To be honest, many of the rock bands from Indiana I’ve had to deal with in the past have been boring-as-hell nu-metal acts that provide no distinction from the legions of similar bands. The Nancy School come through in bolstering my low opinions about Indiana metal, as the beginnings to “Fancy Title”, specifically “Midshindeep” provide their listeners with a varied and technically proficient brand of metal. The dramatic intelligence of…
THE ACACIA STRAIN are prepping to begin the “To Catch a Predator” . 11/7 Tampa, FL – State Theatre # 11/9 Birmingham, AL – Zyedeco # 11/10 Nashville TN – Rocket Town # 11/11 Louisville, KY – Headliners # 11/12 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave # 11/13 Toledo, OH – Headliners # 11/14 Windsor, ONT – Blind Dog # 11/15 London, ON – Music Hall # 11/16 Longeueil, QC –…
If there is not a tremendous seventies influence bringing Nagg to the studio for each track on this record, I would be amazed. There is more than a subtle hint of AOR rock here that seems to also grab some of their early punk (Undertones, Generation X) and moderates it slightly for current consumption. The production on this album is impeccable; the shrill guitars present on “Another Day” seem to…
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Dragon’s Lair is a title that pretty much any avid gamer should be intimately familiar with, and I feel that a number of younger gamers have not had the chance to properly familiarize themselves with these titles. Destineer has done the whole of the gaming world a favor with their Dragon’s Lair Trilogy, a Nintendo Wii titles that bundles together the original Dragon’s Lair with Space Ace and Dragon’s Lair…
It is so hard not to just think “Popular” when one listens to Nada Surf. It really is a shame, as the music contained on “The Weight Is A Gift” is truly another nail in the coffin for those individuals who felt that Nada Surf was a one-hit wonder. The slight twinge of Goo Goo Dolls and Uncle Tupelo (slide guitar) during the disc’s opening salvo “Do It Again” makes…
(w/ Backtrack) Houston, TX @ Walter’s Nov 07 Cruel Hand (w/ Backtrack) San Antonio, TX @ Ten Eleven Nov 08 Cruel Hand (w/ Backtrack) Mesa, AZ @ Nile Underground Nov 09 Cruel Hand (w/ Backtrack) Tijuana, Mexico @ Bodega Aragon Nov 10 Cruel Hand (w/ Backtrack) Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe Nov 11 Cruel Hand (w/ Backtrack) Fresno, CA @ The CYC Nov 12 Cruel Hand (w/ Backtrack) Berkeley,…
Nov 08 Slim’s San Francisco, CA* Nov 10 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR* Nov 11 El Corazon Seattle, WA* Nov 13 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CA* Nov 15 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN* Nov 18 The Haunt Ithaca, NY* Nov 19 Webster Theatre Hartford, CT* Nov 20 Mr. Smalls Theater Pittsburgh, PA* Nov 21 The Starlight Ballroom Philadelphia, PA* Nov 22 Fur Nightclub Washington, DC* Nov 24 Masquerade Atlanta, GA* Dec 2 The…
11.06.10 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern* 11.07.10 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir* 11.10.10 – Visalia, CA @ the Cellar Door* 11.12.10 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House Records* 11.13.10 – La Jolla, CA @ the Loft* 11.14.10 – Tempe, AZ @ the Sail Inn* 11.16.10 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep* 11.18.10 – Lincoln, NB @ the Bourbon Theater* 11.19.10 – Omaha, NB @ the Waiting Room*…
The full sound of this new band from Tairrie B (Tura Satana/Manhole) really is what invites listeners in during tracks like “Touch Me I’m Sick”. Everything is given a bass-heavy luster that allows the swampy-rock of the band to shine through. Couple that with sizzling guitar lines and arrangements that are similar in style to “Deliverance”-era Corrosion of Conformity, and the band has some serious positives to win people over…
Sifting through traces of quantum universes, Kordan find the lush textures, pulsating beats, and somber melodies that they use to project dreams of bleak, dismal cities in a holographic future. But just below this mournful atmosphere there is also flicker of energy, like one of those cities is slowly flickering back on after a blackout. Lumines- cent synths build on scratchy guitars and the electricity of the city finally rushes…
The style of music that The Myriad plays is an ultimately polished and proper type of emo-meets-rock that has every member of the band join in in a very democratic way. The mastering on this disc is probably the best purveyor of this “everyone gets a shot” attitude; bass lines crust and swell at those moments where the supersonic vocals of Jeremy resound through the track. In fact, tracks like…
11 – Cliff’s Pavilion, Southend 12 – The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire 13 – De La Warr Pavilion Marina, Bexhill On Sea, East Sussex 15 – St David’s Hall, Cardiff 19 – The Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool 20 – The Lowry, Salford 22 – The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds 23 – The Picturehouse, Edinburgh 24 – The ABC, Glasgow 25 – The Sage, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 28 – The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham…
Not the type of cookie monster-emo culmination that many hardcore bands are latching onto for rapid success, My Revenge! mix together traditional Minor Threat / Sick of it All-style hardcore with traditional metal and 80s punk. For example, the opening track “Haddonfield Illinois” shows the influence of straight-forward punk, most noticeably The Misfits. Never one to slow down, each track on “Less Plot, More Blood” blasts through at about a…
11/6 – Austin, TX – Waterloo Park (w/Off With Their Heads) 11/8 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre (w/Bouncing Souls & Off With Their Heads) 11/9 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee (w/Bouncing Souls & Off With Their Heads) 11/11 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre (w/Bouncing Souls & Off With Their Heads) 11/12 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium (w/Bouncing Souls & Off With Their Heads) 11/13 –…
Hail To The Clear Figurines is the sixth album by Philly psychonauts, The Asteroid #4. Hot off the heels of their prior release, 2008’s These Flowers Of Ours…, our heroes decamped to the mind-warp vortex that is their studio home during the winter of 2010 to continue their assault on the senses. Perhaps due to the season, and its affect on the psyche, Hail To The Clear Figurines has a…
Nov 5 Fri Dallas TX @ House of Blues Nov 6 Sat Houston TX @ House of Blues Nov 7 Sun New Orleans LA @ House of Blues Nov 9 Tue Atlanta GA @ Loft at Center Stage Nov 11 Thu Baltimore MD @ Rams Head Live Nov 12 Fri Toronto ONT @ The Phoenix Nov 13 Sat Montreal QUE @ Club Soda Nov 14 Sun Boston MA @ House…
Call me shallow, but I was not expecting My New Life to sound like they actually do – I’ve had their poster up on my wall for a few months, and I was expecting an indie-rock band. “Three Weeks” opens up “A Sad State of Affairs” and it compels individuals to listen through a very tight arrangement of music and a pop-punk sensibility that disappeared from the venue after Green…
Nov 9 Houston, TX House of Blues Nov 10 Austin, TX The Parish Nov 12 Dallas, TX House of Blues Cambridge Rm SOLD OUT Nov 13 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre Nov 14 Nashville, TN Belcourt Theatre SOLD OUT Nov 15 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse Nov 17 Vienna, VA Jammin Java SOLD OUT Nov 18 Washington, DC Rock n Roll Hotel Nov 19 New York, NY Highline Ballroom SOLD OUT Nov…
In the same vein of emocore music as Coheed and Cambria and Story of the Year, My Chemical Romance mixes killer production with a silky-smooth set of vocals and equally compelling guitars. Swirling guitars as well as the technical abilities of the band make a track like “Give ‘Em Hell, Kid” fulfilling in both the musical and catchy senses. Never one to rest on their laurels, My Chemical Romance is…