Jamie Barnes plays a brand of folk-rock that is similar to that created at regular intervals by Devendra Banhart. However, Jamie takes more than a little hint from sixties-rock (America, Neil Young) and this is why “Honey From The Ribcage†far out-strips much of the earlier-influenced folk rock of the current period. The bouncy sound of “Pearly Gate and Son Pest Control†shows a little more of that sixties-influence, and…
The Josh Weathers Band is scheduled to release their second album “The New Serenade” Febuary 15, 2008. Following 2005’s self-titled debut album, “The New Serenade” is 9 tracks of soul inspired roots rock bliss with hints of The Band, Elton John, Stax and Motown. The CD Release Party will be held at Lola’s Saloon in Ft. Worth, TX with opening acts Hurt Street and The Campaign as support. The show…
East Saint Louis natives Scripts ‘N Screwz share a unique chemistry. While many emcees recycle the same clichéd subject matter, Scripts ’N Screwz explores a range of musical possibilities. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
There is no doubt that change is upon us. Thankfully we have Mr. Lif to provide the soundtrack for a remarkably historic time in our nation. Lif’s “I Heard It Today” is a bellwether of social truths that will be brought directly to the people – opening at SXSW in Austin Texas on March 20 and concluding on June 13 in Cleveland Ohio. Mr. Lif’s continually progressing talent has been…
Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd announce they will join forces again to provide the best show of the summer, reprising last year’s highly successful “Rock and Rebels†tour. The Live Nation produced tour kicks off in West Palm Beach, FL at the Cruzan Ampitheatre with a 22 market trek through outdoor amphitheaters across the country. Tickets go on sale beginning March 20th, for specific on-sale dates and additional ticket information…
The entire look of the CD seems to scream 1974 instead of the current time, and when individuals put the CD into their player and play the disc’s first track “American Bornâ€, the impression is enforced. In a sense, Bargain Music play a style of music that blends together that of 4 Non Blondes with protest musicians like Phil Ochs and Pete Seeger. The vocals are easy to follow along…
“Death Is Never Permitted†has a moment of uncertainty present before Blinded Black start. While they come forth a very hard-hitting pop-punk meets emo and rock sound, this bit of confusion showed that the band is human. “Death Is Never Permanent†is a typical emo track, but does throw in something a little bit new. This time, Blinded Black place a synthesizer into the mix that hearkens back to all…
Just another day in the life of a Kottonmouth King. While enjoying a day off in Chicago, IL California based rip-hop hybrids the Kottonmouth Kings were woken by a bank robber fleeing the scene of the crime. The robber was passing by the Kottonmouth Kings tour bus parked outside the House of Blues, just the stolen funds he was carrying exploded with red bank dye covering the side of the…
Manchester Orchestra and Favorite Gentlemen/Canvasback Music are proud to announce the premiere of Manchester Orchestra’s new video for “The Only One.†Beginning on March 12th, a new chapter will debut for each song on their highly anticipated forthcoming record, Mean Everything To Nothing. The videos will premiere on a different website leading up to and after the April 21st street date. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
As its May 5th release date looms, the members of Psychostick have started to pound the digital pavement in search of pre-orders for “Sandwich,†which they plan to ship themselves. anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
The Bank Robbers play a brand of emo that has been popular for a few years ago, following from the trends of both acts like Alkaline Trio and Hawthorne Heights. The disc’s opening (full) track is “Defending The Kingdom†and it feels as if The Bank Robbers already have the formula down for their first big radio hit. “Making Promises†is more of the same, with the guitars and vocals…
“Black Faced Clocks†starts out in a very deliberate way, but when Blag’ard gets into the meat and potatoes of “Monkâ€, one can hear that the band is still tremendously reverent of the early nineties. The band plays a brand of alternative rock music, but this is the style of alt rock that was big during the days of The Pixies rather than The Raconteurs. In fact, there is nothing…
Lea-The name is casual, simple, yet elegant, and classy like the girl it represents. Her music and lyrics are a reflection of her soul and the feelings she wants to convey. Always serene, Lea found that expressing herself musically has become an important part of her life. It is her passion, and began at the young age of 6 when she began studying classical piano. Through her life, she has…
Tickets for Dave Matthews Band’s upcoming summer tour go on sale to the general public beginning today – and the band is keeping prices low, as usual. “Tickets for Dave Matthews Band’s shows remain a great value,” said Coran Capshaw, the group’s manager and founder of Red Light Management. “Out of respect for its loyal fans, the band has always made every effort to keep tickets affordable.” anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
Watchmen is one of the biggest films to be released to this point in 2009. Director Zack Snyder has been praised for sticking closely to the original graphic novel, and I would have to say that composer Tyler Bates has kept pretty close to the original mode and feelings created by the title. The 21 compositions on this soundtrack taker on a variety of different sounds and approaches, putting forth…
New MP3: Tahiti Boy + the Palmtree Family “1973”(Para One remix) US Live Dates: 3/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Zebulon w/ Pink Noise 3/16 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s 3/17 NY, NY @ Piano’s w/ guest Tunde Adebimpe! SXSW: 3/18 @ Prague 3/20 @ Baby Acapulco, Terrorbird/True Panther Party w/ GIRLS, Lemonade, Micachu and the Shapes, Rainbow Arabia and more… anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
In conjunction with each album, FISCHERSPOONER develops a dynamic performance that theatrically realizes and furthers their creative concepts and ideas. Legend amongst outsider teenagers and sophisticated arts elite alike, the shows are renowned for their rich mix of art, dance, music and fashion. Hairy monsters, feathered chorus girls spitting blood, raucous new versions of their underground hits, and storms of glitter – a FISCHERSPOONER show is a phantasmagoric experience that…
“Now That I Know†is slightly stronger of an opening than from any of Banhart’s previous album. There seems to be a little more Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd than 1920s folk music on this opening track, making for something that does not sound quite as foreign as some of eir previous albums. The fuzziness of “Santa Maria De Feira†moves the sound of this disc into a…
Like most bands of the indie-rock persuasion, the members of Western Civ tend to balk at efforts to define the band’s sound. “Can I just tell you what it isn’t?” asks guitarist/singer Rich Henderson. And it’s not that he hasn’t had time to mull it over– Henderson and his longtime pals belong squarely in the catagory of musical “lifers”. “I don’t think I could do anything else,” Henderson says, his…
A Rocket To The Moon is the brainchild of Braintree, Massachusetts-based songwriter/musician Nick Santino. Last summer ARTTM performed live on MTV’s TRL as part of a feature on America’s best unsigned bands. Santino blew the roof off with a stirring rendition of the song “Dakota.†Recently signed to Fueled By Ramen, the band released their EP “Greetings From…” last October. Following the release they toured with bands Hit The Lights,…