Author: Sargeant

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

The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR Announces The Contestants to Compete in THE BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS

Last Spring, more than 400 musical acts entered for a chance to compete in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space’s search for NYC’s best untapped talent, THE BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS. This year, The Greene Space, along with partner City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage, heard from more than 520 bands and ensembles, instrumentalists, singers, DJs, spoken word artists and performance artists of all genres are clamoring for a shot. And the…

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

The Prids – Until The World Is Beautiful (CD)

The Prids start out “Until The World Is Beautiful” with a drum beat that would confuse anyone into believing that The Prids are a punk rock band. What ultimately comes from this drumming is a subtle set of vocals that make themselves quickly into something that feels like an early Joy Division track than anything else. “The Glow” is this opening track, and while the guitars do not do much…

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

Die Hard on tour with Sodom

04.02.2011 (B) VOSSELAAR / Biebob 05.02.2011 (NL) EINDHOVEN / Dynamo 06.02.2011 (UK) LONDON / Underworld 07.02.2011 (D) SAARBRÜCKEN / Garage 09.02.2011 (CH) PRATTELN / Z7 10.02.2011 (I) MILAN / Live Club 11.02.2011 (SLO) MARIBOR / Stuk 12.02.2011 (A) VIENNA / Szene 13.02.2011 (H) BUDAPEST / Diesel 15.02.2011 (D) ASCHAFFENBURG / Colos Saal 16.02.2011 (D) HAMBURG / Markthalle 17.02.2011 (D) BOCHUM / Zeche 18.02.2011 (D) ERFURT / Centrum 19.02.2011 (D) HERFORD…

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

JOSHUA RADIN PARTNERS WITH LITTLE KIDS ROCK IN SUPPORT OF MUSIC EDUCATION

Celebrated singer-songwriter Joshua Radin is launching a partnership with the non-profit organization Little Kids Rock in an effort to revitalize music education across the country amidst unprecedented budget cuts. Beginning this January, Radin will visit Little Kids Rock classrooms in select cities throughout his nationwide tour where he will work alongside teachers to incorporate his songs into the lesson plan. Each night, a group of students will be invited to…

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

Pretty Flowers – S/T (CD)

It is always so hard to give band s a good review when all they send you is two or three songs. This is what Pretty Flowers does on this EP, so any gaps in my opinion on the band can only be corrected by a longer disc. Saying that, their self-titled EP starts out with “Riot”, a track that is led by a very distorted guitar line. There seems…

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

APTBS NEW SPRING TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

THU 3/10 – ATLANTA, GA – Masquerade* FRI 3/11 – DURHAM, NC – Motorco Music Hall* SUN 3/13 – DENTON, TX – 35 Conferette Festival*^ TUE 3/15 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – Korova* WED 3/16 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW THU 3/17 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW FRI 3/18 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW SAT 3/19 – AUSTIN, TX – SXSW SUN 3/20 – HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, AR –…

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

SUICIDE SILENCE Enters The Studio With Steve Evetts; New Album Due This Summer

SUICIDE SILENCE has dominated the metal world since arriving on the scene back in 2005. Almost immediately, the Riverside natives caught fire and have been a five-piece force of destruction, bludgeoning fans across the world with the strength of their two full-length records. It’s now 2011 and the band is gearing up for its biggest campaign yet. SUICIDE SILENCE will soon be entering the studio with heavyweight producer Steve Evetts…

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Posted on: January 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 2

Giorgio Pretti – Cuidado Mano (CD)

Giorgio Pretti is a more sincere brand of shrill guitar work in the vein of style like Santana. Why I say “more sincere” is the fact that Giorgio does the vocals and guitar most of the time, rather than the strictly narrow, guitar-only sound of Santana. Pretti is able to take changes in stride much more successfully than Santana; each track on “Cuidado Mano” does not need the same guitar…

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AOSOTH to tour Europe with Watain & Shining

25.02.2011 DE – Adelsheim, Eventhall 26.02.2011 CH – Lausanne, Docks 27.02.2011 FR – Montpellier, Secret Place 28.02.2011 ES – Barcelona, Mephisto 01.03.2011 ES – Madrid, Caracol 02.03.2011 PT – Lisboa, Revolver 03.03.2011 PT – Porto, Hard Club 04.03.2011 FR – Angouleme, Nef 05.03.2011 FR – Savigny le temple, Empreinte 06.03.2011 UK – London, Relentless Garage 07.03.2011 UK – Reading, Sub 89 08.03.2011 UK – Glasgow, Ivory Blacks 09.03.2011 UK –…

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

Premonitions of War – Left in Kowloon (CD)

Hey, Victory has a band that isn’t trying to cash in on the emo sound? And Premonitions of War sounds like the old Victory bands, what about that? Utterly brutal guitars mix in with break-neck drumming and cookie monster vocals to create a mishmash of metal, hardcore, and heavy metal. Each song starts and stops before one can actually realize whats happening. The crew in Premonitions of War blast through…

