Celebrated Houston metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS has announced summer U.S. tour dates set to kick off tonight in Dallas, TX. The much talked about group — described as “metal demons” by the Houston Press — will hit twelve cities over the course of the two week “Hell Heroes Tour“, bringing its “eye opening” and “electric” live show to new states and towns along the way. In celebration of the tour kick…
Detroit, MI’s self-touted “blue collar thrashers” BATTLECROSS are hitting the road today with the TRESPASS AMERICA festival! The festival kicks off tonight in Broomfield, CO at the 1st Bank Center and features headliners Five Finger Death Punch, as well as the reunited original line-up of Killswitch Engage. The TRESPASS AMERICA Festival also features Trivium, Emmure, Pop Evil, and God Forbid. “Is this real? I was just watching Killswitch Engage‘s soundcheck…
Julianna Zobrist, pop singer and wife of MLB All-Star Ben Zobrist, will be hosting the listening party of her latest release Say It Now on July 17th at Tropicana Stadium immediately following her performance of the National Anthem at the Tampa Bay Rays home game. The album, which released this Summer, was recently featured as the iTunes ® Download of the Week and attracting fans of all ages. Julianna…
Mount Analog, a new shop and event space located at 5906 1/2 N. Figueroa St. in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, specializing in new and used vinyl records, cassettes, books, cult and foreign films, posters, audio gear, clothing and original artwork, will celebrate its grand opening this Saturday, July 14 with a marathon 10-hour block of live performances and DJ sets from the likes of Mariachi El Bronx,…
Atlanta-based sludge slingers SONS OF TONATIUH today officially kick off their U.S. Summer tour. Set to commence tonight in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Beckoning The End Tour will rampage through 16 cities throughout July, August and September with more dates to be added soon. SONS OF TONATIUH will be touring in support of their Parade Of Sorrow full-length. Called, “a savagely aggressive, sonically belligerent album that is among the rawest…
In a sinister collaboration with Apoch’s Metal Review, Reaper’s Consecration, the latest EP from Mexican corpse-walkers ZOMBIEFICATION, is currently streaming in its entirety at THIS LOCATION through Sunday. Smell the carrion, if you dare! Having risen from the grave in 2009 following the release of their debut, Midnight Stench, ZOMBIEFICATION wasted no time in concocting a venomous brew that makes up Reaper’s Consecration. Scheduled for a North American takeover…
New Jersey’s BOY MEETS MACHINE are preparing to release their new album War Horn and on July 24th. Today AltPress.com the online home of Alternative Press Magazine is hosting an exclusive stream of a new track from War Horn. Get a first listen to the song “Fast Forward to the Future” HERE. Guitarist Christian Colabelli commented on the premiere of “Fast Forward to the Future” on AltPress.com: “To have our…
ATP Concerts today announce the relocation of this September’s New Jersey based I’ll Be Your Mirror festival event to Pier 36 in Manhattan, New York. Pier 36 was the intended home for I’ll Be Your Mirror beginning in 2013 – but due to unavoidable logistical concerns (along with a lack of available fan accommodations in Asbury Park), ATP has decided to move there for this year’s event. New additions to…
Daryl Hall and alternative hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang celebrated a City of Brotherly Love reunion on the 56th and latest edition of Live from Daryl’s House as the Philly natives join up for a special seven-song set. The performance includes a special appearance by Frank Stallone, who first became friends with Daryl in the 60’s and, like him, also sang in local doo-wop groups. The new episode of the award-winning web series…
Critically acclaimed UK band, Dry the River, have announced additional US tour dates for this summer. The tour dates will begin on July 31st in Indianapolis and continue through October 14th at the Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, TX. They will also be playing at this year’s Lollapalooza on August 3rd in Chicago. The band will be touring in support of their debut album, Shallow Bed, which was released on RCA Records on April 17th. The album was produced by Peter Katis (Interpol and…
