“Continue to carry out the legacy of being a musician that represents real music,” is what the iconic Stevie Wonder expressed to up and coming singer-songwriter Josh Xantus. Catching the ear of the pitch-perfect Stevie Wonder is unheard of for a new artist. However, after one listen to the fresh sound of his debut album, Can I Live?, it’s no shocker the entertainment industry is taking notice of Josh Xantus.…
1. Prologue 2. A Child Was Born 3. House of Wisdom 4. Caress of the Breeze 5. Road Goes Ever On 6. The Lighthouse Dream 7. Aelin’s Oath There’s so much to love on this release that to put it in words is simply impossible…you get great classic metal hooks and grooves to make those into the heavy 70’s and doom pay attention, great chugging classic metal riffs, and the…
I must say, I love it when discs are re-released that have been out of the purview of individuals for years and years. “The Wolfking of L.A.” is one of these albums, as John Phillips with tracks like “April Anne” play a contemplative band of pop music that plays on styles of country, rock and a myriad other styles in its ultimate creation of a distinct style. The use of…
It was a year ago, Jan 2010, that the guys last visited Cleveland and a lot has happened since then: they were nominated for another Americana Music Award, they released two new free songs for their fans, they’ve been touring steadily and they JUST celebrated their 5th anniversary as a band! Here’s a tasty rendition of one of their fan-faves: “CORNBREAD” – August 6th in Portland, ORE: SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing…
There are so many albums that have came on the market in the last few months that do not look like the music that is ultimately contained within. What Person does with their “Entitled” is a liter version of techno than what was provided by Nine Inch Nails during their “Down The Spiral” album. “Fall of Perception” blends together pieces of the aforementioned Nine Inch Nials with acts as ambient…
ony Online Entertainment LLC is scheduled to release Magic: The Gathering – Tactics™, a free-to-play game, on the PC this January 18th. Players worldwide will experience a new dimension of Magic: The Gathering® as Wizards of the Coast’s legendary trading card game and its iconic creatures, characters and spells come to life for the first time in a fully realized 3D environment. Free to download and play, registered players will…
For those individuals that were fans of nineties rock, Glen Phillips was at one point the lead singer of Toad The Wet Sprocket. Things change, it is a few years in the future and Phillips comes to “Mr. Lemons” with an opening track in “Everything But You” that washes over individuals. This track mixes the vocals of a Bryan Adams with a Stevie Nicks-like backing set of vocals and an…
The band will head out on the road in two weeks supporting Thursday and Underoath. They’ve previously toured with Between the Buried and Me, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Circa Survive. They will also be appearing at this year’s Bamboozle Fest in New Jersey the weekend of April 29th-May 1st. Their upcoming dates are: 1/20 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live * 1/21 Austin, TX – Emo’s * 1/22 Dallas, TX –…
We’re pleased to announce a special LA performance by Lord Huron on Jan. 20 at 7pm at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park. The band will be joined by LA’s Calder Quartet and a surprise guest vocalist – also on the show are Abe Vigoda and Gamble House – the show is a part of Brand X’s LA Unheard series. More event info here and tickets available on Ticketweb. The…
The Decemberists have partnered with The Impossible Project and photographer Autumn de Wilde to create a DELUXE BOX EDITION of The King Is Dead, which is available for preorder exclusively at Decemberists.com. Each of the 2,500 limited edition box sets will be unique, with every one containing a one-of-a-kind original Polaroid photo by de Wilde taken during the album’s recording sessions at Pendarvis Farm outside of Portland, Oregon, and in…
Persephone’s Bees are from San Francisco, a city that has a storied musical history. On their “Notes From The Underworld”, Persephone’s Bees try to coalesce all the styles that have been present in San Francisco’s musical history. This means that a very psychedelic sound can mix with disco and nineties music in tracks like “City of Love”. The tracks on this album are all done with a greater fame in…
The Metropolitan Opera will present its first-ever performances of John Adams’ Nixon in China beginning February 2, with the composer conducting his own score. The Met’s new production, staged by internationally acclaimed director Peter Sellars, will star James Maddalena as Richard Nixon, a role he created at the opera’s world premiere in 1987 and has performed at leading opera houses around the world. Nixon in China will also feature Janis…
Even though Panic at the Disco’s Matt Squire was the individual behind the production of this disc, the style of emo music that Permanent Me plays is not the electro-punk-emo mix of Panic. Rather, it blends the 1998 pop-punk Blink 182 style with the guitar fuzz of acts like Appleseed Cast and Lewis. What results is something that is ready for all the radio station, whether they be college-based or…
Keegan DeWitt has released a free remix EP of the two songs on his recent limited edition 7-inch single, Two Hearts/Reluctance. The EP is now available as a free download here and features remixes of “Two Hearts” by Tallest Trees and Myrryrs, as well a remix of “Reluctance” (featuring Isaaca Byrd of The Bridges) by Wild Cub (the moniker under which DeWitt DJs and regularly releases a free mixtape). The…
Ola’s vocals on “Let There Be Morning’s” first track “Weekends” are simply fantastic. Spacey but not the mindless chatter created by acts like Coldplay, Ola’s vocals will draw listeners in from the first work spon until the last gasp of breath finishes off the disc. The twinkling guitar of a track like “Sway” really models itself on the vocals created for the track; this full sound (made even more so…
1/22 – Harlows – Sacramento, CA* 1/23 – Gundlach Bundschu Winery – Sonoma, CA* 1/25 – WOW Hall – Eugene, OR* 1/26 – Hawthorne – Portland, OR* 1/27 – Neumos – Seattle, WA* 3/23 – Low Brow – El Paso, TX** 3/24 – The Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ** 3/25 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA** 3/27 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA** 3/29 – Holocene – Portland,…
More than 4 decades into his career, Richard Thompson had an amazing 2010, capped off by the year-end news that he was named to the 2011 Honour’s List as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). “The OBE will further restore Richard Thompson’s status at the top table of British musical heroes as a folk revolutionary, one of the world’s greatest guitarists, a must-see performer and one…
Internationally established thrash metal act INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND is pleased to announce the release of their new Bleed the Line EP, available now in digital format. Fans can download the record at iTunes or Amazon.com now. The Bleed the Line EP was written, recorded and produced by the band between the spring and summer of 2010, aside from the single ‘God Loves Violence’, which was cut by seasoned producer Fredrik…
Pepper is a band that I reviewed a few years back. When I reviewed “In With The Old”, I found an album that was solid but one that did not push any new types of styles or approaches during its runtime. The disc’s first track (“No Shame’s” “Bring Me Along”) is a track that is insistent in its laid-back styling. The musical styles used during this track include the brand…
PUJOL was raised in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where he lived in a haunted house which sat one block away from the wrong side of the tracks. He spent his formative years scribbling on walls, shredding behind closed doors, and riding around in cars with older kids. He took his first communion at 13 and secretly drank his first beer shortly thereafter in St. Cecilia’s bathroom, emerging an identity-inclusive Peter Panentheist. When…