Guster – Ganging Up on the Sun / 2006 Reprise / 12 Tracks / http://www.guster.com / http://www.repriserecords.com / Reviewed 25 July 2006 Guster have been the darlings of the indie scene for quite a few years. It has been a while since their name dropped often from the lips of fans and critics alike, so to hear a disc’s worth of new matter – “Ganging Up on the Sun†–…
New Jersey native PJ Bond – who for the past year has spent the majority of his days living out of his car, playing shows, crashing on couches and generally making a lot of new roommates – will embark on a month-long tour of the U.K. and mainland Europe. Bond continues to tour in support of his latest full-length, You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical, which was released in late…
3/19 – The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO 3/20 – The Slowdown – Omaha, NE 3/21 – The Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN 3/23 – Metro – Chicago, IL 3/24 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 3/25 – Mr. Small’s Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA 3/26 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY 3/27 – The Phoenix Theatre – Toronto, ON 3/29 – Northern Lights – Clifton Park,…
Guitar Wolf – Golden Black / 2005 Narnack / 26 Tracks / http://www.guitarwolf.net / http://www.narnackrecordings.com / Reviewed 28 November 2005 A mixture of traditional rock with a screamed-out set of vocals that parallel noise, Guitar Wolf comes out with music that will draw umpteen listeners to eir cause in the shortest possible amount of time. With forays into rockabilly and punk (especially present during tracks like “Missle Meâ€), a wide…
3/18/2010 House of Tinnitus – Denton, TX w/ White Mice, Tinsel Teeth 3/19/2010 Encore – Austin, TX | SXSW @ WFMU/Aquarius showcase w/ Iron Man, Speedwolf 3/19/2010 Headhunter’s – Austin, TX | SXSW @ 20 Buck Spin/Profound Lore showcase w/ White Mice, Salome, Yakuza +more 3/19/2010 Encore – Austin, TX | SXSW @ WFMU/Aquarius showcase w/ Iron Man, Shit And Shine, Speedwolf +more 3/20/2010 Red 7 – Austin, TX |…
Ft. Worth, Texas rockers Green River Ordinance are getting back out on the road in support of their debut album, Out of My Hands, and new single “On Your Own.” To celebrate the tour and success of their album, the band and neufutur.com are teaming up to give away a Nintendo Wii and new Super Mario Bros. game! A testament to the power of their live show, Green River Ordinance…
Notty Black, group member of Da Nappy Headz, released his debut solo single “Freaky Song†featuring T-Pain, on March 3rd via Phase One. Notty Black finally has the opportunity to see some of the success of his former band mate, T-Pain. “Freaky Song†is a crossover song that is anticipated to be the Spring / Summer jam of 2010. Notty Black was one-fifth of the rambunctious rap outfit Da Nappy…
Fri 3/19 – The Dizzy Rooster (Family Records/Orchard), 1 PM Fri 3/19 – Kung Fu Salon, 3:45 PM Sat 3/20 – Iron Gate Lounge, 11 PM Sun 3/21 – Obscure Mag Day Party, 2:30 PM Aside from playing everyone’s favorite musically-inclined bartender on The CW’s One Tree Hill, Mike Grubbs is also the frontman of Brooklyn chamber pop outfit Wakey!Wakey! in real life. The band released their extraordinary sophomore LP…
Guiltmaker – Driven By Arms / 4 Tracks / 2006 Kiss of Death / http://www.myspace.com/guiltmaker / >http://www.kissofdeathrecords.com / Reviewed 10 July 2006 Guiltmaker is an act that is comprised of members of Combatwoundedveteran and Reversal of Man, but is something that is drastically different than either of those acts. In fact, a track like “Connected†has much more to do with the emo acts out on the market now than…
Set to begin March 22, tickets for all shows are on sale now through all major ticket agencies and individual venue ticket box offices. The band recently announced two special VIP ticket packages now on sale exclusively via Artistarena.com (direct link is http://tixx1.artistarena.com/fearfactory). Each package contains a ticket to the show granting early admission, plus a T-shirt and other special items. VIP packages are available for each of the shows…
