Author: Sargeant

Posted on: December 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Moscow Ballet announces debut of principal dancer Alexandra Elagina in Cleveland Dec 17, Chicago/Rosement Dec 18, and Detroit Dec 19

Moscow Ballet debuts principal dancer Alexandra Elagina and partner Anatolie Ustimov on the east coast tour of the Great Russian Nutcracker. Alexandra Elagina, considered to be an up and coming ballerina, is a soloist at Tatar’s Jalil State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet, home to one of the best troupes performing in Russia today. Anatolie Ustimov danced with Moscow Ballet’s 2009 tour and returns this year in the lead…

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Posted on: December 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Oohlas – Best Stop Pop (CD)

“Gone” is the opening track for The Oohlas on “Best Stop Pop”, and the band immediately begins to create a diverse sound for themselves. There are a number of different styles that the band sticks into this first track, but perhaps the most present during “Gone” has to be an early-nineties brand of alt rock that has more than its fair share of later, Radiohead influence. The fact that different…

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Posted on: December 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Planet Metal to Release Quicksand Dream Album Today

A true gem from the heavy metal underground! QUICKSAND DREAM was a treasured obscurity even during its original active period in Sweden during the early 1990s. In 1996, the core duo of Göran Jacobson and Patrick Backlund reconvened to record the ambitious and imaginative Aelin concept album. Upon its completion in 1999, the album was only circulated among friends and has remained largely unheard and unknown until now. With sophisticated…

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE GARDNERZ Sign To Abyss Records

Abyss Records is pleased to announce that Swedish doom/death metal act THE GARDNERZ has joined the label’s ever-growing roster. Plans are in place to release the band’s debut, The System Of Nature, in early 2011. For more on THE GARDNERZ visit the following locations: www.thegardnerz.com www.reverbnation.com/thegarnderz

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Elizabeth & the Catapult announce East Coast dates supporting sophomore release “The Other Side of Zero”

Brooklyn darlings Elizabeth & the Catapult announce East Coast dates supporting their sophomore effort The Other Side of Zero – out now via Verve Forecast. Elizabeth & the Catapult sat down for a chat and played a very special, intimate session at Rockwood Music Hall with Baeble Music. Watch here for a preview of their new songs live. More music and tour dates below! Elizabeth & the Catapult East Coast…

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

On The Outside – Tragic Endings (CD)

Imagine a mixture of White Zombie and Hatebreed and one can get an idea about how Maine’s On the Outside sounds on “Tragic Endings”. A screamed-out set of vocals dominates all facets of On the Outside, but there are minor amounts of variations on Kyle’s vocals that keep things at least somewhat interesting. The meshing of hardcore and metal is a marked step away from most of the hardcore acts…

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ARGUS Signs To Cruz Del Sur Music

CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC have reached an agreement with Pennsylvania’s ARGUS for the release of their new album entitled Boldly Strides The Doomed. ARGUS was formed in 2007 and features Bruce Balich of Penance fame on vocals. They released their self-titled debut album on Shadow Kingdom records in 2009, which was greeted warmly by the metal press immediately, Decibel Magazine describing them as “…a chest-thumping display of epic heavy metal…

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Only Crime – Virulence (CD)

This may only be the second album that Only Crime has released together as a band, but members of the band have been in other bands, releasing a number of album before taking on the Only Crime name. Specifically, members of Only Crime came from the seminal punk band Good Riddance, along with members from the lesser-known act Bane and the smaller band Hagfish. “Everything For You” has a typical…

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EYEHATEGOD: Winter Tour To Commence

12/06/2010 Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN w/ Goatwhore, Phobia 12/07/2010 Downtown – Little Rock, AR w/ Goatwhore, Phobia 12/08/2010 Drifter’s – Fayetteville, AR w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/09/2010 The Marquee – Tulsa, OK w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/10/2010 Korova – San Antonio,TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/11/2010 Reno’s – Dallas, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/12/2010 Red Seven – Austin, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/13/2010 The Rail Club – Fort Worth, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster…

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Oni Draug – I’m A Man Single (CD)

Funny story. I got this CD totally out of the blue in the mail a few days after I slammed this twelve-year old’s grandfather’s CD. Eir grandfather, Len Guardino, created an absolutely mediocre disc that supported sexism and all the things wrong with the music and the actions of the 1950s and 1960s. From the title of this single, I can only think that Len imbued these values on eir…

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Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Peelander-Z wraps up US tour with “How Are USA” single; debuts “Taco Taco Tacos” video!

