Southern Lord Recordings is eager to announce the official signing of Washington’s BLACK BREATH. Their riotous Razor To Oblivion MLP is set for re-release on Southern Lord this November 10th, and their debut full-length will see the light of day in early 2010. BLACK BREATH emerged from dank basements and dive bars in the belly of Bellingham, Washington in 2005. Bored by the region’s apathy towards trenchant and punishing music,…
Platinum-selling Rock band Saving Abel will headline the inaugural “CLASS OF 2009†TOUR, with Grammy Nominated Red, Pop Evil and Taddy Porter along for the ride. The concept behind this new annual tour is to bring together rock artists who have achieved substantial TOP TEN hits at radio in the current calendar year. The concept behind this new annual tour is to bring together rock artists who have achieved substantial…
Meet Jump Clubb. A band from Beverly Hills whose music combines dance, disco, and electronic styles with indie mentalities and vocals straight from the height of the lo-fi era. Think LCD Soundsystem meets Beat Happening. Or Hot Chip meets Eric’s Trip. The juxtoposition melds an interesting style of music that Jump Clubb has coined “No Danceâ€. On one hand you have the upbeat soul and funk influence that aims at…
With a busy busy summer behind them, Brooklyn darlings Elizabeth & the Catapult rev up for fall and announce a full month of dates with Justin Nozuka! This tour will see them from NYC to Seattle and many points in between – full tour dates below. Tour Dates Nov 17 – The Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO Nov 19 – Antone’s – Austin, TX Nov 20 – Meridian – Houston,…
The Little Death harkens back to time when 60s rock bands discovered the Blues, and instead of simply imitating those who adopted it The Little Death took their cues and chose to forge their own path, taking their individual rock roots and drowning themselves in the Deep South sound. Everything about the band embodies the grassroots time period, with each member having equal say and equal stake in the band,…
Pop-punk heroes New Found Glory battle flesh-starved zombie vixens in their new video for “Don’t Let Her Pull You Down,” debuting today. Directed by Meiert Avis (U2, Bruce Springsteen), the extended music video is a hilariously frightening tale of a young couple who watch a movie about New Found Glory narrowly escaping the clutches of scantily clad zombies, only to realize it’s more realistic than they thought. Watch New Found…
iLL-Literacy, a trio comprised of emcees Drizzleton, Dahlak, and Nico, is back at it with the second single off the forthcoming, IB4the1.1 (pronounced I Before The 1, Chapter 1). The new single is titled “The HereNow,” and offers iLL-Literacy’s take on their collective belief that “we are all logged into a grand social network known as the HereNow. It is the central hub where our avatar souls bend time in…
Master Illusionist HARRIS III kicks of the Fall 2009 leg of the SENS DE VIE (“Meaning of Life”) Tour this weekend, with 2 sold out performances at the 1500-seat Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Billed as a variety show of music, mystery and illusion, the SENS DE VIE Tour will also feature performances by national recording artist EVERLIFE and world champion circus performer DON B! (formerly of Ringling Bros. Barnum…
For some college kids, with the arrival of fall come fraternity initiations. Eastside Long Beach rappers Cold Flamez invite you to witness their initiation to the Delta Psi Omega Fraternity, headed by Pledge Master DJ Skee. What begins as a sketchy introduction turns into a raucous house party with a 4:1 girl to guy ratio. Scene after scene, cameras cut away to shots of cutesy party-starters threatening enough to make…
Cursive has announced a new run of headlining dates next month, beginning November 24th at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. The shows will continue into December and wrap up on the 13th at Lash’s 6th Annual Toy Drive at the Waiting Room in the band’s hometown of Omaha, NE. The Toy Drive is an annual benefit show organized by Omaha musician Larry Dunn for the children of the Porcupine District…
Cursive has announced a new run of headlining dates next month, beginning November 24th at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. The shows will continue into December and wrap up on the 13th at Lash’s 6th Annual Toy Drive at the Waiting Room in the band’s hometown of Omaha, NE. The Toy Drive is an annual benefit show organized by Omaha musician Larry Dunn for the children of the Porcupine District…
You’d think that almost 15 months of near-nonstop touring would deserve a long break, but such is not the case for ska/punk/pop pioneers LESS THAN JAKE who are hitting the road this November and December in support of their latest album GNV FLA on their own label Sleep It Off. In additon to bringing along with Fishbone, The Casualties, The Swellers and Cage as support, they are teaming up with…
“No One Really Knows†begins with “Latelyâ€, a track that I feel that exhibit enough energy and fire to keep listeners buckled in for the long haul. Whether it is the funky guitar lines, the impassioned vocals of Campos herself, or even the punchy drumming present, “Lately†is a bombastic and charged entry into “No One Really Knowsâ€, and is a perfect foil to the much more slinky and sultry…
Rise Records is proud to welcome Indiana hardcore band CONTINUANCE to its family. Featuring members of MEANS and SAINTS NEVER SURRENDER. Continuance will release their debut album in the Spring of 2010. Look for them on tour this Winter. www.myspace.com/continuance www.myspace.com/riserecords www.riserecords.com
Budapest’s THE MOOG continue to gain steam with their album Razzmatazz Orfeum and release their second single and video “When I See You.” Directed by Anthony Ernest Garth – the man responsible for the dreamy clip for the White Stripes’ “Hotel Yorba” – the “When I See You” video sees the Hungarian quartet take over Los Angeles’s world-renowned Bob Barker Marionette Theater. THE MOOG view a theatrical production while crammed…
Las Vegas rockers, Adelitas Way will hit the road with Breaking Benjamin this winter in support of their self-titled debut, which released July 14th on Virgin/EMI Music and debuted at #16 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Chart. The tour will kick off in San Antonio, TX on Sunday, November 29 and will include a number of radio holiday shows through of Midwest. The album’s kick off single, the power-rock anthem…
LION’S SHARE members Lars Chriss and Sampo Axelsson have, in cooperation with Sidelake Media and Christian Rehn (ANGTORIA), written the official intro song for Swedish elite ice hockey team TIMRÃ… IK (Red Eagles). “The main riff was based on the song Shadows from LION’S SHARE’s Two (1997) album, with an AC/DC and RAMMSTEIN twist since this style works so well in hockey arenas.” The clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=T68-XG3Q-h4 is shown up on…
Long time friends Mulatto Patriot and Pugs Atomz on each other’s project. This time chi-town producer, Fable, joins in to provide a distint remix for “The General” on Mulatto Patriot’s Sonic Visuals Remix LP.”Sonic Visuals Remix” LP is out in stores now thru Mulatto Patriot Productions and hosts several remixes by Grant Parks, Smerz, DJ CXL, Mulatto Patriot himself and more. So Far some of the remixes have been featured…
The cold nights of November demand a hot dancefloor and the solution is simple: Amanda Blank. Opening for Peaches at Terminal 5 in New York on November 14th and wrapping up at the Wiltern in Los Angeles on November 28th, Ms. Blank will be touring in support of her debut I Love You (Downtown Recordings) that has people crowding dancefloors from her native Philly to the snowy steppes of Switzerland.…
In November they travel to France for a week of shows as part of Festival des Inrocks, sharing the stage in Paris with Bat For Lashes & Bad Lieutenant plus more dates with Little Boots and Black Lips. They then perform throughout the UK supporting White Lies including stops at Brixton Academy and Amsterdam’s “London Calling” Festival. France And UK Tour Dates Nov 12th – Smash & Grab @ Proud…