Author: Sargeant

Posted on: January 8, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Polish progmetal QUBE releases new album “Incubate” in January!

Polish progressive metal/rock outfit QUBE has recently signed a deal with Electrum Production for the european release of their second album “Incubate”. Originating from Lublin this 5-piece mixes progressive and technical elements with hardcore, energetic nu-metal, psychodelic artrock atmosphere, complex shapes and sometimes even funk. Their second album was recorded early this year in Mantis Studio – soon after QUBE signed a contract and released “Incubate” firstly only in Poland…

Posted on: January 8, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Artillery – title of the new album revealed!

Artillery, one of the best thrash metal bands around, is currently working in Medley Studios, Denmark on the follow-up to their highly acclaimed album “When Death Comes” (2009). The new material entitled “My Blood” will be released by Metal Mind Productions in March 2011. So far Artillery recorded 14 songs – 10 brand new tracks, a remake of “Ain´t Giving In” (from 1992´s “Mind Factory” demo) and 3 bonus tracks…

Posted on: January 8, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Folkie Family Finds Fans With Orchestral-Indie Intimacy

Only a family could write music this intimate. Steeped in the tradition of Nashville, Tennessee, but free of any sort of genre restraints, the eccentric strains of Kopecky Family Band are both universally beautiful and resoundingly unique. Led by the dueling male/female vocals of Gabe and Kelsey, the clan rounds out their sound with an augmented line-up featuring the standard guitar and drums with the added complements of cello and…

Posted on: January 8, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Swedish House Mafia Sell Out Early Bird Tickets To “Masquerade Motel Miami” In Just 22 Minutes

Swedish House Mafia is creating a whole new level of excitement and anticipation for dance music with their forthcoming “One Night Stand At The Masquerade Motel” mega-event in Miami on March 26, 2011. When we announced today’s on sale date we certainly expected a ton of interest but the fans have spoken loud and clear by selling out all “Early Bird Tickets” in just 22 minutes. As a thank you…

Posted on: January 8, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

UPCOMING SKRILLEX TOUR DATES

Jan 12 Whistler BC Garfinkles Jan 13 Vancouver Pit Pub @ U Of Bc Jan 14 Victoria Sugar Nightclub Jan 15 Portland Roseland Theater Jan 20 Madison Majestic Theater Jan 21 Seattle King Cat Theater Jan 22 San Francisco The Factory Jan 31 Tallahassee 20/20 Night Club Feb 01 Gainesville The Vault Feb 03 New Orleans Ampersand Feb 04 El Paso Club 101 Feb 05 Austin Republic Feb 09 San…

Posted on: January 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Metal Blade Records inks deal with legendary heavy metal/doom group PENTAGRAM

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of legendary doom metal act PENTAGRAM. The band, now entering their 40th year anniversary, will be releasing a full-length album titled Last Rites in the spring of 2011 featuring all new tracks with a DVD to follow in late 2011. The doomed duo of Bobby Liebling & Victor Griffin has united once again to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Pentagram! Spring…

Posted on: January 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

YANN TIERSEN ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Venerated musician Yann Tiersen and his band is set to embark on a much anticipated tour of North American beginning this January in Los Angeles. Tiersen is a supremely talented and unquestionably unique artist whose recordings merge experimental aspects of classical music with flourishes of folk, rock and the bristling energy of post punk. The band will be bringing Dust Lane to life with synths, electric guitars, violins and drums…

Posted on: January 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Check Holy Grail Out Live!

1/26 Boise, ID- Neurolux * 1/28 Lincoln, NE- Bourbon Theatre * 1/29 Columbia, MO- Mojo’s * 1/30 Bloomington, IN- The Bluebird * 2/1 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of The Living Arts # 2/2 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre # 2/3 Worcester, MA – The Palladium # 2/4 Quebec City, QC – Cercle # 2/5 Montreal, QC – Le National # 2/6 Toronto, ON – Opera House # 2/8 Chicago,…

Posted on: January 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Miranda Cosgrove – Dancing Crazy Tour

1/24 Kansas City MO Uptown Theater 1/25 Minneapolis MN State Theater 1/26 Milwaukee WI Pabst Theater 1/28 Rosemont IL Rosemont Theatre 1/29 Indianapolis IN Murat Theatre 1/30 Cleveland OH Playhouse Square Center – State Theatre 2/1 Detroit MI The Fillmore Detroit 2/2 Munhall PA Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead 2/4 Wallingford CT Oakdale Theatre 2/5 New York NY Beacon Theatre 2/6 Glenside PA Keswick Theatre 2/9 Bethesda MD Music Center…

Posted on: January 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE EVOLUTION OF DEATH OF A POP STAR CONTINUES AS DAVID BANNER AND 9TH WONDER RELEASE COMIC STRIP BASED ON THE ALBUM

