Honeycreeper – Freakqualizer / 2005 Planet A / 11 Tracks / http://www.honeycreeper.net / Reviewed 15 October 2006 At first blush, I thought Honeycreeper was going to come with a very jam band type of sound. “Your Voice†is the first track on the disc, and the female vocals are different enough that individuals will largely ignore the rest of the instrumentation on the track. This is not to say that…
They said it wouldn’t happen. They were dead wrong. Legendary brutal death metal squadron Skinless will unite for a very special one-off performance June 19th at Northern Lights in Clifton Park, New York! Featuring the classic lineup that helped rearrange the face of death metal with their soul-crushing Progression Towards Evil and Foreshadowing Our Demise full-lengths (1998 and 2001 respectively), vocalist Sherwood Webber, drummer Bob Beaulac, guitarist Noah Carpenter and…
The Honorary Title – Anything Else But The Truth / 2004 Doghouse Records / 12 Tracks / http://www.thehonorarytitle.com / http://www.doghouserecords.com / Reviewed 18 September 2004 The Honorary Title play a style of college-rock that is reminiscent of Lucero, Weezer and early Goo Goo Dolls, back before the latter had completely turned into the adult contemporary juggernaut they are currently. The rich mastering of “Anything Else But The Truth” allows for…
Annie is special support for Marc Almond’s forthcoming 30 Year Celebration – My Hits And A Sides tour. Annie and Paul will be performing a special set with Baby Dee. The first dates are as follows – more will be announced in the coming weeks. November * 12 The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK * 13 De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, UK * 15 St Davids…
Tour Dates: 4/20 San Francisco, CA @ Change the Beat 4/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Pehrspace w/ Knight Rider 5/1 Los Angeles, CA @ Grand Royal Offices w/ One AM Radio & Jogger 5/5 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Dosh 5/6 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill w/ Dosh For mercurial L.A. music-maker Will Wiesenfeld, Baths has been a long time coming. The 21-year-old has spent…
The Holy Mountain – Bloodstains Across Your Face in Decline / 2004 No Idea / 16 Tracks / http://www.noidearecords.com / http://www.noidearecords.com/bands/releases/holymountain_blood.html / Reviewed 28 January 2005 The pedigree on The Holy Mountain is impressive, taking members from Combatwoundedveteran and The Blackout Terror, but is “Bloodstains Across Your Face…†any good? Well, the music contained on this disc is beyond brutal, reminiscent of eighties-style hardcore with more than a little metal…
After an incredible debut last month, reaching the #1 spot on the iTunes Hip-Hop charts with his 1st Round Records release, Boston’s Boy, Sam Adams continues to show he has an impressive hold on his market and is quickly expanding it. When the video for the first single, “Driving Me Crazy†was leaked onto www.worldstarhiphop.com on Sunday night, it received over 1,060,000 hits in less than 24 hours, propelling his…
Ibex Moon Records’ most recently acquired brutalists, Cardiac Arrest, will be appearing live at Chicago’s Red Line Tap (7006 N Glenwood) on April 24th with the almighty Deceased. Also appearing on the bill will be Superchrist and Trials. For details, visit www.myspace.com/metalupyourtap. Additionally, the band will be hosting a listening party at The Exit Chicago (1315 W North Ave) on June 6th for their upcoming Ibex Moon debut, Haven For…
Julianna Barkwick will join Eluvium on a U.S. tour this May! Julianna Barwick recently signed to Asthmatic Kitty and will be releasing an album in 2011. Julianna Barwick’s experimental soundscapes are in part informed by her experience growing up in Louisiana and Missouri, singing weekly with her church congregation and school choirs. Her loop-based compositions replicate the soaring textures of a large choral group using only her voice, a loop…
Hollow Ground – Cold Reality / 2006 Organized Crime Records / 6 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/hollowground / http://www.organizedcrimerecords.com / Reviewed 26 April 2006 The rough opening that “Cold Reality†has is not a result by any lack of maturity or talent on Hollow Ground’s part, but rather a desire to keep step for step with established bands like Hatebreed. The screamed-out vocals that first assault listeners during songs like “Ill Fate 