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Colourmusic Sign To Memphis Industries Debut LP Out This Spring

The world’s first ever Yorkshire/Oklahoma-based band, Colourmusic deal in deliciously heavy euphoria, with frontman Ryan Hendrix coming on like a cult-leader – spooky, uplifting and ever so slightly odd. Signing to Memphis Industries, home of The Go! Team, Field Music and many more, Colourmusic have spent the past year hard at work, crafting an immense, monsterous, chaotic, kick ass record that takes in agnostic gospel grooves, hip-shaking R&B, acid-drenched pop…

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

Preeta – In This Moment (CD)

“Another’s World” is a pop track in the same vein as Kelly Clarkson and of the other singers (Sinead O’Connor, Natalie Merchant), and shows Preeta as completely capable of wowing audiences by the barrelful. Preeta really seems to have control of “In This Moment” as the first three tracks all have a runtime of one second of each other (two tracks at 3:42 and one at 3:43). The songs are…

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Tony Lucca Tour Schedule:

2/3/2011 San Diego, CA Lestat’s* 2/4/2011 Ventura, CA Zoeys* 2/5/2011 Los Angeles, CA Hotel Cafe 2/8/2011 San Francisco, CA Cafe DuNord 2/10/2011 Sacramento, CA The Torch Club 2/17/2011 Las Vegas, NV The Courtyard @ HOB 2/18/2011 Scottsdale, AZ Martini Ranch 2/21/2011 Hermosa Beach, CA Saint Rocke 3/1/2011 Evanston, IL SPACE* 3/2/2011 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection* 3/3/2011 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room* 3/4/2011 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café* 3/5/2011 Philadelphia, PA…

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

Laura Roppe – I’m Still Here (CD)

Laura Roppe is a performer that defies convention. Where it is easy to provide broad comparisons to artists or other influences for many discs, I found myself sitting down and really focusing in to what she attempts to do on “I’m Still Here”. The album begins with “Bail Yourself Out” an effort that blends together country, gospel, rockabilly, and soul into a catchy and splashy introduction to Roppe. Continuing to…

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Dana and Lauren – S/T (CD)

“Chasing Trains” is the first track on Dana and Lauren’s latest release, a 4-track EP that touches upon a number of distinct and unique styles, sounds, and approaches. This track will immediately touch listeners for a variety of reasons, key of which has to be the utterly compelling vocal harmonies present. Couple these harmonies with a bluegrass-heavy set of arrangements, and what results is the duo’s first single-worthy track. Where…

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Posted on: January 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Worn In Red European tour dates

Virginia’s Worn In Red will embark on their first European tour to support their album, In The Offing, that was released last year on No Idea Records. The band will be joined on the road by OK Pilot for the first half and Attack! Vipers! for the rest. You can read below for a list of tour dates. Rorschach Records will be releasing a Worn in Red/ Mouthbreather split 7”…

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Posted on: January 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

REMAINING MARC RIZZO SOLO U.S. TOUR DATES:

1/28 Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans 1/30 Greensboro, NC @ Arizona’ Pete’s For more information on MARC RIZZO, please visit these sites: www.myspace.com/marcrizzo www.marcrizzo.net/ New Jersey native MARC RIZZO first played solo for sold out crowds on his first U.S. solo tour in 2007. RIZZO released two solo albums with Shrapnel Records in 2006 and 2007, entitled Colossal Myopia and The Ultimate Devotion. In 2010, RIZZO released his latest album on…

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Posted on: January 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Daniel Powter – S/T (CD)

Daniel Powter plays a very free and open style of pop rock that will fit well alongside groups like Maroon 5 and John Maher. The first track, “Song 6” shows that Powter is immediately marketable for any type of pop radio play. All of the songs on this self-titled disc are within a minute of each other in length, meaning that Powter has found a formula to drive home during…

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Posted on: January 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MEAN CREEK RELEASES NEW FOUR-SONG EP

Boston-based rock quartet Mean Creek is excited to announce the release of its new EP titled Hemophiliac. Recently recorded in Brooklyn, NY, and produced in conjunction with legendary producer John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady, etc.), Hemophiliac is now available for FREE download via the band’s Bandcamp page HERE. Released on the heels of the band’s critically-acclaimed 7″ titled The Comedian, Hemophiliac is yet another solid addition…

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Posted on: January 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Transatlantic – Whirlwind Tour 2010: Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire London (DVD)

A quick note before the review truly begins – there are a number of different releases that fans of Transatlantic can sink their teeth into. While we are reviewing the 2 DVD version, fans of audio can pick up a 3 CD version and those that wish to have both can pick up a bundled package. Saying that, we were lucky enough to have over five hours of footage from…

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