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Posted on: October 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THURSDAY EXTENDS THEIR COMMON EXISTENCE TOUR

Influential rockers Thursday have announced an extension of their 2009 Common Existence Tour that will include a December run with Dillinger Escape Plan, Fake Problems and Endless Hallway supporting. The Jersey based sextet recently kicked off their headlining US tour to sell-out crowds along the east coast where they “certainly provided rewards for the faithful” (SPIN.com). Thursday continue their vigorous, must-see live trek across the US in support of the…

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Posted on: October 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NURSES Tour with Le Loup, Preview New Song and Videos.

After holing up for months in their attic apartment to record their new album Apple’s Acre, Nurses are succumbing to the call of the road. Having just completed a U.S. tour with Throw Me The Statue and The Brunettes, Nurses are going back out on the road. They’re flying solo until they hit Baltimore, where they meet up with Le Loup for another lap of these United States. Shortly after…

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Posted on: October 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Falter Bramnk – Minimal Romance (CD)

The sound of Falter Bramnk sounds similar to other French acts like Momus and Gong; there is an eclectic push on “Minimal Romance” that meshes well with a very spastic set of arrangements. There seems to be a raw type of sound that really is prevalent from the opening of the disc; there is a brashness about “Recall of the Souls” that should keep individuals listening, with the express purpose…

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Posted on: October 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ALL LEATHER PREPARE TO TOUR THE WEST COAST

With their recent Dim Mak EP release Hung Like a Horse and their just out remix album Hung Like a Donut, featuring remixes from the Bloody Beat Roots, Otto Von Shirach and Congorock to name a few, ALL LEATHER prepare to hit the road once again this fall to tour the West Coast. ALL LEATHER Sleek and stunning in its grating splendor, All Leather drags decrepit carnal desire through pure,…

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND RETURN TO US FOR TOUR AND POP MONTREAL

NYC collective The Phenomenal Handclap Band has returned from the UK and are preparing to hit North America once again, this time alongside Simian Mobile Disco, Chromeo and Bajofondo among others. The band will be playing a very special show at Pop Montreal tonight, Wednesday 9/30, and will be DJing at select events and parties during this year’s CMJ Music Marathon. Led by Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, (producers/musicians/pals/DJs), The…

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Lou Barlow XX Merge video, tour starts

Today on Converse.com, see Lou Barlow play an acoustic version of “Goodnight Unknown” from his forthcoming album of the same name. The Lou Barlow video joins a series at Converse.com showcasing six Merge bands performing stripped-down sets somewhat spontaneously in various locations during the festival. Visit the XX Merge section of Converse.com for videos from Superchunk, The Clientele, Telekinesis, and now Lou Barlow. The series of videos for Goodnight Unknown…

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Fall River – Lights Out (CD)

I don’t see what the big to do is with having a female singer sound like the mass of other singers out on the market. I mean, completely reminiscent of the traditional screamed-out vocals in the average technicore act are Ali’s vocals during “My Heart, The Beggar”. However, the backing instrumentation does some impressive things throughout the entirety of “Lights Out”. There are some influences present in the guitars, drum…

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

IMPERIAL VENGEANCE To Play Hellfire Fest 2; New Video Posted

A message from UK extreme metallers IMPERIAL VENGEANCE: “Greetings Ladies and Gents: We are happy to announce that we have been invited to play the Hellfire Festival 2 on Sunday the 8th November at the NEC in Birmingham.You can get tickets here: http://www.hellfirefestival.com/?page=tickets and it looks like to be one amazing array of bands. IV will be playing the Terrorizer Stage, and you are encouraged to bring your Union Flags…

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ANIMALS AS LEADERS Announce Tour Dates

After months of anticipation, ANIMALS AS LEADERS – the acclaimed progressive instrumental solo project of 7- and 8-string guitar virtuoso Tosin Abasi (ex-Reflux, touring guitarist of Born Of Osiris) – have announced their first tour dates, a three-week November trek throughout the south and midwest with Between The Buried And Me and Veil of Maya. The dates are as follows: 11/7 The Attic Club- Kettering, OH 11/9 Pop’s- Sauget, IL…

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Fallguy – Self-Titled EP (CD)

Creating some major disturbances in their scene (Phoenix, Arizona), as well as making minor ripples on the national scene, Fall Guy came to my attention through a few rock remixes of Twiztid songs. Compared by some to Linkin Park meeting Eminem, I fail to see that characterization beyond the fact that Fall Guy meshes rap and metal music. The riffs that Driver and Joe Dank create are remnants of metal…

