There is enough swamp-rock present in “Back Against The Wall†to grill a whole mess of crawdads on the heat of the guitar and harmonica alone. For an instrumental track, “Back Against The Wall†tells an entire story in its relatively-short five minute runtime. Incorporating vocals into the Tina Dico-sung “Blue†makes Euphoria into an act that easily panders to the pop element of society, even if the instrumentation and…
OCT 14 – Sacramento, CA @ Branch Street House w/ Energy, A Loss For Words OCT 15 – Chico, CA @ Paradise Lost w/ Energy, A Loss For Words OCT 16 – Olympia, WA @ Black Lake Grange w/ Energy, A Loss For Words OCT 18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ V2 w/ Energy, A Loss For Words OCT 19 – Denver, CO @ Quixotes w/ Energy, A Loss…
TOUR DATES October 29 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX 30 – Stubbs – Austin, TX 31 – Voodoo Festival – New Orleans, LA November 2 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA 3 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC 4 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C. 6 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA 7 – House of Blues – Boston, MA 8 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY 11…
Oct 21 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL Oct 22 – Exit / In – Nashville, TN Oct 23 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA Oct 24 – 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA Oct 31- Rudyard’s – Houston, TX Nov 1 – Voodoo Music Experience – New Orleans, LA Nov 3 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS Nov 4 – Revolution Room – Little Rock, AR Nov 5 – Cains…
Eugene puts together a very radio-friendly type of indie-rock that is reminiscent of Hayden, never far from a good guitar hook or full sound, even though this is a very Spartan band. Tracks like “Mr. Solitude†do not have a chronological date to them, so while there might be sections on the track that just screams sixties-rock, there are equally many that look at acts like Husker Du for relevance.…
.Tooth & Nail Records continues to find talent with a dash of attitude, and Queens Club is no exception. Hailing from Kansas City, Queens Club debuted last night on the DANCE! RAWR! DANCE! tour with Family Force 5, Breathe Carolina, Cash Cash & I Rival (tour dates below). Their “The Nightmarer EP” will be available on the road as well as Zambooie.com and released on iTunes in the coming weeks.…
THE ACCUSED 10/13/2009 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM 10/14/2009 Jugheads (21+) – Phoenix, AZ 10/15/2009 Radio Room (21+) – San Diego, CA 10/16/2009 Knitting Factory – Los Angeles, CA 10/17/2009 Alex Bar (21+) – Long Beach, CA 10/18/2009 TBA Santa Cruz, CA “The CURSE Of Martha Splatterhead is jam packed with lightning fast riffs, killer solos and production that’s anything but polished. It’s raw, passionate and intense.” — About.com “Their songs…
Moving through a number of different sounds, from a Nico-like heaviness to eir voice to the simple fuck off attitude of someone like Fiona Apple, Eszter makes an album in “Mud†that is both chock-full of artistic cred while still being very pop-derived. With a heavy slant towards the more minimalist of composers, like Philip Glass in tracks like the more vocally-biased “Good Luckâ€, Eszter really makes a bold statement.…
MIDDLE CLASS RUT will be taking a break from recording their full length debut and will hit the road supporting Social Distortion on their upcoming U.S. tour. The band will be showcasing material from their recently released 25 Years Mini LP as well as their forthcoming full-length which will be released via Bright Antenna Records. Hailing from Sacramento, California, the band have already created a huge buzz in the UK…
Look for Violent Soho’s US debut album in early 2010, but until then check out their MySpace page for a taste of what’s to come, including some tracks from their latest EP. TOUR DATES W/ BUILT TO SPILL Oct. 12 New York, NY Webster Hall Oct. 13 New York, NY Webster Hall Oct. 14 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Music Hall Oct. 15 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Music Hall Oct. 16 Philadelphia, PA…
Re: Aktor is definitely one of the most intriguing bands on the entire Portuguese metal scene. Their extremely well-balanced mixture of industrial and thrash metal makes up for a true musical phenomenon, comparable to the style of such acts as Fear Factory or Mnemic. With “Zero Orderâ€, the group gave the world one of the finest releases in the history of modern metal, perfectly joining brutal heaviness with cybernetic melodies.…
Even though a few of the kids from this band have played one of my concerts, and they’ve had tracks up on their website since I first learned about them months ago, I’ve not gotten the pleasure to just sit down and give ’87 Celebrity the attention that they deserve. The mastering is a little rough, with the drums on “Bad Luck†sounding almost as if they were intended to…
Arthur von Nagel, bassist/vocalist and lyricist for San Francisco progressive extreme metallers CORMORANT, recently took time out of the band’s busy schedule to shed some light on Metazoa’s beautifully rendered, deeply complex lyrics and intriguing concepts. He comments, “The themes of Metazoa came together by accident. It was never a concept album, as the lyrics were written over the course of several years, while I was going through a lot…
10/14-Middle East, Boston 10/15- LPR, New York 10/16-First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, Philadelphia 10/17-Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington 10/19-Le National, Montreal 10/20-The Music Gallery, Toronto 10/21- Schubas Tavern, Chicago 10/21-Schubas Tavern, Chicago 10/23-The Triple Door, Seattle 10/24-The Venue, Vancouver 10/25-Mississippi Studios, Portland 10/27-Swedish American Hall, San Francisco 10/30-The Regent, Los Angeles
“Karma Kingdom†starts off slowly, but when a track like “Ask ?’s†happens, one will start to see some of the enrgy that Eibol brings to the mic. The track is not just someone rapping, but really couching all the harmony of the track in an incredibly hooky flow. The inclusion of a saxophone during the track provides a nice vocal-sounding retort to Eibol’s distinctive style. The major thing that…
What if the sound of wind through trees could be translated into human words? What is it saying? For WIND’S POEM by Mount Eerie, Phil Elverum spent almost two years out behind the house, at the edge of the woods, listening into the night and finding these words. Songs of impermanence, dark change, destruction, temporary blossoming, mortality, and an immense river of air tearing through the world make up the…
Canadian ghettotech pair THUNDERHEIST have announced dates for their next tour down the west coast and up through Canada. MC Isis and Grahm Zilla are back on the road and still two of the hottest misfits gracing the stage anywhere. The pair have been touring nonstop, taking their fierce show to all corners of the globe, sharing stages with Kid Cudi, Crookers, Skratch Bastid and many more. Now, they return…
Listeners will be confused if they necessarily expect “Electro-shock Blues†from this album. This is something that is much more scaled back and intimate than that album, a move that benefits all the songs on this disc. For the performance, the band recasts each of the songs that have made them famous; this is essentially a remix album done without a turntable or a copy of Cakewalk. “Bus Stop Boxer 
The revolution is a long thread Easily twisted, hard to stretch I patch up the desert, the great desert The discord and hate, which is becoming widespread there I’m ready to die, my rifle and I the desert is thirsty, searching for freedom Those who desired to lead have failed the mission In which the martyrs have died, searching for freedom – The Long Thread, lyrics by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib,…
10/31 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA 11/01 Downtown Brewing Co. – San Luis Obispo, CA 11/02- Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA 11/03 – Glasshouse – Pomona, CA 11/04 – Orpheum Theatre – Flagstaff, AZ 11/ 06 – The Door – Fort Worth, TX 11/07 Las Palmas Event Center – McAllen, TX 11/08 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX 11/10 – WorkPlay Theatre – Birmingham, AL 11/11…