With the arrival of Death of a Pop Star, David Banner and 9th Wonder are set to unveil a second tier of visual content inspired by the music: an anime-style comic strip. The story centers around two men, Banner and 9th Wonder, living in the real world with extra ordinary powers. David Banner’s character struggles with being from an impoverished neighborhood and coming to terms with a higher calling. Conversely,…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Christopher Willits Offers Video + Mp3 of “Light Into Branches” From His Full Length, Tiger Flower Circle Sun

“Light Into Branches” could be Christopher Willits’ most “organic” track to date and the closest to a verse-chorus-verse structure we have seen from the prolific artist. It is one of the few tracks taken from Tiger Flower Circle Sun where an acoustic guitar and vocals are the driving force. Willits tells us the inspiration for the song himself. “I created this song instantaneously, soon after an injury was healed. My…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

My Heart To Joy Announces Reasons To Be EP

Topshelf Records and My Heart To Joy are stoked to be announcing My Heart To Joy’s newest EP Reasons To Be. The 3 song release was originally recorded this spring and is now finally being released. Reasons To Be is the bands follow up to their critically acclaimed full length Seasons In Verse which was released by Topshelf Records (CD/Digital) and Asbestos Records (Vinyl). My Heart To Joy takes cues…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tommy Blak – Mello Music Volume One

In conjunction with Mello Music Group’s recently released compilation album, Helpless Dreamer, the stalwart indie label has teamed up with Project Blowed DJ Tommy Blak to further highlight Mello’s unrivaled roster of talent. The mixtape, Mello Music Group Volume One, is smooth mix of tracks from the past two years, meant to recap the label roster’s work and provide some holiday treats for eager fans. A mix of tracks from…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Seth Glier On Tour

Check out dates for the first leg of Seth Glier’s 2011 tour below. For the most up to date tour information, visit Seth Glier’s site. January Day City Venue 6 Cambridge, MA Club Passim 7 Londonderry, NH Tupelo Music Hall 8 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall 9 Philadelphia, PA WXPN 88.5 Live Performance 10 Frederick, MD Brewer’s Alley 11 New York, NY The Living Room 13 Philadelphia, PA Tin…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ERIC ROBERSON VIDEO PREMIERE – “SHE”

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXyD0NkFmXk “Working with Rolando and his staff was very effortless. As a songwriter I’m always chasing a sound and love when I catch it. I feel we caught the picture we were chasing with this video.” – Eric Roberson Music Credits: Produced By: Brett “B Dubb” Baker Written & Arranged By: Eric Roberson All Background Vocals By: Eric Roberson Video Credits: Directed by: Rolando Sanchez Cinematographer: Pedro Avila Cross…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Brooks Launch Shoe (Woman’s)

At a smidge under $100 (currently on sale at BrooksRunning.com ), the Brooks Launch comes forward with a tremendous amount of features at a cheap price. The lightness of the shoes is of primary importance, meaning that runners with these shoes are not saddled with clunky or otherwise badly-designed shoes. Related to the weight has to be the balance in the shoe’s design. The Brooks Launch, despite having a much…

Posted on: January 5, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Starlings, TN returns from five-year hiatus with new album of odd country sounds.

Since hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast in late August of 2005, Steven Stubblefield has been working on a new Starlings, TN record. “That storm was like a bad acid trip,” Stubblefield says. “It lasted as nearly as long too. It was eight hours of chaos that left years destruction in its wake.” With more than $10,000 worth of damage to his home from Katrina, Stubblefield spent the next three…

Posted on: January 3, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The All-American Rejects and Magic Bullet Records Team Up to Benefit Charity: Water

The All-American Rejects and Magic Bullet Records have teamed up to issue 10 very special copies of the AAR album “When the World Comes Down” with all proceeds benefitting Charity: Water! This organization works to directly fund sustainable water solutions in areas of the planet with the greatest need. It’s surprising to learn that one in eight people on earth currently do not have access to clean, safe drinking water,…

Posted on: January 2, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GIANTS / BEWARE OF SAFETY split 7″ Releasing Soon

You may (or may not) notice the catalog number on this is Sheath016, while our most recent release was actually Sheath025. Well, here’s the story behind this release: the catalog number for this one was actually assigned about two years ago, when we were beginning work on the early-mid teen catalog numbers. The original band that was supposed to be on this 7″ needed a second band to do a…

Posted on: December 31, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET JANUARY 2011 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Many critics have opined that Lloyd’s “New Quartet”, with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland may be the best of all his groups. The quartet’s previous release in this line-up, the live-recorded Rabo de Nube, met with across-the-board approval and was voted #1 album of the year in both the Critics and Readers Polls of JazzTimes. The Quartet has toured extensively since the September release of Mirror both in…