic force of the album’s blackened-doom…

JIM WARD: THE END BEGINS EP AVAILABLE NOW

Jim Ward’s latest solo EP The End Begins is now available through his new Tembloroso Creative Lab website, www.Tembloroso.com, which is dedicated to providing a worldwide voice for his hometown of El Paso, TX’s artists and musicians. The final installment in his trilogy of solo EPs, The End Begins follows in the contemplative, intimate feel of its predecessors, 2007’s Quiet and 2009’s In The Valley, On The Shores. The easy…

Veggie U Announces Headliners for 9th Annual Food and Wine Celebration

The splendor of summer is almost here. The sounds of clinking wine glasses and the chatter over which chef is offering the best plate will soon spread over the grounds of The Culinary Vegetable Institute for the eagerly awaited Veggie U Food & Wine Celebration. This annual fundraiser to benefit the children’s education program is the crème de la crème of culinary festivals in Northern Ohio. Over 30 of the…

Dom Tours, Tours, Tours

Fri-Mar-25 Eagle Rock, CA Eagle Rock Center for the Arts Sat-Mar-26 Los Angeles, CA Satellite Lounge Mon-Mar-28 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place Wed-Mar-30 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop Fri-Apr-01 Portland, OR Holocene Sat-Apr-02 Vancouver, BC The Biltmore Sun-Apr-03 Seattle, WA The Funhouse Wed-Apr-06 Fargo, ND The Aquarium Thu-Apr-07 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry Fri-Apr-08 Chicago, IL Subterranean Sat-Apr-09 Detroit, MI Bakery Loft Sun-Apr-10 Toronto, ON Opera House Mon-Apr-11 Buffalo, NY…

WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS SET TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA THIS SPRING

Wildbirds & Peacedrums is set to tour North America this Spring. These dates are in support of their release Rivers (The Control Group) and their first N.A. dates since supporting Lykke Li and St. Vincent respectively in 2009 & 2010. Rivers is a double release of two distinctly different, five-song EP’s: Retina and Iris and also features the 12-strong Schola Cantorum Reykjavík Chamber Choir (same choir used by Björk on…

Topshelf Records Release Debut LP from By Surprise

Topshelf Records (Grown Ups, My Heart To Joy, Pianos Become The Teeth) is excited to announce the debut 12″ from By Surprise (Haddon Heights, NJ), Mountain Smashers, is now available. First pressing of the vinyl will be limited to 500 (400 Black and 100 Smoke). Friend Of Mine in Japan will be releasing a CD version in early Summer. To celebrate this week’s release, you can download two tracks from…

4/25/2011 Nile Theatre – Mesa, AZ 4/27/2011 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX 4/29/2011 Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, FL 4/30/2011 Beacham Theatre – Orlando, FL 5/01/2011 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 5/02/2011 Jaxx – Springfield, VA 5/03/2011 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH 5/05/2011 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY 5/06/2011 Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA 5/07/2011 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA 4/25/2011 Nile Theatre – Mesa, AZ…

Del McCoury Band set to “Track with the Pros”

There is no finer bluegrass band than the Del McCoury Band. Having recently celebrated 50 years in the business, Del McCoury’s soulful high, lonesome voice is one of the finest of all time. Del, along with his sons Ron on mandolin and Rob on banjo plus acclaimed fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Alan Bartram, continually tests the boundaries of modern bluegrass music, a feat that has earned them slots at…