Lonerism, the forthcoming album from critically acclaimed Perth-based band Tame Impala, will be released in the United States on October 9th 2012 via Modular Recordings. Following on the release of album track ‘Apocalypse Dreams’ earlier this week, we are pleased to share with you the 12-song tracklist and album art. The art was co-created by Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker and previous artistic collaborator Leif Podhajsky. Tame Impala are also…
The Peach Music Festival announces that sales of single-day tickets will begin this Friday, July 13 at 10am. Tickets for the Friday, August 10 show will be $60* and tickets for Saturday, August 11 (which include a free Sunday, August 12 ticket) are $80*. Also, just announced: Rebelution, JD & The Straight Shot and 61 North have been added to the already stellar line-up, which follows below. This will be…
Tour Dates 07/13 – The Blind Tiger- Greensboro, NC 07/14 – Telos Wireless Pavilion- Charlottesville, VA 07/15 – Kings Barcade- Raleigh, NC 07/16 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 07/17 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN 07/19 – Wellmont Theatre – Montclair, NJ 07/20 – Mountain Park – Holyoke, MA 07/21 – Ommegang Brewery – Cooperstown, NY 07/22 – The Space – Hamden, CT 07/23 – Maxwells – Hoboken, NJ 07/24…
Jesse James Dupree has announced the inaugural AMERICA’S ULTIMATE BIKER competition. The event will be staged at Michael Ballard’s Full Throttle Saloon during the 2012 rally, and filmed for the hit television series on Tru-TV FULL THROTTLE SALOON. Any individual can register on August 3, 4, or 5, between the hours of 1PM and 4PM. Those who qualify will move on to the competition phase that begins on Monday, August…
August 16, 2012 Record Bar Kansas City, MO August 17, 2012 The Sydney Omaha, NB August 18, 2012 The Aquarium Fargo, ND August 19, 2012 First Avenue Minneapolis , MN August 20, 2012 Crown Liquors Chicago, IL August 21, 2012 The Bishop Bloomington, IN August 22, 2012 Ace Of Cups Columbus, OH August 23, 2012 Now That’s Class Cleveland, OH August 25, 2012 Zaphods Beeblebrox Ottawa, ON August 27, 2012…
On July 20th, Rockford, Illinois guitarist Clark Colborn will release his cover of the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” as a digital single. In the upcoming issue of Music Street Journal, Larry Toering says this of the song, “…on this Beatles cover he goes all out to record a beautified guitar instrumental take on the classic. His skills are simply unmatched by anyone as he shows how a track like this can…
Albert Cummings will release his sixth album titled No Regrets on August 28, 2012 via the Ivy Music Company. Poignantly capturing the core of his influences, and displaying the impact that R&B, Rock, Soul, Country and the Blues have had on both his playing and writing, No Regrets is everything the guitarist aimed to capture when returning to the studio. Cummings shares, “This album is really who I am, as…
Timing is everything. Fallon Cush’s “In the Nick of Time,” from their recently released second album, April, is about the hard work it takes to save and keep a long-term relationship. Reconciliation is a thread throughout April and “In the Nick of Time” represents the heart of the record. The reflective tune, with delicate guitar and a catchy chorus, brims with hope for making things right. Download “In the Nick…
Crooked Cowboy And The Freshwater Indians have entranced all they’ve come in contact with for close to a decade, tramping and pacing their way across vast musical genres, with their latest release compounding these forms in discrete menace. In his early days as a musician and composer, The Crooked Cowboy shared sessions and stages with the likes of Jimmy Cliff, Willie Nelson, John Lee Hooker, Beck, and Stereolab, to name…
Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the September 25 release of the Gary Moore CD, DVD and Blu-ray title Blues For Jimi [Pre-book Order Date August 31, MSRP $14.98 for DVD, $19.98 for Blu-ray, and $13.98 for CD]. This release captures a unique concert featuring Moore playing Jimi Hendrix tracks, including such classics as “Purple Haze,” “Foxy Lady,” “The Wind Cries Mary,” “Hey Joe,” “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” and…