Earlier this year, indie singer-songwriters Mirah and Thao Nguyen teamed up for collaborative set at the Noise Pop festival in San Francisco. It went so well that the pair are taking the show on the road this summer, calling themselves Thao and Mirah With The Most of All. Thao and Mirah will mix and match voices, songs from their respective catalogs, and invite dear friends to conjur a superband collaboration as…
LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH releases artwork and track listing for ‘The Extra Dimensional Wound’ Pre-order for ‘The Extra Dimensional Wound’ now available HERE; hits streets May 25! LA underground black metal act, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH are pleased to release the track listing and cover art for the band’s upcoming Metal Blade debut The Extra Dimensional Wound, out May 25th. The Extra Dimensional Wound was recorded in Corona, CA at…
hrowback six-piece Fitz & The Tantrums are reuniting with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings for a leg of her tour, following their inaugural performance this past New Years Eve. The ensemble’s impeccable showmanship, exhilarating live show and funk ‘n’ soul hymns have been turning heads since the release of stellar five-song EP, Breakin’ the Chains of Love, designating them “one of six L.A. bands to seek out at SXSW,” by…
The repetition that starts out “Dying Sounds” is on the verge of being unbearable; there can only be so many times that a band can expect a riff to win over the crowd. A number of times on “Pleasure of Consumption”, especially during tracks like “Blood For Blood” “the drumming moves beyond the realm of what can be done a human and honestly sounds as if someone looped the hits…
Quantum Catastrophe was recorded at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, CA with Zach Ohren (Suffocation, Decrepit Birth, All Shall Perish), who handled engineering mastering and produced the album along with the band. Quantum Catastrophe again features cover art by Par Olofsson, with over the top cover artwork that perfectly complements the nearly unbelievable musicianship present on the record. To date BRAIN DRILL has shared the stage with bands such as:…
05/06 Richmond, VA The National 05/07 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock 05/08 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre 05/09 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre 05/10 Nashville, TN Rocketown 05/11 Chicago, IL House Of Blues 05/12 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze 05/13 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club 05/14 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre 05/15 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air 05/16 Boise, ID Knitting Factory 05/17 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory 05/18 Eugene, OR Mcdonald Theater…
Richie Kotzen will hit the road on his world tour starting in South America April 22nd in Goiania, Brazil, but is working his way back to his long-awaited return to the USA. This will be his first string of tour dates in the USA in over a decade and a concert not to miss. He will be performing from his 17 plus solo albums with various charting hits he wrote…
Nearly twenty years after Rolling Stonemagazine proclaimed, “the best new American band may very well be Canadian,” Blue Rodeois still riding high. They have just released their new record, The Things We Left Behind, to some of the highest praise of their career. From new media outlets such as My Old Kentucky Blog, Chicks With Guns, PopDose,and Blurt and the new M, some writers are discovering the band for the…
I Farm are beyond quick in their style. A screamed out vocal style is present that is not quite unlike Leftover Crack, where there is a high amount of early (1,039-era) Green Day hidden amongst these screeched-out vocals. Tracks are almost always under two minutes; if a song is going badly for I Farm, there is ample chances for the band to bail. During a track like “Luck (Likes The…
In the coming weeks, Classical 105.9 WQXR presents an impressive line-up of live performances from New York’s top venues, with a live audio webcast of the Emerson String Quartet at (Le) Poisson Rouge (April 26), and live broadcasts from Jordi Savall at Lincoln Center (May 3) and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (May 4). Q2, the station’s 24-hour contemporary classical music stream, launches two new special series for…
In anticipation of the release of their new album, We Will All Evolve, on May 4, melodic-metal group Our Last Night has launched a unique, fan-generated contest for a chance to perform live on stage with the band. Watch the announcement video for details here: http://tinyurl.com/y3mu5gz. Exploding with depth and maturity, We Will All Evolve melds harsh, aged-to-perfection growls and melodious, calming vocals with progressive, breakneck-metal driven guitars, hitting bass…
“Lounge Music For Punks”; no. Alternative music with strong ties to Radiohead and Jane’s Addiction, yes. Beginning their disc with “Outstamp”, an over-distorted track that has hints of “Street Spirit” in it, a mess of two and three voices that really doesn’t get far off the group, especially with the 60s-influenced guitar work in the bridge. The odd time-signature and squeaky, Incubus-esque vocals of Ben van der Poorten during the…
After a year’s hiatus from performing, The Blow’s Khaela Maricich is stepping back onto the stage with a new body of material. She is presenting a new set of songs, along with a narrative stage performance to accompany the music. The Blow recently opened a string of concerts for Vampire Weekend, and there had the opportunity to try out the fresh material in a large venue format. The upcoming tour…
Indie singer-songwriter-violinist (yes, she plays and sings at the same time) Savannah Jo Lack will be releasing her debut solo album, “Knitting Songs,” on July 27, 2010. The album will be available at online digital download portals, and hard copies will be available at shows and via her website (www.savannahjolack.com). A collection of breezy, engaging tunes, woven lovingly with wit and dexterity, and delivered at a mesmerizing, back porch rocking…
SF quartet Social Studies sign to Antenna Farm, announce May tour, and prep their first album of hooky, angular pop “Wind Up Wooden Heart” due July 27th, 2010 social studies MP3: Time Bandit With their finger on the pulse on the Bay Area’s inspiring, burgeoning music scene, Antenna Farm Records (Papercuts, The Dry Spells, Sugar & Gold) is proud to welcome Social Studies into the family. Interested in exploring fresh…
The sound of idiot Pilot looks back to the shoegazer rock of the mid-nineties, slowly gliding over tracks like “Losing Color” with controlled chaos (in terms of the guitar riffs) and ethereal-feeling vocals. The much more noisy “A Day In The Life of a Poolshark”, specifically the Jeckyl/Hyde nature of the track allows for all listeners to see another side of the band. The look-back towards Radiohead’s “Ok Computer” is…
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R&B heartthrob, Marques Houston is back and better than ever! Gearing up for his fifth solo album titled Mattress Music available July 27th with Musicworks Inc./Capitol Records, Marques is giving you a small taste of what you’ll be hearing on his very seductive album. Peep the first official single off Mattress Music called “Kickin’ And Screamin’,” available only on iTunes! anfnewsacctwww.neufutur.com
The Afters’ “Never Going Back to OK” will be featured on the upcoming soundtrack of the family friendly film “Secrets of the Mountain.” Hand-picked for the soundtrack by GRAMMY ® Award winning producer and music supervisor for the film and soundtrack, Randy Jackson, The Afters’ music will be featured with the likes of Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks and more on the soundtrack. To hear more about the film…
It is rare when a band puts their biggest hit as their opening track; when a band is newer, like I Am The Avalanche it may just be the smartest move that they could do. With a bouncy bass line and a mixture between screaming and smoothed-out vocals. The production on tracks like “New Disaster” is strong and sure; when the track moves between the different speakers, one knows that…