Marina Poplavskaya will make her Met role debut as Marguerite in the initial run of performances of the Met’s new production of Gounod’s Faust this fall. She replaces Angela Gheorghiu, who has withdrawn from the production for artistic reasons. Ms. Poplavskaya was already scheduled to sing Marguerite during the second run of Faust performances next winter. The new production, which opens on November 29th, will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin…
Following their entirely sold-out first leg of tour dates behind their #1 album The King Is Dead on Capitol Records, The Decemberists have announced a short run of U.S. dates for June including performances at several major summer festivals. After an appearance at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Quincy, Washington (May 30), the band will kick off a run of dates June 10 at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival…
Cymbals Eat Guitars are thrilled to announce that they will be joining Barsuk Records as their newest signing. After self-releasing their stunning debut Why There Are Mountains to universal critical acclaim and touring the world for nearly two years, Cymbals Eat Guitars will be heading into the studio later this month to record with esteemed producer John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile). The band will be touring extensively…
US death metal pioneers Incantation have recently been added to the already stacked line up for this year’s Neurotic Deathfest, which runs April 29th & 30th in Tilburg, Netherlands. Drummer Kyle Severn gave the following statement, “On behalf of myself and Incantation, we would like to announce that we have just been added to the greatest indoor European death metal fest line up that we have ever seen. Yes, I’m…
After faltering in the late nineties and early oughts, it seems as if vinyl has finally vanquished one challenger (cassette) and is looking for a tag team victory with iTunes against the flagging CD format. This blend of old music format and cutting-edge digital representations of music is mirrored perfectly in OFF!. OFF! is the new project by Keith Morris (Circle Jerks and Black Flag), taking up residence with Dimitri…
This April, Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show will embark on a tour unlike any in recent memory. Traveling exclusively in vintage railcars, the three bands will journey across the American Southwest over the course of a week. The aptly titled Railroad Revival Tour will feature the three bands playing concerts at six unique outdoor locations along the route, beginning April 21st…
The French Bureauexport returns to Austin for its second year, celebrating France’s most up-and-coming and exciting artists at SXSW 2011. With the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, The French Bureauexport will be hosting two official showcases with free food, drinks and give-aways on March 16th at 512 Rooftop (evening) and March 17th at the West Tent (Brush Square Park, day party in front of the convention…
Truth Cult proudly presents a limited edition version (only 500 copies) of Action Beat’s second album, Beatings. This double CD package includes a disc of bonus track engineered by Javier at Brazil Studios, Madrid and Johannes Buff at Peppermint Park Studios, Hannover. The music was 100% improvised during two sessions. The release is also available on vinyl which comes in a gatefold sleeve with a download card for the album.…
I graduated from college with a classics degree, along with a mountain of debt. I am familiar with Boudicca, but I believe that a number of other individuals have not had a chance to properly understand the impact that this Celtic queen had on any sort of rebellion against the Roman empire. Warrior Queen is a story about Boudicca’s trials and tribulations, and the lead role is filled by Alex…
A great many of the bands that come from the United Kingdom possess a certain musical pedigree that presents itself audibly during their music. It becomes an easy feat for a great many of these bands to succeed based on this pedigree along, but a special kudos has to go out to any sort of band that looks to break free of this style. I have to contend that The…
This DVD was filmed last year at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City, and represents a killer show in memory of Les Paul. Jeff Beck provides the most brilliant star power of the night, but the ranks are filled out by legends like Gary U.S. Bonds, Imelda May, and Trombone Shorty. What results is an eclectic set of performances that never fails to impress. There is nary a…
Wubbzy’s Egg-Cellent Easter provides viewers with some of the newest children’s programming about the holiday, and this collection of episodes will keep children occupied for well over an hour. Far from being limited to the Easter holiday, this DVD marks the change in seasons. With a move away from the snow that has blanketed us here in Kent for the last few months, Wubbzy’s game of kickball with eir friends…
The 90’s were a bad time for books by comedians. Apparently you were handed a publishing contact as soon as one of the networks picked up your sitcom, which explained such dreadful books that lined the clearance table by folks like Tim Allen and Drew Carey. Now that someone has obviously shut down the pipeline between the comedy clubs and paint-by-number sitcoms, it looks like publishing houses are finally showing…
Mar. 09 – London, UK – O2 Academy 2 Mar. 10 – Bristol, UK – Area 81 Mar. 11 – Milton Keynes, UK – Crauford Arms Mar. 12 – Leeds, UK – The Well Mar. 13 – Glasgow, UK – Ivory Blacks Mar. 14 – Nottingham, UK – The Maze Mar. 15 – Southampton, UK – Joiners Mar. 16 – Norwich, UK – Metal Lust @ The Brickmakers Mar. 17…
Brooklyn synth-pop group Class Actress (Elizabeth Harper & co) is preparing for their headlining tour with MillionYoung in support of debut, Journal of Ardency EP, available now on Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Ethan Silverman’s Terrible Records. This tour follows Class Actress’ successful North American tour this past fall with Small Black, Delorean, and Matthew Dear, among others, and the band has now confirmed their full set of SXSW…
Tampa, FL Death metallers, SIX FEET UNDER, has delivered the following update regarding the bands line up: We would like to announce and welcome the addition of guitarist Rob Arnold (Chimaira) to the SIX FEET UNDER family! Just wanted to give you a SIX FEET UNDER band update and let you all know that we would like to announce our good friend Rob Arnold will be joining SFU as 2nd…
Philadelphia black metal legion WOE will embark on rare string of live dates this March. The short trek will commence on March 5 at the upcoming Scion Fest in Pamona, California alongside the likes of Morbid Angel, Obituary, Integrity and Nails and ravage its way around the West Coast before drawing to a temporary close in Seattle, Washington at The Highline. The festivities will pick up again on the 31st…
InsideOutMusic, the leading label for progressive music, is proud to announce a new worldwide deal with one of the most interesting and talented young progressive outfits in today’s scene: LEPROUS from Norway. Here is a statement from the band about the newly inked deal: “We’re all very happy…no, delighted….no, enthusiastic…, no THRILLED to be a part of the InsideOut / Century Media family! InsideOut has always been the label we’ve…
ARTIST: Gold Panda ALBUM TITLE: Marriage CATALOG NUMBER: GI-137 LABEL: Ghostly International / Notown FORMAT: 12″ / Digital TYPE (Single/EP/Full Length): Single RELEASE DATE: April 16 (12″) TRACKLIST: 1. Marriage (Star Slinger Remix) 2. Marriage (Baths Remix) 3. Marriage (Forest Swords Remix) 4. Marriage Gold Panda’s “Marriage”—the third single from the UK producer’s watershed full-length Lucky Shiner—further explores the artist’s dancefloor inclinations, with a twist. “Marriage” traffics in weightless forward momentum, placing dusty,…
In 2010 Mexico’s legendary ZOMBIEFICATION crawled out the grave with disgust and finally released their long awaited debut album Midnight Stench on CD through Asphyxiate Recordings. Playing a rotten style of death metal that crosses the early Stockholm sound with Mexico’s own proud tradition of ancient cult death metal, you can now experience Midnight Stench on vinyl, the way it was always meant to be experienced. Chaos Records recently made…