Curtis Peoples returns to the live scene this spring with a national tour in support of his self-titled album (The Control Group/Galt Line Music). After an exciting performance on The Rock Boat Niner (appearing with Sister Hazel, Hanson, and Graham Colton, among others) in January 2009 and a run of dates with Tyler Hilton in late 2008, Peoples is eager to serve up his “coffee shop arena rock” once again.
The power which Berman starts off “Send Me To The End†is something that has not been heard since the days that Slash and Slayer ruled the earth. Of course, I had to pick two acts that are still present in the music scene, but it is true that there was a period in which they were the unquestioned rulers of their domain. Berman starts off their disc hard and…
Japanese sound explorer Cornelius will be taking his mind-blowing live show to the US for 4 special dates this May. All shows are in California (following his first ever Mexican performances) and come on the heels of his “Best Surround Sound†Grammy nomination for the fantastic Sensurround+B-Sides DVD. The DVD, released on Everloving last year, features an all new 5.1 surround sound audio mix of each video from the critically…
I can understand the The Berg Sans Nipple are trying to craft their own sound even at the beginning of “Ghostâ€, but there are parts to this track that begin to grate on individuals’ ears after only the first or second repetition. This is fixed by having a number of different styles present during this track, but makes the album seem uncertain about whether The Berg Sans Nipple will be…
Ed’s music influences range from rock, alt-country, and folk to classical. Over the past fifteen years, Ed has performed at many venues along the east coast, and has ventured inland as far as Nashville to perform his original brand of roots music. His songs have received airplay all over the world and he has received numerous songwriting awards. In 2009, Ed released his 3rd CD, I Hate You, of original…
Freshly rejuvenated from their recent North American adventures with the legendary Neil Young, Everest has traded the studio for the Interstate and has embarked on a brief West Coast tour. The L.A.-based workhorses, who spent their month “off” writing and tracking new songs, are using this opportunity to road-test their latest creations, including performances alongside Spoon as well as Akron/Family, among others. Immediately following, the quintet will rejoin Young for…
Even after playing more than 250 shows over the past two years – highlighted by a slot on Danzig’s Blackest of the Black North American tour last fall – SKELETONWITCH won’t take time off any time soon. The group will team with Swedish viking cult heroes Amon Amarth for a month-long tour.
Friends of Suicidal Tendencies, Beowulf comes forth with music from twenty years ago that sounds as fresh and as new as today with the re-release of their S/T and “Lost My Head†albums, both on this single disc. The tracks may all sound a little fuzzy, but this fuzz is not anything that obscures the sizzling guitar lines and thrash sound of the band. “Drink Fight Fuck†is a track…
The band will head to Japan and the United States in the next few months.
RCA Records is proud to announce the Kings of Leon spring arena tour. These shows are the first set of US tour dates to follow their epic sold-out performance at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 29th. In his review of the performance, Jon Pareles of the New York Times wrote, “The music swelled to fill the arena, from the ominous stomp that opened the…
Tue-Mar-24, Phoenix, AZ, The Rhythm Room Thu-Mar-26, Los Angeles, CA, Knitting Factory Fri-Mar-27, San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill Sun-Mar-29, Portland, OR, Someday Lounge Mon-Mar-30, Seattle, WA, Sunset Tavern Tue-Mar-31, Olympia, WA, Jakes on 4th Ave Wed-Apr-01, Boise, ID, Neurolux Thu-Apr-02, Salt Lake City, UT, Kilby Court Fri-Apr-03, Denver, CO, Larimer Lounge Sat-Apr-04, Omaha, NE, The Waiting Room Mon-Apr-06, Des Moines, IA, Vaudeville Mews Tue-Apr-07, Chicago, IL, Bottom Lounge…
Bent Outta Shape really play with listeners hearts during the first track of their “Stray Dog Townâ€. At ties sounding like the band will flitter to a close before they’ve really even gotten stronger, the subdued intensity of “Disappointment Rock†really looks back to Paul Westerberg and Rumbleseat. The melodramatic vocals put on the disc are a constant in a time of differing arrangements and staggered arrangements (Greyhound Bus). The…
Mauro Bertoli, winner of many National and International competitions, gained recognition with audience and music critics playing as a solist and in different chamber groups in Italy (“La Fenice†in Venice, “Verdi Hall†in Milan, Auditorium Parco della Musica – “S. Cecilia Hallâ€, in Rome, New Comunal Theatre in Vicenza, “Teatro Coccia†in Novara), Usa, Canada, Israel, Germany, France, Belgium, Albania and Sweden.
E for Explosion is hitting the road this spring with a slew of tour dates to support their debut full length Reinventing the Heartbeat. The band’s front-man Jamison Covington (formerly of JamisonParker) and band mates Dai Britain (keyboard) and Josh Elmore (bass) are resolved on bringing a style of shoegaze alt-rock to the masses, with the underpinnings of Covington’s personal and professional re-birth culminating on stage.
Following a successful run of 2008 fall dates which included multiple sold-out performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and multi-Platinum selling artists Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman will once again hit the road together for the spring leg of “The United Tour.†Kicking off March 28, in Chattanooga, the tour will hit 24 cities across the country including Cleveland, Baltimore, Visalia, Colorado Springs, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Lexington, Nashville and more.
This CD shows off the much more chaotic aspect of emo music, and we could not have found a better band to show us this than benton falls. Intense burst of emotion force the listeners’ attention to be immediately directed to the CD itself, regardless of whatever the listener might be doing. I would say to literally drop whatever one is doing and plant themselves on a comfy chair or…
he 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival (April 23–May 7) announces one of the highly anticipated special events of each year’s Festival, the annual pairing of live music with an iconic silent film. Dengue Fever (http://www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic) will perform the world premiere of their newly composed original score for the first cinematic adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure yarn The Lost World at the historic Castro Theatre (429 Castro Street, San…
Mirror is an immersive, multi-media production rooted in erotic cinema and cabaret. The Mirror CD is the soundtrack to that production – lushly orchestrated retro electro pop, masterminded by Thomas Anselmi (who as a teenageer fronted legendary Canadian punk outfit Slow. His special guests included David Gahan (Depeche Mode) , Mike Garson (David Bowier) and Joe Dellesandro – one of the Warhol superstars. Early press response has been gratifying and…
The straight forward rock sound of Benlavain works well with the slightly snotty lead vocals of Oren. With a healthy dollop of sixties psychedelic rock, Benlavain just as successfully blend the two disparate styles as either Ming Tea or Lenny Kravitz could ever. Later tracks like “Ain’t Got Love For Yo†move further back into the psychedelic realm, with enough distortion to take over practically all facets of a track.…
We at NeuFutur have not had much in the way of experience with wine reviewing. Our previous experiences have dealt with a limited subset of wine varietals, and the latest effort for the Luis Felipe Edwards company, their 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, is the first of the type we’ve been able to review. This organically grown wine has a bouquet that is unique in its marriage of soft notes with an…