EMI’s artists and songwriters will celebrate the 2012 Grammy Awards in style with the biggest after-show party of the year this weekend, at the legendary Capitol Records Building in Hollywood. Commencing after the Grammy Awards finish on Sunday February 12 2012, the EMI Music and EMI Music Publishing party will take the form of an incredible carnival around the foot of the landmark Los Angeles building. The event is sponsored…
02.16 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Ohnoohmoon 03.08 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 w/ The Big Sleep 03.09 Savannah, GA @ Ships of the Sea Garden (Savannah Stopover Festival) 03.13 Austin, TX @ SXSW 03.14 Austin, TX @ SXSW 03.15 Austin, TX @ SXSW 03.16 Austin, TX @ SXSW 03.17 Austin, TX @ SXSW 03.18 Austin, TX @ SXSW 03.20 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater #…
Carter Tanton has debuted the Kotchy remix of ‘Pasture Sound,’ with the original track taken from his full-length Freeclouds, released last fall with Western Vinyl. Kotchy is a Brooklyn-based producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, with remixes for Tricky, Empire Of The Sun, and now Carter Tanton under his belt. Tanton embarked on a nationwide tour with The War on Drugs last fall, and performed at Chicago’s Tomorrow Never Knows Festival…
Combining the world’s best musicians with the world’s best snow conditions, the 2012 SnowMont Music Festival is the East Coast edition of the S.N.O.W. series, which proposes the ultimate marriage: music and mountains. With multiple stages showcasing the talent of some of today’s most exciting artists, the live music at this year’s SnowMont Festival is sure to satisfy thousands of hungry music fans. Taking place in Killington, Vermont, at the…
Full of insanely tight, angular and catchy as all get out jams on their debut LP, San Diego-based The Beautiful View’s, life is beautiful is an album ready for the masses. Next month, they’ll bring the tracks from the album on the road with national tour dates including a run to this year’s SXSW. Listening to life is beautiful has been known to conjure up images from the Miami night…
Andrew Stonestreet and Daniel Dixon of Greylag are excited to announce the release of their debut EP, The Only Way To Kill You, due out May 1st on Ninth Street Opus Records. The first track, “Black Crow,” is available for free on Spinner.com. Although new on paper, the Portland, Oregon-based duo is the product of a multi-year, cross-country journey of friendship, emotional trial and self-refinement that while finally complete, is really…
KNTRLR, the psychedelic/electronic rock duo, reminiscent of fellow bands such as Yeasayer, Panda Bear, & Fuck Buttons have burst out from the black hole of creative collaboration with their first single “Kursk”. Available now for free download, the buoyant guitar heavy track coupled with haunting vocals and pulsating drums is guaranteed to get a foot or two tapping to the beat of its beguiling sound. KNTRLR is Charles and Michael—two…
MERLE HAGGARD is gearing up for the road once again after a brief illness had him sidelined for several shows. The dates which were postponed in January are being rescheduled for April and Merle’s previously booked tour with his longtime band, The Strangers, begins as planned on February 28 in Tucson, Arizona at the Fox Theatre. “I’m feeling good and ready to get back on the bus. Thanks to…
As previously announced, Swedish black metal miscreants WATAIN will take part in the inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour alongside Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude. The live ceremonies will begin on April 11 in Ohio and bloody 26 stages including a stop in Oklahoma City where the trek will merge with the U.S. Torture Tour featuring Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, and Arkaik for an evening of audio devastation. Pleased…
Latin Grammy winning pop group REIK has been invited to perform at the Clive Davis Theatre at the Grammy Museum on Tuesday, February 21. In this special intimate evening that benefits the Grammy Museum, Jesus Navarro (vocals), Julio Ramirez (acoustic guitar) and Gilberto “Bibi” Marin (electric guitar) will perform a special acoustic set and be interviewed about their influences and songwriting by author and Billboard Executive Director of Content and…
The Word Alive is excited to announce a U.S. tour this spring with co-headliners Attack! Attack! and Escape The Fate. Kicking off in April, this will be the first chance for North American fans to see the band in 2012, and get a first listen to new material from their forthcoming album. Support will come from Mest and Secrets. “Hey friends, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be direct support…
The music from Glee’s much-anticipated Michael Jackson tribute episode dominated the digital sales chart with all 10 tracks in the top 100 this week. The Glee cast’s versions of the “King of Pop’s” greatest hits, including “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” “Black or White,” and “Bad”, set a new milestone for the third season with nearly half a million songs downloaded this week alone. The cast’s electrifying version of “Smooth Criminal”…
It was just announced that award-winning Canadian worship artist and songwriter, Jon Bauer, was nominated for Canada’s prestigious JUNO Awards. His most recent release, Forevermore, was recognized as one of the best albums for the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year category. The JUNO Awards are part of The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Various events leading up to the awards will kick off March 26th, then…
Danny Brown, whose XXX topped many best rap release lists last year, will be on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly tonight at 1:35 am / 12:35 CST for an interview and performance. WATCH IT. XXX mixtape: http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/xxx/ TOUR DATES Mar 3 – San Bernadino, CA – Cypress Hill Smokeout Mar 10 – Denton, TV – 35 Denton Music Festival Mar 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle Mar 17…
The indie rock four-piece, known as Asleep, have released their new album Unpleasant Companion today, February 7th. The album was recorded in four days to capture a live dynamic onto 16-track 2-inch analog tape with legendary Chicago engineer Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Page and Plant, Iggy Pop and the Stooges). The result was a raw and powerful rock sound that will put the listener right inside their live…
Guinevere recently stopped by Rush Hour TV’s studios for an exclusive acoustic performance of her latest single, “Crazy Crazy.” The song, which is available now on iTunes, is currently climbing the Billboard Club Play charts and can be heard on pop stations across the country. The rising pop singer just kicked off a string of headlining club dates in New York City this week, and is also the opening act on Nick Carter…
Former Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch marks a new beginning with the announcement that his band will now go by the name Love & Death. “I put this band together in 2009” states Welch. “Since then, we’ve experienced some very intense highs and lows. Michael Valentine, Dan Johnson, J.R. Bareis and myself have toured around the world playing a lot of killer shows, but we’ve also had some heart shattering…
You Blew It! are heading out on the road with Direct Effect starting March 1st. The “Forget School We’re Going on Tour” Tour includes a stop at SXSW in March (details to follow). The Orlando, FL band’s new album “Grow Up, Dude” will be out this spring on Topshelf Records. 3/1 – Atlanta, GA @ WonderRoot * 3/2 – Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse * 3/3 – Knoxville,…
Violinist Daniel Hope rejoins his friends at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to perform “A Celebration of Joseph Joachim” on February 12 at Alice Tully Hall. Mirroring his acclaimed Deutsche Grammophon album of the same name, the program will present both rare and familiar works associated with Joachim, the great 19th-century virtuoso violinist-composer who was friend and collaborator to Brahms, Schumann, Dvořák, and Bruch. In March and April,…
We’re so excited to announce the US Revival Tour 2012! “The most unique element of The Revival Tour is the camaraderie that it’s based on and the collaborations that are bred from that essence,” explains Americana singer/songwriter and original tour organizer Chuck Ragan. Borne from the rich folk tradition of giving and openness and propelled by an innate need to tell a story in its naked acoustic state, The Revival Tour begins its fifth year…