The blend of styles that were present on the one-sheet for Fisher made me more curious about how ey would eventually sound, and if it was a possibility that ey could unite all the styles without the resulting music sounding like a Frankenstein’s monster. However, all of my fears were assuaged by the time that “Song For Joel†kicked in. The horns of the track are fun, while the backing…
HUMMINGBIRD OF DEATH TOUR DATES 12/1 – Denver, Colorado 12/2 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 12/3 – San Antonio, Texas 12/5 – Houston, Texas 12/6 – Austin, Texas ***** BRODY’S MILITIA/BLACK MARKET FETUS – Split 7″ Two seriously brutal and pulverizing bands come together on one 7†to rip it through! Black Market Fetus is fresh off titles with Six Weeks and our own Give Praise! It is totally crushing Grinding…
HUMMINGBIRD OF DEATH TOUR DATES 12/1 – Denver, Colorado 12/2 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 12/3 – San Antonio, Texas 12/5 – Houston, Texas 12/6 – Austin, Texas ***** BRODY’S MILITIA/BLACK MARKET FETUS – Split 7″ Two seriously brutal and pulverizing bands come together on one 7†to rip it through! Black Market Fetus is fresh off titles with Six Weeks and our own Give Praise! It is totally crushing Grinding…
Critically acclaimed rockers, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, recently finished the recording of their highly-anticipated album, OPTION PARALYSIS and are readying it as the debut release for their brand new label PARTY SMASHER INC / SEASON OF MIST. The opus, recorded in Orange County, CA with longtime collaborator / producer Steve Evetts (The Used, Glassjaw, Every Time I Die) , will be officially available on March 23, 2010. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE…
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…