Fresh from headlining the Smartpunk stage on Warped Tour ’09, Hit The Lights is pleased to announce the “MANATOUR”. This will be the bands first headline tour in support of Skip School, Start Fights. The album, as well as the recently released EP Coast To Coast have become permanent fixtures in many music lover’s ipods thanks to catchy hooks and genuine lyrics, both fans and music critics agree, “if catchy…
It’s the middle of summer and new episodes of Alf, Magnum P.I., Miami Vice, Silver Spoons and Facts Of Life don’t hit until September. Need some cool tunes to help pass the time? We we’ve got the freshest new cassette for your summer driving – It’s Vinyl Life! Play it out but don’t leave it in direct sunlight! Emerging from Time Square NYC (circa Ed Koch) Vinyl Life is from…
It always gives me chills to listen to what is essentially the last output by a band, and even more so when the band is so impressive. The opening track “Away We Drift†has vocals that are simply divine, but have a mission. This mission, something that can be chalked up as a victory for Chris, is to struggle amongst bombastic instrumentation and make eir vocals audible. The end of…
The Rural Alberta Advantage was born out of singer/songwriter Nils Edenloff’s exodus from the province that inspired the band’s name and many of the songs from their enthralling debut album, Hometowns. Edenloff grappled with homesickness after his move from Edmonton, Alberta to Toronto, Ontario in 2003. To cope with his loneliness and isolation in the ‘big city’, the shy songwriter penned a series of odes to his former home, celebrating…
Creation Festival: The Tour hits the road for a second time this fall and is pleased to announce the dates and cities for its one-of-a-kind traveling experience. The tour will make stops in 30-plus cities across the nation and will include an element of local outreach in each city. Tickets for many of the dates are currently on-sale through iTickets.com. Patterned after the Creation Festivals, the nation’s largest Christian music…
Some of the same industrial-infused rock that was present on the last Alexander Hacke album, albeit couched with the same fuzz that marked a number of pop-industrial tracks of the mid-nineties. “After All†has a Bowie-esque feel to it that is bolstered by its Massive Attack-esque arrangement. Tracks like the self-titled go on the disc use an oddly-stacked backing beat to create a dance track in one of the most…
Los Angeles-based Princeton is releasing their debut record, 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. This week the band released its first vinyl release, a 7″ single on Kanine with the album track “Shout it Out” and…
Columbia Records are hosting a fly-away contest for The Ting Ting’s upcoming performance at New York’s acclaimed Madison Square Garden. To enter (http://columbiarecords.com/contest/pinkflyaway/), simply count the total number of times Katie says “That’s Not My Name” in the video below. Everyone who answers correctly is automatically entered to win, with one lucky winner earning two roundtrip tickets to NY, one night of hotel accommodations and a pair of tickets to…
Dan Mangan will be hitting the road on a national tour to build on his hometown success since releasing Nice, Nice, Very Nice on August 11. Both of Dan’s upcoming CD Release shows at The Vancouver East Cultural Center this weekend have been sold out for days while the single “Road Regrets†currently sits at #2 on Vancouver’s 100.5 The Peak and Dan himself will be on the cover of…
Eleven Minutes Away’s opening to “Arson Followed Me Home†is interesting, as it uses tried and true metal riffs (through the medium of emo) to create a compelling post-hardcore track that is fueled most by its vocals. Throughout the tracks on “Arsons Followed Me Homeâ€, an energy flitters through that makes for a feeling that one cannot shake. Even in tracks that start out without much in the way of…
Back with another R&B-tinged, multi-layered track is singer/songwriter Rob Murat. The track is called “Ready To Love,” and features all things that have come to be quintessential of Rob Murat. The driving drums and bass line support a huge range of backing instrumentation that includes handclaps, entire horn sections, backup singers, and electric organ. Moreover, the song tackles one of Rob’s favorite subjects: relationships. While the hit “Dilemma” charted a…
As well as many other secrets found in the world of rock ‘n’ roll, this one also was destined to be revealed. Metal Mind Productions presents the complete collection of Steeplechase’s music which showcases a true legend of the 80’s rock era and a band worth remembering forever… The story of Steeplechase begun in 1975, when Kevin Brenner, an agent for the Creative Talent Associates (CTA – one of the…
Starting off heavily with a brooding bass line laid down by Cory and synths placed by Cian, “Blondes & Brunettes†is a wispy track, with a silence to the vocals that shows the hopelessness of the situation. While the track is beyond Spartan even after Brandon’s drums kick in, the energy exerted by the screamed-out vocals of Jacob pushes the track to the next level. The splashy nature of the…
M.A.N.D.Y. join the elite roster of Mix Collection artists as they make their Renaissance debut… Renaissance are delighted to announce M.A.N.D.Y. are heading-up the next chapter in their ‘Mix Collection’ series. At the present time the famed Berlin duo are deep in the studio, putting the compilation together. “We’ve always approached our compilations eclectically,” say Patrick and Philipp, “The broad brief of ‘The Mix Collection’ allowed us to continue this,…
The Music Slut Debuts “No More Piratesâ€: http://themusicslut.com/2009/06/tms-exclusive-chris-garneau-no-more-pirates/ Nylon TV Raves On Garneau’s Recent Chelsea Hotel Rooftop Performance: http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=3142 Time Out New York Raves On Garneau’s Recent Barge Music Performance: http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/thevolume/2009/05/chris-garneau-at-bargemusic/ “[Garneau’s] strong command of the piano and quirky operatic voice call to mind Regina Spektor. Like her, he combines classical sensibilities with folky ones, inviting cello lines and harmonium drone into his ballads” – Time Out New York “Garneau…
11 songs, 1999 Tiberius Records, a 4 piece band from Cincinnati that is on this small label from just across the river (Independence, KY). El gigante is a very professionally sounding emo/indy band. Starting the CD out with “albatrossâ€, el gigante mixes very strongly written lyrics with hard-edged guitar riffs, sounding somewhat like Edwin or the Matthew Good Band. Jim Turner’s voice is the shining beacon in the choppy sea…
“One of indie-rock’s – no, make that American rock’s best kept secrets.” – Bruce Warren, WXPN “These United States are on the cusp of it all. My Morning Jacket status. Blog darlings. Tour heroes. The whole nine yards.”- WFPK “Urgent, intimate, and hopeful, “I Want You To Keep Everything” is the kind of song that makes you want to get out and live.” – LimeWire “It is a crowning achievement…
0/02 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 10/03 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 10/04 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights 10/06 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (CD Release Show) 10/07 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place 10/08 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 10/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts 10/10 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall 10/11 – Pontiac, MI…
aise your swords! Following a successful trek with the 2009 edition of the Summer Slaughter Tour earlier this year, Finnish Viking metal warriors ENSIFERUM will return to the frontlines for a full North American headlining tour this November. Support will be provided by Hypocrisy, Ex Deo, Blackguard and Swashbuckle (on select dates). Leaving no villager unharmed, the 26-date excursion — which will begin on November 6th at Jaxx in Springfield,…
Ambient soundscapes without much in the way of beats or anything tangible to grab onto, Electronic Barnacle Island plays its way off as a more modern Brian Eno or Vangelis disc. As a result, this disc is one that will double equally well as music to sleep to, or just zone out on. Each of the tracks on “Deeply Faulted†is an composition in and of itself – it is…