“Halloween” starts off “Several Arrows Later”, which is really a very proper track that elcitis comparisons to both older bands like The Appleseed Cast and the newer works of Death Cab For Cutie. Matt Pond’s vocals are of that quality that individuals would sing along even if the music backing them up was not of as high of a quality as is found here. During “Halloween”, the track subtly shifts…
The sounds of Africa have taken multi-instrumentalist Chico Mann—aka Marcos García—all over the world. So it’s fitting that on Analog Drift, his second album and first for Wax Poetics Records, he’s returning the favor. Over the course of twelve thumping, impossibly soulful songs, including a cover of Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime,” Chico Mann introduces the rhythms and guitarisms of Afrobeat to the music of Cuba, the Latin freestyle…
The brainchild of one individual, The Matthew Show is a fitting nomen for anything recorded by Matthew. Starting out with the country and hair-metal influenced track “Bring Me Safely Down”. Mixing a catchy chorus with a dual-part harmony and a violin flittering through the track, The Matthew show really starts the disc out on a high note. Moving into the building-up track “Old Enough”, The Matthew Show tumbles a bit,…
October 26, 2010 Amsterdam Melweg October 27, 2010 Koln Luxor October 28, 2010 Frannz Club Berlin October 30, 2010 Szene Vienna October 31, 2010 Munich 59:1 November 1, 2010 Tunnel Club Milan November 2, 2010 Abart Zurich November 5, 2010 Aeronef Lille November 6, 2010 Aeronef Lille November 10, 2010 Caracol Madrid November 11, 2010 Sala Razzmataz Barcelona November 14, 2010 Leeds 02 Academy November 15, 2010 London Royal Albert…
Thursday, September 23 Valarium Knoxville TN Friday, September 24 Minglewood Hall Memphis TN Saturday, September 25 The Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City OK Sunday, September 26 George’s Majestic Lounge Fayetteville AR Tuesday, September 28 El Rey Theatre Albuquerque NM Wednesday, September 29 Orpheum Theatre Flagstaff AZ Friday, October 1 The Depot Salt Lake City UT Saturday, October 2 Knitting Factory Reno NV Sunday, October 3 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Speedway Meadows San…
Starting out “Political Pop” with a brooding set of drums and an earthy bass line, the quirky, Neil Tennant-like voice of Matt Angus voice seems out of place until the equally quirky guitar riff, U2/Jimi Hendrix-influenced, comes onto the stage. In what can only be called the most dense five minutes of any track, Matt Angus Thing throws in a set of back up vocals (Kathy Phillips) as well as…
On Erk Tha Jerk’s Hood Nerd 2: Memoirs Of The Invisible Man, Erk ends his first song, “One In A Million Freestyle” with, “The mixtape free, no charge it’s on me/ These throw away moves, you can keep the music.” He’s being modest. While the mixtape may be free, Erk’s flow really shines. His vocals have range; his command of each song allows him to rhythmically switch up his rhymes,…
blessthefall is excited to announce that they will be direct support to Atreyu on the Congregation Of The Damned Tour this fall. The tour heads out across the U.S. and Canada this October / November, and also features Chiodos, Architects and Endless Hallway. “I can’t wait to get on the road with Atreyu,” notes blessthefall’s inimitable frontman Beau Bokan. “I’ve known a few of those guys for a while now,…
I really wasn’t expecting The Matches to sound as they do on “E. Von Dahl”, because they play a catchy brand of pop-punk in the same spirit as Blink-182 or New Found Glory. After spinning through most of the CD, I finally realized why The Matches were signed to Epitaph. Each track is perfectly crafted, hard to remove from one’s ears, and The Matches pull off this album so well…
Long running Maryland biker doom masters EARTHRIDE recently unleashed their third full-length entitled Something Wicked. The nine-track offering was recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Kozlowski (Blue Cheer, Pentagram, Melvins, Trouble et al) at the Polar Bear Lair and features a guest appearances by Scott “Wino” Weinrich (Saint Vitus, Shrinebuilder, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan) on the track “Supernatural Illusion.” In addition, the inside booklet includes actual X-rays and MRIs from…
