Electronic avant-pop outfit YACHT will be hitting the road this March. Formerly the solo project of Jona Bechtolt (who Vibe Magazine dubbed “indie rock’s Timbalandâ€), YACHT has since expanded to include new full-time member Claire L. Evans. Don’t miss the duo’s notoriously energetic, lovably quirky live show. For the uninitiated: expect a mix of idiosyncratic dance moves, video art, and of course banging beats.
NeverShoutNever!, the brain child of singer/songwriter/guitarist Christofer Drew of Joplin, Missouri, is keeping busy in anticipation of its self-titled debut release this May. Preparing to embark on a U.S. headlining tour with The Scene Aesthetic, The Honorary Title, and The Bigger Lights. NeverShoutNever!, (singer/guitarist Drew, and touring musicians bassist Taylor McFee and drummer Nathan Ellison), already has 26 million MySpace plays, over 15,000 EPs and 125,000 tracks sold on iTunes,…
Big Machine recording artist Taylor Swift, who topped Nielsen SoundScan’s all-genre year-end music sales report as 2008’s top-selling artist, announced today that she will tour as a headliner this year. Taylor will take her North American FEARLESS TOUR 2009 to 52 cities in 38 states and provinces in the US and Canada over the span of 6 months. In most markets, ticket prices will start at only $20 plus local…
Backyard Tire Fire return to the studio next month to begin work on the follow up to their critically-acclaimed 2008 release, The Places We Lived. They’ll be joined by Grammy Award-winning producer Steve Berlin behind the boards. Berlin first discovered Backyard Tire Fire when they opened for his band Los Lobos last October. Backyard Tire Fire’s Ed Anderson counted the legendary East Los Angeles group among his biggest influences, so…
Last year the band released their critically-acclaimed album “In the Future”, hailed by The Onion, Uncut, Q, The Wire, Exclaim! and Popmatters as one of the best of 2008. “In the Future” was shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Prize – an award for the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit. BLACK MOUNTAIN performed “Stormy High” for the tall red-haired gentleman Conan O’Brien and his audience in February during…
Psychedelic stoner rock outfit LETHE (who feature Dylan Desmond and Joe Noel of SAMOTHRACE) have just released the track listing for Mnemosyne, their upcoming debut full-length for Reptile Records. The album will have five songs, clocking in at somewhere around 45 minutes, and the songs will be in this order:
Los Angeles neo-classical death unit EXMORTUS, are hitting the road in support of their debut album In Hatred’s Flame, teaming up with fellow marquee metal artists BONDED BY BLOOD (EARACHE RECORDS) and WITCHAVEN for the “Masters of Disaster†tour. Listed below are the dates.
Acclaimed British trio the Doves will release their much anticipated new studio album, Kingdom of Rust (Astralwerks Records) on April 7th, 2009. Kingdom of Rust is the Dove’s 4th studio album, their first since Some Cities debuted at # 1 on the U.K. album charts in February, 2005. The Doves, comprised of Jez Williams, Andy Williams and Jimi Goodwin are offering fans a sneak peak by offering album track “Jetstream”…
This spring, Ohio’s mighty SKELETONWITCH and Georgia lords (and lordess) of sludge KYLESA will embark on the hessian odyssey that is the “Southern Discomfort†tour, a co-headlining trek that – not counting performances by both bands at the Scion Rock Fest in Atlanta – kicks off March 13 in Charlotte, N.C. Included among Southern Discomfort’s destinations is a stop in Austin, Tex., where both bands will appear at South By…
Montreal technical death veterans NEURAXIS – whose new album, The Thin Line Between, was named one of Metal Edge’s Top 20 releases of 2008 – are currently prepping for back-to-back tours. First up is the “Montreal Assault” tour, which will see the band play alongside Despised Icon, Carnifex, The Plasmarifle and labelmates Beneath The Massacre.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced a forthcoming world tour.
Fresh off their headlining North American tour in support of their platinum album Indestructible, Grammy-nominated hard-rock band Disturbed will launch the Music As A Weapon IV Tour—a music, tattoo, and lifestyle festival—presented by Samsung Mobile and powered by Sprint.
America’s favorite Swedes, Peter Bjorn and John new record, “Living Thing”, will be in stores March 31st. Peter Bjorn and John announced their Spring USA Tour last week. Pre-order the album now and receive a unique ticket code for an exclusive ticket pre-sale while supplies last and receive an instant download of PB&J’s new single, “Nothing to Worry About.”. Guarantee your tickets by pre-ordering “Living Thing” at www.peterbjornandjohn.com
While Brett Terry has been declared by some to be influenced by The Beatles, I feel that what he puts forth on “Instant History†is much more unique and impressive than that comparison would have individuals believe. Tracks like “Unharmed†show an individual that establishes his own sound early in the disc, and ensures that listeners will be salivating for more with each subsequent track. “On Alexander Street†will blow…
Glasvegas have returned to the UK, however, they have not left us high and dry. Check out the new video for “Flowers and Football Tops”:
One of the most intriguing bands on Polish atmospheric dark metal scene returns with a new, disturbing album…. Cemetery of Scream’s newest offering entitled “Frozen Images†constitutes a unique and innovative work, on which the new vocalist, Olaf RóżaÅ„ski, leaves his ice-cold fingerprints. The album has a very different character than the band’s previous releases while still maintaining the ethereal style of their music, which fluently shifts between the worlds…
A gifted performer, Neal McCoy’s impressive baritone and a reputation for over-the-top concert antics have earned him a dedicated following since his 1990 debut. McCoy is a one-of-a-kind, consummate entertainer. Honky-tonking, heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measures, the Texas-native has charted more than 30 songs, including 2005’s Top 10 hit “Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On.” In 2009, McCoy will embark on a tour that will take him across the…
Chicago’s Celtic-punk outfit FLATFOOT 56 will enter Absolute Sound in Houston, Texas on February 1st to begin the recording process for their highly anticipated new album, due out later this year. The as-yet untitled full-length will arrive as the follow-up to the band’s critically lauded 2007 release, JUNGLE OF THE MIDWEST SEA. Johnny Rioux of Street Dogs will take the helm as the album’s producer and engineer.
The Gaslight Anthem has announced its first major North American headline tour, set to kick off in Montreal in mid-March and run through early May. Heartless Bastards (Fat Possum) are confirmed as direct support on most dates, with Saint Alvia, Good Old War, Pela and A Death In The Family joining the lineup on alternating legs.
LOCAL CUSTOMS SERIES If Harry Smith’s Anthology Of American Folk Music is the outcome of years spent sifting through 78s and acetates, Numero’s new Local Customs series focuses on the woodsheds, basements, and living rooms where these records were made. Entrepreneurs in nowhere towns like Ecorse, MI, Rockford, IL, and Beaumont, TX, documented the recordings of their fellow citizens, and issued their songs on tiny labels and in even tinier…