Shady Nate and E Da Sanga have been heating things up with their soulful hustler’s story, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” the single from Shady Nate’s 2009 Gasman Unleashed project. The song features the emcees deftly weaving a tale about street survival, smarts, and commerce, as Shady Nate raps that “As long as you never tell it/Shady gonna sell it/Hide it real good so the dogs can’t smell it.” Director Damon…
The piano lines that start off “Far Beyond the Pacific†are reminiscent of those put out by Tori Amos during the mid to late nineties. The vocals are not so easy to categorize, and add much of the independence and nuance to Giges’ compositions. The inclusion of other instruments during “Find Some Time†give the track a more Shania Twain meets Carrie Underwood type of pop-country sound. Note, however, that…
Reprise Records and Serj Tankian have teamed up with theatrical distributor Cinema Purgatorio to present a series of nationwide screenings of Tankian’s Elect the Dead Symphony — a very special orchestral interpretation of Tankian’s critically acclaimed solo debut Elect the Dead. The dynamic one-off performance was recorded and filmed in HD by six cameras at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The dramatic…
3/11/10- Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle 3/12/10- Nashville, TN @ Exit/ In 3/13/10- Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre 3/14/10- Little Rock, AR @ The Village 3/16/10- San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 3/17/10-3/21/10- Austin, TX (SXSW festival) @ TBD 3/22/10- St. Louis,MO @ The Firebird 3/23/10- Indianapolis, IN @ The Emerson Theater 3/24/10- Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop 3/26/10- HOODWINK Anaheim, CA @ Grove of Anaheim 3/27/10- THE BAMBOOZLE…
Cerebrally pulverizing Chicagoan quintet THE ATLAS MOTH will be blazing a good chunk of the East Coast and Midwest on the road this March with Coalesce and Harvey Milk. The low-end triple-guitar thunder the band are well-known for creating on stage is as massive as it is mesmerizing, as witnessed on their 2009 live with Dark Castle, Wetnurse, Black Cobra, Nachtmystium, Pentagram, Javelina and countless more. THE ATLAS MOTH w/…
Giant Squid may just be the most approachable band out of all the acts currently on The End Records. This is not saying much, as the style of music that Giant Squid plays is a very progressive meets System of a Down type rock. The use of two, three, and sometimes more vocals on their “Metridium Fields†will immediately garner them fan support, as the number of artists they draw…
Los Angeles-based Princeton released its debut record, Cocoon of Love, September 29th on Kanine Records. Growing up on Princeton Street in Santa Monica, the group now lives in an aging green house on a hillside in the Eagle Rock district of LA where their album was recorded. Among the many detrimental effects that love has on the mind, one of the more subtle is the way it litters the memory…
Sherwood, purveyors of feel good California rock, will be hitting the road launching a U.S. headlining tour in support of its most recent effort QU. The tour kicks off February 17 in Los Angeles at the famed Roxy Theater. A Beach Boys-inspired power pop band hailing from San Luis Obispo, California, Sherwood came together in 2002 while the band members were still students at the local university. Now signed to…
February 6 Iowa City, IA White Lightning Wherehouse February 9 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub February 10 Carbondale, IL The Swamp February 11 Lexington, KY Al’s Bar February 12 Nashville, TN Springwater Supper Club February 13 Murfreesboro, TN Wall Street February 14 Greenbrier, TN Loudhouse Coffee February 15 Cincinnati, OH Blue Rock Tavern February 16 Detroit, MI Corktown Tavern February 17 Chicago, IL The Mopery February 18 Dekalb, IL…
“Kevin Is Gay†is a very weak step for Giant Drag. First off, the track relies on the presence of a much-too-repeated guitar riff for its main focus, and the meowing that ends the track just seems out of place compared to tracks like the follow-up “Cordial Invitationâ€. “Cordial Invitation†is the first in a long string of indie-rock tracks that Giant Drag allow their “Hearts And Unicorns†to be…
Penguin Prison’s irresistibly quirky sound resides somewhere between the likes of Hot Chip, Hall and Oates, Ultravox, Wham and the Jackson 5. Born and raised in Manhattan, the mecca of musical endeavors, Chris Glover aka Penguin Prison has never been short of inspiration. Raised on a healthy diet of Michael Jackson, Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Nat King Cole, Nirvana and Weezer, he soon began to channel such influences, and…
The title track of the new album melds raw energy with a visceral blend of sinuous melodies and shifting rhythmic patterns in the same catchy style of Victory Records label mates BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. Hailed as a “virtual melting pot of several different metal styles†by Outburn Magazine, A HERO A FAKE prove they are not confined to traditional musical boundaries. Check out the equally gripping music video…
Having logged appearances in the past year at Bonnaroo, the CMJ Music Marathon and Neil Young’s Bridge School Concert, Victoria, BC quintet Jets Overhead continue to build momentum on the touring front with upcoming performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, South by Southwest, Canadian Music Week, and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Jets Overhead will make their debut appearance at the 11th edition of Coachella on the…
This album is not for the faint of heart, as the average track here breaks the six-minute mark. Ghorar Deem Express plays a brand of free jazz that has much more in common with jam-bands than with the (more-often) classically trained brand of jazz players. The infusion of rap-like flows during tracks like “Mucoid Plaque†really changes the context of the music, especially when one considers that Nader’s vocals are…
Last November, Slumberland Records celebrated twenty years of releasing amazing records with a pair of sold-out shows in DC and Brooklyn that combined the current Slumberland roster with selected bands from the label’s storied past. These nights were such a roaring success that the label immediately set to planning shows for the fans on the west coast. Now we’re very pleased to announce two shows for the last weekend of…
After finishing its successful European tour Monday, Daughtry announces it will perform this Sunday at the NFL’s Super Tailgate Party outside Sun Life Stadium before the kick off of Super Bowl XLIV. Singer Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely plan to perform a 45 minute set of music including the band’s current hit single “Life After You†and material from their…
Danish band Artillery will hit the road again to promote their most recent album “When Death Comesâ€. So far they’ve confirmed the following dates: February 20th: Oostende Festival, Ostendfest – Belgium March 27th: Ramfest, Albertslund – Denmark April 9th: Slagelse Musikhus, Slagelse – Denmark April 10th: Kansas City, Odense – Denmark April 16th: Loppen, Copenhagen – Denmark May 22nd: Rock Hard Festival, Gelsenkirchen – Germany May 7th: Walpurgis Metal Days,…
One doesn’t make it on the radio when they are doing music that would be the background for the Weather Channel. The first track “LFO†is just that and every single thing that they could do wrong in trying to go and put this on the radio is there – it is instrumental, there is absolutely no driving force to the music, and everything just sounds synthesized. The second track,…
Slayer and Megadeth are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the American Carnage North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled Canadian Carnage East dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23. Slayer will then head to Europe for a run of festival dates, returning to kick off the American Carnage leg in Albany, NY on August 11. American Carnage will play 26 dates across the United…
“It used to be that Moby was the artist people thought of when the words innovative and hip were applied to a musician who had sprung from the corridors of SUNY Purchase. But Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! — a revolving band of musical party-throwers signed to David Byrne’s Luaka Bop record label — are racking up a string of much-hyped shows around Manhattan and Brooklyn.” New York Mag: “It’s nearly…