Coming through with a sound not unlike a mixture of Ten Foot Pole and JFT, break-neck guitars come through with the benefit of pushing the emotive lyrics of Andy even more quickly through the track. With the same sort of spirit that surrounds bands like Brookside, First Class puts two and two together and comes up with a mish-mash of two of the most well-liked off-shoots of punk rock: pop-punk…
layer. Megadeth. Two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they’re brutal and unstoppable. Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline “American Carnage,” the most blistering, the most explosive, and the most eagerly anticipated mega-tour of the winter – and you do not want to miss it. “American…
Boston metallers SHADOWS FALL are pleased to announce their annual hometown holiday concert for December 26th, 2009. It will take place in Northampton, MA at Pearl Street. Tickets are on sale now and you can purchase yours at : http://www.nbotickets.com/default.asp?mode=artist&name=4922 SHADOWS FALL and Ultimate-Guitar.com are giving you a chance to design your own SHADOWS FALL merchandise item. The guys have set up a few guidelines, read below: “We’re giving our…
Dec 11 – Weirder Park – Chicago, IL Dec 12 – Fort Pie – Columbus, OH Dec 13 – The OX – Philadelphia, PA Dec 14 – Cake Shop – NY, NY Dec 15 – Glass Door – Brooklyn, NY Dec 21 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL with Jams Dean With more national dates to come! Daytrotter raves Shawn Rosenblatt, the lone constant in the Chicago band Netherfriends, is…
Speeding through their first track, Firegarden has a straight-forward, intense brand of punk-laced rock. Very clean in their style of music, “Last Words†starts out their 2164. Very cognoscent of what hooks listeners in, a multi-part harmony cuts through the fuzzy guitar of the track, and a sizzling, squealing guitar solo consequently cuts through the vocals. “Don’t Run Me Over†is a track that is full of whistles and bells,…
Houston, Texas’s, instru-metal virtuosos SCALE THE SUMMIT have been tapped to support BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME in January and February. CYNIC and THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will also be appearing on the tour. SCALE THE SUMMIT spent the summer out on the “Progressive Nation Tour,” with DREAM THEATRE, ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA and BIG ELF. Guitarist Chris Letchford commented; “We’re touring with Between The Buried And Me, Cynic and Devin…
DECEMBER 1 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom ^ 2 – Chico, CA – Senator Theatre ^ 3 – San Francisco, CA – Grand Ballroom ^ 4 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues ^ 5 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House ^ 6 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues ^ 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre ^ 9 – Dallas, TX – Grenada Theater…
12/1/09 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues 12/2/09 – University Park, PA – Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State 12/3/09 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Cafe 12/4/09 – Washginton, DC – 9:30 Club 12/5/09 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue** 12/6/09 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade 12/8/09 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room 12/9/09 – Saint Petersburg, FL – State Theatre 12/10/09 – Lake Buena…
Hey, someone actually got a press release right when they compared a band to other, more famous ones. Indeed, Fire Divine does sound like Weezer, no fooling about it. Where Weezer would like to go and make pop tunes based off what has been popular in the past, Fire Divine experiments with the general sound and the popular “screamo†sound of the day to make an interesting take on Frankenstein’s…
aving topped myriad “Best Of” lists in 2008 with their widely acclaimed sophomore album, The Midnight Organ Fight, Glasgow’s Frightened Rabbit returns with their anticipated third album, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks. The follow-up to their breakthrough LP will be released worldwide in March 2010 on FatCat Records. The record’s first taste, “Swim Until You Can’t See Land,” is followed by a 7-inch b/w “Fun Stuff” on December 8. The…
Dec 5 – Rhythm & Brews – Chattanooga, TN Dec 6 – Farm 255 – Athens, GA** Dec 8 – Visulite – Charlotte, NC Dec 10 – Black Cat – Washington, DC Dec 11 – The Fillmore – NY, NY Dec 12 – North Star – Philadelphia, PA Dec 14 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC Dec 15 – Pour House – Charleston, SC “Last month we debuted the…
Hey Stevie Nicks? I think we’ve found your long-lost daughter in Sasha Bell. Starting off with an unabashed witchy-woman styling not unlike the great Nicks, “Reno†only differs from a Fleetwood Mac track by the more electronic arrangement of the instrumentation. Keeping the rich sound of the sixties and seventies alive in the following track, “Hairâ€, The Finishing School has a keyboard solo that would make Manfred Mann jealous. The…
Motion City Soundtrack are thrilled to announce that they’ll be joining Weezer this December for some select live shows! Kicking off in Chicago December 1st at the Aragon Ballroom, this run will see MCS playing dates in the Midwest and along the East Coast with the like-minded pop rockers. Before heading out on this short trek, Motion City Soundtrack will play to hometown fans and friends at a sold out…
11/29 Providence, RI Jerky’s Live Music Hall # 12/01 Toronto, ONT El Mocambo # 12/02 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig # 12/03 Chicago, IL Reggie’s # 12/04 Minneapolis, MN Varsity # 12/05 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club # 12/11 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court 12/12 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge # = w/ Eyedea & Abilities tempo no tempo Themselves ‘CrownsDown’ (Anticon) OUT NOW 1. Back II Burn 2.…
The style of music that The Finals play is not anything that is tied down to a specific section of music, but rather pulls directly from different styles to craft a distinct sound from all of the clippings. “They’ll Never Know†is a track that draws heavily on a mid-nineties alternative sound, but the inclusion of synthesizers during the chorus brings The Finals into the realm of music previously inhabited…
t was a Parisian encounter in a dark recording studio near République, under the mark of Saint Ambroise and in the middle of machines, synthesizers, effects emulators, where a pioneer bond was born. Hours of rush, borrowing here and there the roughest sounds for a tangible and sensorial experience, starting with abstract to cut, prune, saw, cut and cut, again and always, to find lucid melodies and blistering rhythms…or otherwise…
“Bisco’s debut album has a decidedly dark, creepy and measured ambience, much like a thriller when the hero is about to turn the corner… he examines the fragile nature of our existence.” – The Source “Bisco is continuing the longstanding NY tradition of cutting edge hip-hop.” – Skunk Magazine The Video: Bisco Smith, a.k.a. Bisc1, is ready to reintroduce himself, and he’s come to cleanse the radio world of its…
The King of Rocksprings began over 10 years ago as the recording project from Brooklyn artist & musician Scott Sosebee while Sosebee was playing drums in various other bands. He originally moved to Athens in 1995, dropping out of a Savannah, GA art school to play drums in the punk band Space Cookie. After touring the country several times, alongside such acts as the New Bomb Turks and Man or…
Final Conflict start out their “No Peace on Earth†CD with an introduction to “Burning Bush†that seems much more proper for a rockabilly CD than the roughshod punk rock that is the common style on the disc. There is present in Final Conflict’s construction of punk music a sound that is tremendously influenced by acts like D.R.I. and the Circle Jerks. Songs like “Where’s The Threat†take up the…
You can’t travel down south without hearing someone rave about guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, radio and TV personality Joey Stuckey, who holds the distinction of being the Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia (home of the ‘southern sound’). Joey Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio & TV personality, music columnist, inspirational speaker, educator and sound engineer. Joey’s guitar style is reminiscent of rocker Jeff Beck…