A great many of the different companies that release childrens’ films try to release them with as few bells and whistles are is humanely possible. It is thus refreshing to see Paramount bundle together two different Peanuts titles – A Boy Named Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Come Home – in a value-priced ($15.49 currently at Amazon) title. The video prints are stellar considering the former was released in 1969 and…
It seems almost as if a number of musicians and bands take a few tracks to introduce themselves and come to the creation of a hit, but Kiseleff’s first effort on “A Sound Seal” is downright jaw-dropping. This track, “Quicksilver Universe”, builds off of the work of bands like New Order and Depeche Mode even while possessing a tempo that would make acts like Tiesto and Daft Punk jealous. “Savannah”…
World music has a number of distinct sounds and styles that comprise the overall genre, but Daniel Masson stands tall as one of the most unique musicians in the format. This is particularly true in his new album, “Frequencies”. From the first track, “Bluecolor” all the way out to the disc’s concluding cut, “The Backwaters”, there is no limitation to the different approaches and overall styles broached by Masson. “Jam…
“Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.” It’s not that hard of a concept. But for Donwill, these acts take on a much bigger role in his new single, “Breathe,” off of Donwill’s concept album, Don Cusack in High Fidelity. The Cincinnatian turned Brooklynite released his debut solo album a little over a year ago, and continues to embrace the infamously heartbroken Rob Gordon character from the cult classic film High Fidelity. He…
March 27 – Barrie, ON @ The Mansion March 29 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks March 30 – Winnipeg, MB @ WECC March 31 – Yorkton, SK @ Agri Pavillion April 1 – Edmonton, AB @ Avenue April 2 – Calgary, AB @ The Gate / SAIT April 4 – Abbotsford, BC @ Abby Arts Centre April 5 – Seattle, WA @ Corazon April 6 – Portland, OR @…
Blurring the boundary between art-metal and neo-classical, Japanese post-rockers MONO hailing from Tokyo, have long established themselves as the leading voice of epic majestic noise. For over 12 years in fact. Their instrumental compositions are powerful, sweeping studies in the limits of the musical spectrum; from rumbling subsonic lows to dizzying harmonic highs. Over the years, they have developed their vast and beautiful noise into something entirely majestic. Their colossal…
Augustana will hit the road this May for their first tour in support of their eagerly awaited self-titled third album for Epic Records due out on April 26th, 2011. The tour will kick off May 12th in Dallas, TX then cross the country before finishing in San Diego on June 17th. The band, which is fronted by vocalist/lyricist Daniel Layus, recorded the album in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer…
In support of their critically-hailed debut BODILESS, Connecticut’s own genre-bending electronic band TWITCH THE RIPPER (TTR) will be hitting the road this Spring and Summer with dark luminaries such as Ego Likeness with The Ludovico Technique, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult with 16 Volt, and a one-off with current buzz band The Funeral Party (tour dates below). “For our first US tour, we couldn’t be more excited,” says…
When Leonard Cohen speaks, people that know anything about music listen. So it’s little wonder that Canadian siren NEeMA is on a sharp ascent. Cohen recently had this to say about the Montreal-based, Lebanese songstress: “in the midst of all the static, a voice of true feeling arises – a rare event!” Hard to argue with, especially once the music reveals itself. An effortless blend of folk, world, jazz and…
Oathbreaker are a brutal Punk/Metal band from Ghent, Belgium. To outsiders, Belgium is a country rich in cultural diversity and history. However to its residents it is also a country of crime, corruption, and political incompetence. For the Ghent based Oathbreaker, the festering blood that surfaces from these social cracks and fissures burns as fuel for their creative engine. After their formation in early 2008, Oathbreaker released a debut 7″EP…
03-26 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s 03-28 Calgary, AB – Republik 03-29 Edmonton, AB – Starlite 03-31 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw 04-01 Victoria, BC – Sugar 04-02 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo 04-04 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s 04-05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir 04-07 San Francisco, CA – Filmore 04-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater 04-09 San Diego, CA – Casbah 04-27 Spain, Donostia – Gazteszena 04-28 Spain, Vigo…
4/2/11 US VA Richmond – The Canal Club 4/13/11 US NY Albany – Bogies 4/14/11 US NY Buffalo – Mohawk Place 4/15/11 US MA Worcester – The Palladium 4/16/11 CA QC Gatineau – St-Als 4/17/11 CA QC Montreal – La Tulipe 4/18/11 CA QC Quebec – Le Cercle 4/19/11 CA ON Toronto – The Annex Wreck Room 4/20/11 US MI Detroit – Magic Stick 4/21/11 US IA Iowa City –…
With a rambunctious, unruly spirit and a supercomputer’s worth of samples and productions, UK via Brooklyn producers/ DJs Eclectic Method remain fixed at the forefront of the rapidly-emerging audiovisual remix culture. Now with their debut music single “Outta Sight,” their latest collaboration with Public Enemy’s Chuck D, the postmodern group – which includes founding members Ian Edgar, Jonny Wilson and Geoff Gamlen – get to fully showcase their own electro…
04/09 Doug Fir Portland, OR % 04/10 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA % 04/12 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA % 04/13 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA % 04/19 The State Room Salt Lake City, CA % 04/20 Hi Dive Denver, CO % 04/21 Omaha, NE Slowdown % 04/22 St Louis, MO Firebird % 04/23 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio % 04/24 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom % 04/26 Washington,…
In an era where many rock music fans are on a budget, Immortal Dominion are doing the right thing for fans, by offering their brand new album, ‘Primortal,’ at a special low price. For the week prior to the album’s release –March 22nd, 2011– Rock, Metal, Punk download site LoudTrax.com is offering the album download for only $6.66. Click here to listen to clips and download: www.loudtrax.com/Album.aspx?id=61577 Released via 427…
April 12 Café Du Nord San Francisco, CA April 13 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA April 14 The Woods Portland, OR April 15 Waldorf Cabaret Vancouver, BC April 27 City Winery- Anthology of Film Archives Honors New York, NY
In music, time flies, styles unstoppably evolve, and bands come and go. But there are also rare stable, forward-moving forces on the scene, one prime example in jazz being the Yellowjackets. As of 2011, this beloved eclectic, electro-acoustic jazz band that keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip built celebrates the ripe young, deep age of 30, a milestone commemorated with another powerful and heartfelt album, fittingly named Timeline. In…
6.24 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavillion 6.25 – Houston, TX @ The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park 6.26 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 6.29 – Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field 6.30 – Las Vegas, NV @ TBA 7.01 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex 7.02 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 7.03 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura County Fairground at Seaside Park…
4/2/11 US VA Richmond The Canal Club 4/13/11 US NY Albany Bogies 4/14/11 US NY Buffalo Mohawk Place 4/15/11 US MA Worcester The Palladium 4/16/11 CA QC Gatineau St-Als 4/17/11 CA QC Montreal La Tulipe 4/18/11 CA QC Quebec Le Cercle 4/19/11 CA ON Toronto The Annex Wreck Room 4/20/11 US MI Detroit Magic Stick 4/21/11 US IA Iowa City Blue Moose Tap House 4/22/11 US MN Minneapolis Triple Rock…
Lori Scacco (of Too Pure UK band Seely) and Eva Puyuelo (of Warp/Stones Throw band Savath y Savalas) first met through mutual friend and collaborator Guillermo Scott Herren (Prefuse 73) when Lori was on tour as part of the Savath y Savalas live band. Years later as Lori was writing new solo material and Eva, who resides in Barcelona, was in New York recording with Savath & Savalas, she invited…