Peelander-Z, the Japanese action comic punk band based in New York City, recently wrapped up two-plus-months of US touring that saw the band playing to the biggest crowds of its career including a performance at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest that will continue to be talked about next year. Known for its manic, high energy show, Peelander-Z has been touring in support of its new P-TV-Z album attracting the attention…

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Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Elves Of Heaven “Hard Times On 34th Street” MP3

You can now preview another track from The Elves Of Heaven, “Hard Times On 34th Street” which isn’t your father’s happy Christmas song, rather taking a not from the pages of The Pogues’ Christmas classic “Fairytale Of New York”. The group’s frontman Martin Clancy describes the track: “Father Christmas disillusioned, unemployed, a crack head…just another bum for the cops to move on…now there are hard times on 34th street. Inspired…

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Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LISSIE ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN WINTER TOUR DATES

Lissie has announced a new North American headlining tour in late 2010 and early 2011. Following a three-date stretch in the Pacific Northwest that begins December 29th at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, BC, the tour will continue on January 15th at the Music Box in Los Angeles, CA, and run through February 10th at Antone’s Nightclub in Austin, TX. These dates include shows in Denver, Davenport (IA), Minneapolis, Chicago,…

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Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The 101 – Green Street (CD)

The 101 starts out “Green Street” with a more sedate version of the Replacements with their “Never In”. However, the three-piece ensures that when music is being played on this disc, all parts are immediately noticeable – especially Ben’s bass, which sounds are timeless and fresh as “When I Reach For My Revolver”. “Wolf” uses the same omnipresent nature of each instrument to further Eric’s Michael Stipe meets Phil Collins…

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Here We Go Magic North American Tour Dates

12/16 – Bronson Centre – Ottowa, ON % 12/17 – Bronson Centre – Ottowa, ON % 12/18 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC% 12/19 – Theatre Imperial – Quebec, QC% % w/ Broken Social Scene More dates to be announced shortly “… the woodshedded feel of Pigeons is a good look for the band. Here We Go Magic are doing something more interesting– something weirder; they’re trying out takes on jittery…

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Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The One AM Radio – This Too Will Pass (CD)

While the beginning of “The Harvest” sounds as if The One AM Radio is not doing anything that the stars of AM radio did over thirty years ago, the ambient instrumentation that becomes the norm for the track gives them a style different from anyone else on the market today. This tender sound is something that is present as well during “In The Time We’ve Got”. The band sounds here…

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Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BASSIST, VOCALIST AND COMPOSER ESPERANZA SPALDING TO HOST FIND THE BEAT

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are pleased to announce that bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding, in response to the Diversity and Innovation Fund Request for Proposals, has been asked to host Find The Beat, a progressive new television show on PBS. Find The Beat, a new program that promotes diversity, features Spalding joining with a group, a band or solo musician to…

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Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Marykate O’Neil – 1-800-BANKRUPT (CD)

The opening to Marykate O’Neil’s “1-800-BANKRUPT” album is pretty middle of the road, which the style of music that ey plays not too much different from Jill Sobule, who produced this album. The track could make it onto alternative radio, but there is little more that will endear listeners beyond that small scope. “Stay” is much of the same type of music, although O’Neil has more of a Suzanne Vega…

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Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

MAKE OUT (Featuring Junior Senior’s Jesper Mortensen) Announce Debut Performance in NYC on 12.16 at Mercury Lounge

Formed in 2010, MAKE OUT consists of New York native Hennessey on vocals, Jesper Mortensen (formerly of Junior Senior, aka Junior) on back-up vocals and guitar, Anders Christiansen on bass and Olivia Alminiana behind the drums. Playing fast, manic, condensed pop songs, the group eschews the fuzzed-out sounds its contemporaries are churning out. Instead, MAKE OUT explodes with anthems like “I Don’t Want Anybody That Wants Me”, the group’s first…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BIRDS OF TOKYO: Self-Titled ARIA Award-Winning Album Goes Platinum And Band Reveal New Video For “Wild At Heart”

Recently, the cover of the Sydney Morning Herald entertainment guide declared … ‘Move Over Powderfinger – Birds Of Tokyo Are The New Face Of Rock.’ With an ARIA Award winning, self-titled album that surpassed Platinum sales, plus a platinum single (“Plans”) and forthcoming appearance on the Big Day Out, the claim is not quite as far fetched as it may sound. At the 2010 ARIA Awards, Birds Of Tokyo not…

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