Their first Metal Blade release, Quiet Earth, showed what that earth’s last sound might be like. It was heavy, sick, and crazy; stomping and banging, elegiac with cello. Just beneath the rock they described a bad trip through a devastated world where resigned dignity and camaraderie with the friends that remain are the only consolations. This mixture of rowdiness and gentleness is very much of their hard-living, hard-loving hometown: f*#%$d-up…
You remember when the Flaming Lips put out that four-CD set that was supposed to be started all at the same time and played in four stereos? Well, “Black Oni†is sort of like that, the second release in a trilogy of albums by Guapo. This album gives the listening base a feel for Guapo, who seem to play a much more sedate brand of experimental music, sort of like…
3.18 Alliance Talent showcase @ Submerged – 10:00pm* 3.19 Dub Frequency @ Maleverde – 1:00pm* 3.19 Neon Reverb/Epicsauce party @ The Music Gym – 1:00am* 3.22 Club Congress Tucson, AZ 3.24 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA w/ Shlohmo and Oy 3.28 The Shakedown Cafe Claremont, CA *denotes SXSW RAINBOW ARABIA Out of the many labels attached to Rainbow Arabia’s globe-trekking, kaleidoscopic dance music, the most concise term yet may…
The National Film Board of Canada has partnered with YouTube for the US premiere of the feature-length documentary film, The “Socalled” Movie in the U.S, starting March 16 during SXSW. Canadian musician, Socalled, whose debut music video garnered over 2M views on YouTube, is the subjects of the film and will also be performing at the festival on the 16th. SXSW Film Closing/ Music Opening Party 3.16.10, Co-Hosted by YouTube…
Atmospheric doom metallers BATTLEFIELDS will kick off a short string of US shows on March 17th in support of their critically-acclaimed Translation Loss full-length Thresholds Of Imbalance released last year. The tour begins in Minneapolis at Triple Rock with A Storm Of Light and will run through 11 cities, including three appearances at SXSW in Austin, TX, before coming to a close in Fargo, ND on March 27th. BATTLEFIELDS 2010…
Being described as “acid-swamp-blues-musicâ€, I initially was a little reluctant to listen to this disc, but methinks that the title is a little misleading – Grubstake is true rock & roll, grimy and couched much more in the rhythm and blues tradition (that part of the blurb is correct) than much of the rock that is out there in the current. Immediately compelling, a track like “Familiar Ring†is a…
At the opening festivities of the 28th Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic finals in San Antonio today, George Strait announced to the hometown crowd that he is bringing his superstar tour to the Alamodome. The stadium show is scheduled for May 1st and includes the King of Country Music along with Reba and special guests Lee Ann Womack and the Randy Rogers Band. Tickets go on sale March 27th…
Mar 15 West Palm Beach, FL @ Propaganda Mar 16 Orlando, FL @ The Social Mar 17 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds w/ Averkiou Mar 18 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl Mar 19 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 Mar 20 Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 June Northeast Tour Dates to follow soon…
3.17 SXSW Austin, TX 3.18 Bay Area SXSW Takeover / Beauty Bar Austin, TX 3.24 Tin Can Ale House San Diego, CA 3.25 SLO Art Center San Luis Obispo, CA w/ Titus Andronicus with Rogue Wave 4.7 Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA 4.9 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR 4.10 Neumo’s Seattle, WA 4.13 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO 4.14 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS 4.15 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN 4.16 High…
Grubstake – Dynamite & Other Inventions / 2005 Nine Mile / 12 Tracks / http://www.grubbies.net / http://www.ninemilerecords.com / Reviewed 18 April 2005 “Whispering Blues†is a slow start to this album, seemingly too laid back and reserved to really kickstart the hearts and minds of new listeners to Grubstake. There are a number of moments during “Whispering Blues†that the band could break out and really ride emotional waves into…