Andrea Bocelli will make his solo recital debut at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. The performance will feature the celebrated Italian tenor singing a program of arias by Handel, and lieder and art songs by Beethoven, Wagner, Liszt, Richard Strauss, Fauré, and Tosti. Bocelli will be accompanied by pianist Vincenzo Scalera. Tickets go on sale to the general public on September 12th. Bocelli…
Another emo band that is in the vein of Boys Night Out, Quickening, and The Early November. “Playing For Keeps” has more than a passing similarity to “Seventy Times Seven” in the aural sameness of the chorus, with Matchbook’s version only moving away from Brand New’s in the aural atmosphere inculcated into the track. A majority of the tracks on “Stories & Alibis” fall into the same dynamic with the…
Matadors play a brand of rock that is very influenced by the seventies brand of rock and the first wave of acts (Corrosion of Conformity, Fu Manchu) that were influenced by that brand of rock. Thus, when the band starts the disc with “Like A Matador Pt II”, individuals can hear all of these influences well. The first track is a hard-rocking track that does not fail to impress; what…
Following seven historic shows as part of “The Big Four” European festival dates with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth, Anthrax will join Slayer and Megadeth on the Jagermeister Fall Music Tour set to kick off September 24 at Superpages in Dallas, TX. The 20-date concert trek will mark the first U.S. tour Anthrax has done since vocalist Joey Belladonna rejoined the band earlier this year, and the first time the three…
I still do not understand why more cities don’t support independent publishers and magazines like SLUG. For those that are not familiar with the magazine, it is a free, Salt Lake City (and increasingly Ogden)-based coverage of events, skating (and snowboarding), music, art, and media. Beyond that, they have a hell of a strong design staff, intelligently tying together the local advertisements with well-written material. As usual, “Dear Dickheads” starts…
Hidden from light in the depths and chambers of mysticism and woe until now, the I Am EP from now-defunct Swedish occult black metal force ARMAGEDDA is finally upon us. This duo, originally known as Vokermord, released three full-length albums and a handful of demos and EPs throughout their relatively short existence. These monuments are among the purest representations of true Scandinavian black metal. ARMAGEDDA released their third album in…
There are a tremendously large amount of stores that one can shop when they go online. However, there are precious little in the way of clues that potential shoppers may have when they begin to navigate. Luckily, there are a few web sites that individuals can use to find exactly what they want. For my money, though, the best of these sites has to be ShopWiki UK.
Boise, ID’s most intriguing export, the newly-christened WOLVSERPENT (known previously as PUSSYGUT) have revealed the details of their first-ever major North American tour. During the month-long trek, the ghostly duo will will be playing their upcoming opus Blood Seed in its overwhelming entirely, unraveling their haunting gothic tapestries of violin and doom, ambient and pathos, upon an army of strangers. WOLVSERPENT will be joined along their left-hand path by their…
The job of a policeman is to serve and protect. Jesse Weeks, a police officer with a music career does just that: serving listeners with relaxed melodies and protecting the pop song as a well crafted work of art. It was a few years ago when Weeks penned ‘Somewhere In The Distance’ with friend Paul Burns, a carefree and catchy track, blending Jason Mraz-esque harmonies with Jack Johnson’s summer-ready groove.…
The Brooklyn indie-rock, dream-pop trio Kordan are set to release their anticipated first full-length album this October. Their shoegazey-electro textures take cue from the guitar drones of late 80s/early 90s groups like Ride or Swervedriver and are driven by propulsive, post-punk rhythms and synths of earlier Factory/Mute releases. More contemporarily, think a more melancholy, darker (but still dancey) flipside to the upbeat indie pop of The Drums. Don’t sleep! Kordan…