Throughout the years, probably since the beginning of my magazines, I have been receiving releases by The Astroglides, Israel’s premiere surf-punk band. Also throughout the years, I have noticed a definite increase of both the recording and musical quality of The Astroglides songs, which means by the time I get a new Astroglides album in my hands, I am quite excited. Again instrumental, the lyrics are non-existent, but are really…
The third time is, indeed, always a charm and Back to Back Vol. 3, mobilee’s third installment of the Back to Back compilation series, proves just that!
On April 7, 2009, we will release the debut album from Seattle’s Telekinesis entitled Telekinesis!. Telekinesis is the project of Michael Benjamin Lerner. Michael recorded Telekinesis! at Two Sticks Audio in Seattle with producer Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Tegan and Sara). Michael wrote and sang all of the songs and played nearly all of the instruments on the album, but tours with a full band that…
US Tour Dates 02/15 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw 03/03 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge w/ Callers and Cary Brothers 03/07 Washington, DC The Red and The Black** 03/09 Pittsburgh, PA garfield artworks** 03/10 Newport, KY southgate house** 03/11 Indianapolis, IN MOKB Laundromatinee Session 03/11 Bloomington, IN Cinemat** 03/12 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway** 03/13 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen** 03/14 Rock Island, IL Daytrotter Presents** 03/17 Dallas, TX Mountain House** 03/22…
Asteria tries to make it big in the dominant emo paradigm that is resent in popular music. During a track like “Drink Life to the Leesâ€, the emo style blends with hardcore screaming and an A Static Lullaby style to make something that is ultimately familiar but slightly different than all of the other bands that are currently on the market. The one thing that really breaks the band free…
EMMA COOK, who the Toronto Star called a “meld of Alanis Morrissette warble with Ani DiFranco angst,†is debuting her eclectic brand of music in the States this spring with the arrival of her first U.S. CD release, Hit & Run, set to street March 31, 2009. Quickly becoming one of Canada’s most vibrant singer/songwriter/guitarists, the Toronto Independent Music Award nominee also will kick off her first U.S tour in…
As touring expenses continue to increase, the Denny’s Allnighter program is continuing to support bands on the road with free meals and hosted afterparties with fans! To follow up successful past Adopted Bands like Anberlin, The Cab, Katy Perry, Forever The Sickest Kids, and Saving Abel, Denny’s Allnighter has once again teamed up with some of the most exciting acts currently touring across the U.S.
The slow sound that starts out Asono’s EP , specifically the track “Street Full of Strangersâ€, does not lend itself well to any existing musical genre. The band is in the rock genre, but the emotional guitar work is much more reminiscent of a late eighties style. There are hints of Big Mountain and The Psychedelic Furs, even as Asono attempts to take up the standard of the current emo…
Megapuss is a collaboration between Devendra Banhart and Greg Rogove (of Priestbird and drummer for Devendra’s touring band). Released at the end of 2008, coverage is just starting to appear in earnest and I’m including the latest batch below.
Eye Alaska heads into the studio tomorrow to begin recording their debut full-length album with world renowned producer Matt Wallace. Matt Wallace has produced hit songs for Maroon5, Sheryl Crow, and REM. The band will be recording in Wallace’s southern California studio.
Award winning Canadian songstress Serena Ryder is gearing up for her full-length label debut with a U.S. tour throughout February. The album “is it o.k†– recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer John Alagia (Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) – features the single, “Little Bit of Red†and will be released late spring.
Hey, whatever makes you feel safe, just keep making records like this! Upon purchasing the new As I Lay Dying CD “Shadows Are Securityâ€, I strongly urge another purchase. Please go to your nearest hardware store and pick up some sort of facial protection, because if you don’t the music on this album just might melt, and/or tear your face off, in the best way possible. The new album from…
Bay area legends Keak Da Sneak and San Quinn return with a bang! “She Fine,” the first single from the album Welcome To Scokland, is ripe with thumping drums, an infectious chorus, and a flow smooth enough to steal your girl. In keeping with Bay Area tradition, the singsongy chorus is sung by Keak & Quinn themselves, not a hired gun R&B crooner… or Akon
ASHS has been working on these tracks for three years. The disc’s first track is “Kleenâ€, and from the beginning, it sounds like the space before the action in a sci-fi movie. Particularly, the music creates a vision for me similar to the opening scene in a sci-fi move, when a crew is on space station before the negative auction happens. The band seems to have a traditional sense of…
With families always on the go go go, time for sharing stories with your children is going, going, almost gone! But the experience doesn’t have to be lost, thanks to the PlainTales series, which offers classic stories on CDs that can be played on any player, any time (goodbye, long, boring trips this spring break!). The series is now expanding with the release of new collections, PlainTales First Tales and…
Just when you think he’s hit his stride the hardest working man in country music kicks it into overdrive! In Overdrive debuted February 3 on NIPPIT – Country Crossing Records. Aaron Tippin co-produced with Tim Grogan and the executive producer is label head James Stroud. This album of country classics was created for the American trucking professional and the people who care about them.
Metal Mind Productions presents re-release of one of the best albums in the history of funk/rock collaborations – “Soul Brother Crisis Intervention†by Heads Up!.
the bird and the bee, the irrepressible L.A. duo made up of singer Inara George and keyboardist/producer Greg Kurstin, have announced that they will hit the road for a short run of U.S. tour dates on the heels of the January 27 release of Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, their second full-length album, which finds them charting new sonic terrain as they take their stylish ’60s pop and…
The fact that Phil Caivano (Monster Magnet) had a hand in the recording of this album is shown by each of the riffs that are found here; the seventies-influenced, dirty and gritty rock found on tracks like “Act Like You Know†and “Feeling Good Is Good Enough†share more than a passing glance with the aforementioned Monster Magnet. Also of note is Jason’s Danzig / Davey Havok style of vocals,…
Minus the Bear is excited to announce the release of “Acoustics,†an exclusive seven-track EP, available from Suicide Squeeze in a limited edition run. “Acoustics,†couples newly recorded acoustic versions of fan favorites from the Seattle quintet’s prolific career with a new track, entitled, “Guns & Ammo.†Originally released as a tour-only CD – during the band’s 2008 headlining tour – this is the first time “Acoustics†will be available…