matt pond PA will be touring this spring in support of The Dark Leaves. 04.16 – St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena # 04.22 – Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre – UPC Radio Happy Hour + 05.05 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club * 05.06 – State College, PA @ Allen Street Stage * 05.07 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar * 05.09 – Dekalb, MI @The House Cafe *…
To name your band after a towering figure of the romantic period takes balls. So does playing your first show to over 2000 people. But as the decade ticked over and clean slates were needed, Eric Lodwick, Cale Parks & Drew Robinson seized the chance to create their own context. Loosening the ties on past projects, they dug deep into the winter in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to emerge fully formed as…
Jolie Holland – Springtime Can Kill You / 2006 Anti / 12 Tracks / http://www.jolieholland.com / http://www.anti.com / Reviewed 07 June 2006 To say that Holland’s vocals are not bizarre is to lie to one’s self. There is an interesting way that Holland chews eir vocals during “Crush in the Ghettoâ€. Most of the vocals are unaffected, but at the end of each line there seems to be this curiosity.…
While the character that Stone Cold Steve Austin plays whenever ey comes back to the WWE is beyond stale, I feel that the budding actor Steve Austin can take a lead role and change things enough to keep things interesting in a longer format. Damage is the first bit of evidence that I have for this, as Austin plays John Brickner. Starting out the movie as an inmate, Brickner realizes…
Hot off the success of their tour with Chevelle and Three Days Grace, cutting edge Las Vegas rockers Adelitas Way announce dates with Puddle Of Mudd this Spring. No strangers to the road, Adelitas Way have already completed tours with Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Theory Of A Deadman, Breaking Benjamin, and Shinedown. The Puddle of Mudd tour will take them to both new and familiar venues, stopping along…
Grammy Award winning British Singer, songwriter, studio whizz, Imogen Heap announced today her second US tour in support of her third solo album, Ellipse. This marks the 6th leg of her “Ellipse World Tour†which has already taken North America, United Kingdom, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and Asia by storm. Beginning in Detroit, MI on May 22, Heap will crisscross the country for 4 weeks ending in Saratoga. CA on…
Italian Japanese is a very atmospheric band that uses silence just as much as instrumental compositions to craft “The Lush, Romantic Weirdnessâ€. Despite the track only running a hair under four minutes, “Jeremiah†is an epic track. There is little more here than vocals, guitars, and very slight amounts of drums, yet there is a fullness here that requires that listeners go through the track numerous times to hear what…
4/16 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall* 4/17 – Chicago, IL – Metro* 4/18 – St. Louis, MO – The Old Rock House* 4/20 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note* 4/21 – Indianapolis, IN – Earth House* 4/22 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick* 4/23 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club* 4/27 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street* 4/28 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place* 5/3 – Philadelphia,…
The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday / 2005 Frenchkiss / 11 Tracks / http://www.theholdsteady.com / Reviewed 26 April 2005 The Hold Steady start off “Separation Sunday†with a very confusing style that really mixes a Tim Armstrong-style of vocal and ska-influenced guitar riffs with a Talking Heads-like structure. In what seems to be an ode to a more pissed off Conor Oberst, Hold Sunday’s “â€Cattle and the Creeping Thing†uses…
* 4/16 Palmdale, CA * 4/17 Modesto, CA * 4/18 Portland, OR * 4/19 Seattle, WA * 4/20 Boise, ID * 4/21 Salt Lake City, UT * 4/23 Denver, CO * 4/24 Omaha, NE * 4/25 Des Moines, IA * 4/26 Elgin, IL * 5/14 Chicago, IL * 5/15 Lansing, MI * 5/16 Covington, KY * 5/17 Louisville, KY * 5/18 Nashville, TN * 5/20 Virginia Beach, VA * 5/22…