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…
Touche Amore announced today that they’ll be touring across Canada in late March and April with Cancer Bats and A Sight for Sewn Eyes, and the tour will hit Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatoon and Ontario. Prior to the Canadian run, Touche Amore will be out on their biggest support tour to date: a European jaunt with Rise Against in February and March. Also including solo off dates and shows…
When Ume’s incendiary video for lead single “Captive” premiered it was shown on mtvU 24 times in 24 hours. It has now moved up the ranks and today made its debut on MTV2’s “120 Minutes.” The clip features the band performing in a burning abandoned house along with some scorching guitar heroics by frontwoman Lauren Larson. Check it out at over at MTV Hive where it’s in great company sandwiched between videos for…
March 6th: Budapest @ Kek Yuk: focusabyssi@gmail.com March 7th: Bratislava @ U OČCKA: www.uocka.sk/ March 8th: Praha @ oo7 Strahov www.klub007strahov.cz/ March 9th: Dresden @Reithalle Strasse E: http://de.amiando.com/blutharsch.html March 1oth: Copenhagen: @ KRUDTTØNDEN: http://billetto.dk/en/events/derblutharschcph2012 March 12th:Oslo: @ Revolver: http://www.revolveroslo.no/ March 14th: Rotterdam @ Baroeg http://www.baroeg.nl/tickets.htm March 15th: Bruxelles @ Magazin 4: elektrocutionrecord@hotmail.com + special guest: Aluk Todolo March 16th: Paris @ Glazart: http://www.glazart.com/ March 17th: Milano @ : Palazzo Granaio: http://www.palazzogranaio.net/…
MENCEA will release their new album, “Pyrophoric,” on February 23rd in Europe and March 27th in North America. The eight track-long soundtrack of unearthly moods, demonstrates an immensely wide sonic landscape, packing punch and diversity that few bands can match. Most of all, it undoubtedly shows that MENCEA belongs to a movement of bands exploring boundaries between extreme metal sub-genres, often morphing into a mix of extreme metal with progressive…
In 1996, at the age of seventeen, she began carving out a name for herself in the Texas music scene with punk-pop trio Lucy Loves Schroeder and her own solo project. Eight years later, ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp played a show with her in Dallas, and very soon after, he asked her to relocate to Los Angeles, CA in 2005 to re-form The Rentals. Radle and Sharp re-built the band…
Pop-punk four-piece JOYCE MANOR’s 2011 self-titled debut record was hailed as genius by more than one music critic and the album found its way onto many a 2011 Best-Of list. Now, just a few weeks into 2012, the band has announced that their sophomore album, titled Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, will be released on Asian Man Records on April 17, 2012. Alternative Press released the tracklisting…
Savannah Stopover Music: Over 70 bands, most of which are en route to SXSW, will fill Savannah’s small clubs and venues with the best up and coming indie acts. Bands have been hand-curated across multiple genres to represent an ideal microcosm of emerging excellence. Highlights include The War On Drugs, Grimes, Caveman, Oberhofer, Prince Rama, The Love Language, The Men, PUJOL, Guards, Girl In A Coma, The Knocks, Jukebox The…
Shirley Clarke was the most important woman director of the post-war era; creating art, controversy and acclaim throughout her career. Her jazz-infused films won international awards including an Oscar® nomination and a win for Best Documentary. Since her death in 1997, her films have fallen out of distribution and her work has been rarely seen. The preservation and release of Shirley Clarke’s films will be an important contribution to the…
Greek melodic metal outfit, Firewind, is excited to announce a new distribution deal for North America with DisManic Distribution via E1 Music. Together Firewind and DisManic/E1 Music will unleash the band’s highly anticipated new record, Few Against Many, on May 22nd. Commented Firewind driving force, renowned guitarist, Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne), “I’m very excited about this new partnership! While we’ve been around for sometime, North American territory is relatively new…
Welcome COP PROBLEM, an energetic act born within the politically-motivated bustling underbelly of Philadelphia’s punk/hardcore scene, and ready to bust loose onto the rest of the planet with their debut EP. With a high-energy D-beat-infused punk rock delivery littered with rampant blasting hardcore/crust rage, COP PROBLEM have raided Philly live venues on DIY gigs as well as supporting national acts including Converge, Trap Them, Dropdead, Coke Bust, Resistant Culture, Leftover…
Already causing such a huge splash in Japan that they’ve had to block out entire floors of hotel rooms to keep their obsessive fans at bay, the UK’s LITTLE BARRIE are riding their wave of unique brand of fiery, surf-infused rock ‘n’ roll into North America in February on a string of dates with Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires (tour dates below). With their third album, King of the Waves…
Nashville-based country singer/songwriter Amy Dalley is set to release her new album, Coming Out Of The Pain, via Rock Ridge Music on March 27, 2012. Coming Out Of The Pain is Dalley’s second full-length and combines classic pop-country with the edge of heartland rock, as well as Dalley’s intimate lyrics and dulcet vocals. The album was produced by Dalley and husband/engineer/writing partner Jack Sizemore (also a member of Jason Aldean’s…
Having already introduced their special brand of melodic dance mayhem to North American electronic music fans with roof-raising DJ sets at nightclubs in December, London’s premiere dubstep duo Nero is gearing up for a triumphant return to the U.S. in March for their headlining “Second Reality” live tour, as well as eagerly awaited appearances at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in April. Nero will also launch their exclusive 2012…
Acony Records and LA-based Whispertown are proud to announce the March 20th release of the Parallel EP. Whispertown is the latest iteration of the unique vision of Morgan Nagler (songwriter, lead vocals, guitar). What was once The Whispertown 2000 has morphed into a less structured version of itself, with Nagler’s unmistakable vocals leading a revolving cast of musicians and artists. As a preview of the upcoming EP, the first single…
2/02/2012 Branx – Portland, OR 2/03/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA 2/05/2012 Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT 2/06/2012 Marquis Theater – Denver, CO 2/07/2012 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO 2/08/2012 Fubar – St Louis, MO 2/09/2012 Reggie’s Chicago, IL 2/10/2012 Mac’s – Lansing, MI 2/11/2012 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON 2/12/2012 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY 2/13/2012 TT’s The Bear – Cambridge, MA 2/14/2012 Architekt Music –…
Bereft is a Los Angeles based melodic sludgy doom band featuring Sacha Dunable of Intronaut and Graviton, Derek Donley of National Sunday Law and Graviton, Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn and ex-The Faceless vocalist Derek Rydquist. Bereft released its first track “Withered Efflorescence” exclusively via their Facebook page in early September 2011 to rave reviews and online buzz, followed by their debut live show September 30 in Los Angeles, CA.…