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Curious Mystery tour the Midwest and East Coast

The vast, sweeping distances implied on Rotting Slowly, the debut album by The Curious Mystery, will be the landscape across which the band will traverse this fall. The Curious Mystery will bridge the expanse separating the coasts to bring their unique blend of psychedelic Americana and garage experimentalism to new audiences. Listeners on the East Coast and in the Midwest will be exposed to the unorthodox song structures and textured…

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Posted on: October 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Princeton to tour with Art Brut and OK GO this Fall, plus new MP3

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 with a batch of misplaced associations –…

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Posted on: October 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

LANDMINES tour in support of the Hell is What You Make It EP

Paper + Plastick Records is proud to announce the follow up to Richmond, Virginia’s LANDMINES s/t debut, the Hell is What You Make It EP, is available for digital download today at www.paperandplastick.com. A physical release is planned for early next year, which will be a double 7” with pop up gatefold, but P+P are eager to release this aggressive, melodic punk EP. “The Landmines were the first release on…

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Posted on: October 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Fall – Fall Heads Roll (CD)

There is an interesting beat to “Fall Heads Roll’s” first track “Ride Away”. There is a Ian Dury type sound with the almost-spoken vocals of Mark, while the up-strumming of the guitar during the track seems to show The Fall as having a very distinct ska influence. A very unique thing to “Fall Heads Roll” is the very tangential sound of Mark’s vocals, which are given a mush-mouth treatment that…

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Posted on: October 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

US Tour Dates with Dead Trees and the Whigs

Oct 28 – Middle East – Boston, MA Oct 29 – Funk & Waffles – Syracuse, NY Oct 30 – Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Oct 31 – Musica – Akron, OH Nov 2 – Madhatter – Cincinnati, OH Nov 3 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH Nov 4 – Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN Nov 5 – Cannery – Nashville, TN Nov 6 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL Nov…

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Posted on: October 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Monsters Of Folk Tour

Monsters of Folk began as folklore of sorts, when James, Oberst, Ward and Mogis did their first run of shows together in 2004, affectionately known amongst friends and crew as the “Monsters of Folk Tour.” While entertaining audiences coast to coast, the foursome vowed to make their way to a studio at some point after the tour’s completion. Instead, the songsmiths went on to individually release some of rock music’s…

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Posted on: October 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Falconhawk – Here’s Your Ghost (CD)

The electronic feel that Falconhawk has through the entirety of “here’s Your Ghost” modifies the Tegan and Sara sound that was all the rage into a smoothed-out, more-sedate style. What results is something in which Kara’s vocals really become similar to Delores from The Cranberries. While there are moments on “Here’s Your Ghost” that the music starts to blend into each other, Kara’s keyboards do much in shaking up the…

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Posted on: October 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Urbanus: “The Coolest Stevie Wonder Album Never Made”

“Their eagerness to stock the toolkit with the language of modern R&B, funk, marching band, gospel, etc. — whether a clipped-snare break-beat, a melody processed through voice manipulation, or a greasy synth pad — meshes naturally with their abilities to arrange and improvise in the jazz idiom.” –Patrick Jarenwattananon, NPR Blog Supreme “Vibraphonist Stefon Harris’ new CD is just the coolest Stevie Wonder album never made. It projects a sly…

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Posted on: October 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BOB SCHNEIDER Touring Through Fall and Winter

10/26 – Austin, TX – Saxon Pub 10/31 – Austin, TX – Antone’s 11/02 – Austin, TX – Saxon Pub 11/06 – Georgetown, TX – Southwestern University 11/09 – Austin, TX – Saxon Pub 11/10 – Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews 11/12 – Madison, WI – Majestic 11/13 – Chicago, IL – Double Door 11/14 – Indianapolis, IN – Music Mill 11/16 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground 11/19…

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Posted on: October 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Famous Stax Lathe Of Ardent Studios Is Back In Action Thanks To Super 400

The band released Sweet Fist on double vinyl Tuesday, September 29. The record package features original cover art by Klaus Voormann, famed creator of The Beatles Revolver album art, only three tracks per side, cut deep into the vinyl for sound optimization, and a unique story in this day and age. The record was cut on the original Stax Records lathe at Ardent Studios in Memphis. The machine had cut…

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