Philadelphia rock band Good Old War, started by former members of Days Away in 2008, will release its third album Come Back As Rain on March 6 via Sargent House. “Calling Me Names,” a catchy indie rock tune, is a precursor to the tone the band has set for the effort. The earnest track is good-natured and folky – its amiable chorus leaving lingering good vibes. Catch them on tour…
On “Swamp Pit”, the latest single from Rebecca Zapen’s critically praised and award-winning “Nest” album, the Jacksonville-based musician sings about romance with whimsy and wonder. Little did Zapen know when writing and recording the song that the universe would soon cast her in a real-life fairy tale. “A few years ago, I was hired to play violin in a canoe on the Hillsborough River as a surprise for a young…
The Internet shares the Matt Alonzo directed video for “Fastlane” taken from their recently released Purple Naked Ladies LP. Watch the video now at OddFuture.com Purple Naked Ladies is available now via iTunes as well as other digital merchants and will be in stores on January 31st. THE INTERNET PURPLE NAKED LADIES (ODD FUTURE RECORDS) DEC. 20, 2011 (Digital) JAN. 31, 2012 (Physical) 1. Violet Nude Women 2. They Say/Shangrila…
In light of the cancelation of Dark Funeral’s North American tour earlier this week, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS — who were confirmed as direct support for the entire trek — have extended their current headlining tour. On top of the run of eight headlining dates the band already announced, kicking off tonight in Las Vegas, thirteen newly-booked shows across the East Coast and all the way through the Midwest were just confirmed…
Italian death metal act HUMANGLED have recently completed recording a four-song follow up to their 2010 full-length, Fractal. Entitled Odd Ethics, the EP is set to be released in early/mid 2012 through Abyss Records. Odd Ethics was tracked at Italy’s Mel-1 Studios. Sound production was handled by Dan Swano (Unisound Studios). Cover art for Odd Ethics was designed by artist Marko Somero. Needles of the Blind Skinned, to Feel All…
Castro Valley, CA’s DEFILER, who recently re-issued their debut album, Pangaea, through Stillborn Records (click here to purchase), will be hitting the road this February in support of Wayne Static and Polkadot Cadaver, hitting a myriad of cities never before played by the band. DEFILER will join the tour on February 6th in Atlanta, GA and will be making their way up the East Coast and back towards home, finishing…
Due to severe weather conditions in the NorthWest, Youth Lagoon has been forced to move its Seattle show, originally scheduled for tonight at Neumos, to Monday, Jan. 23. Youth Lagoon also added a run of dates in late April and May, opening for Death Cab For Cutie’s orchestral tour — this is in addition to Youth Lagoon’s already scheduled dates in March and April which also includes the band’s first…
Calgary’s pop-rock quartet KIROS will bring their infectious and inspirational melodic rock across the US when they head out on the “REDvolution! 2012” Tour next month. Beginning in Rochester, MN on February 10th and wrapping up in Fort Wayne, IN on March 24th, KIROS will accompany influential modern rock acts RED, THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH, MANAFEST and NINE LASHES on this exciting run. “We are very excited and honored to share…
Swedish electronic trio Fredrik have announced their return to the US behind their forthcoming remix EP, Ornament, out on February 7th with The Kora Records. The West Coast dates follow several appearances at SXSW 2011 and a string of US dates this past summer. Ornament is a collection of remixes from Fredrik’s 2011 album FLORA along with the new instrumental track ‘Fever and Foam’ that was originally intended to close…
Details about the first annual STAND TOGETHER FEST have been announced! The event, which is presented by Blood & Ink Records and F!GHT Clothing, will be held April 13th and 14th, 2012 at Rocketown in Nashville, Tennessee. Scheduled to perform are Zao, Saints Never Surrender (reunion), Flatfoot 56, Venia, As Hell Retreats, Debtor, and more (full line-up below). STAND TOGETHER FEST was launched with the hopes of bringing fans of…
Drawing from a collective mine of times and spaces, Prince Rama (made up of sisters Taraka and Nimai Larson) takes the threads of ancient symbolism and ritual and weaves a surreal universe that is wholly their own. Their often-unpredictable live shows graze the space between psychedelic ceremony, performance art and initiation rite. Trust Now, their 5th full-length album and 2nd album to be released on Paw Tracks was born out…
Bass Heads needing their fix in 2012 need not wait much longer, as freeform electronic artist Bassnectar AKA Lorin Ashton has announced his Spring Vava Voom Tour. Over the course of two months, Lorin and his crew will criss-cross the United States, painting the walls with bass along the way. The tour also includes previously announced dates at Avon, Colorado’s Snowball Festival and Miami’s Ultra Music Festival as well as…
An allegory for the end times, a critique of current events, or just some comedic cannibalism, Noah and the MegaFauna’s video for “Liquid Modernity (You Can Never Go Home)” is premiering today on KCRW.com. The video, the first from the band’s debut LP, Anthems for a Stateless Nation (released in October on Silence Breaks), takes place after a great flood. The sea level has risen so high tall buildings stick…
Guitarist and bandleader Dan Balmer has just been added to the US Bank Portland Jazz Festival Presented by Alaska Airlines, to perform as a special guest with The Jazz Passengers on February 19th, 7:00pm @ The Winningstad Theatre. Among the busiest and most prolific of the Portland based guitar players, Balmer recently performed on a memorable debut concert with pianist and newly arrived PSU professor George Colligan as part of…
Everyone’s favorite electro-glam trio, TAYISHA BUSAY, are back just in time to warm up the cold winter air and most importantly, spread the love! The infectious group made up of Tessa Greenberg, Ariel Sims and Brandon Lalavek are here to share their third single from Focus/Virus, titled “Heartmeat/Lovemuscle.” Taking it down a notch and leaving the dance party behind, this shows a different side of TAYISHA BUSAY that proves to…
“I’ve dropped a lot of hints, mentioned it in some interviews but I have never just came out and said what’s up. We’re right in the middle of recording our sophomore record, set to be done before the end of February. The record will be called “Infamous”, and provided all goes well, we’re planning for a late spring / early summer release. We’re happy to have Anthony Calabretta and Mark…
Ola Lindgren of the Swedish death metal outfit GRAVE will be appearing at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show on Friday, January 20th for a signing at EvH that begins at 3PM. To attend the show and the signing, you must have a badge (**NAMM is not open to the public**). For more information about NAMM and how to get entry into the show, please check out…
The Historic Jonesborough Bluegrass Series will officially kick off its second season of presenting the best in bluegrass concerts when it brings banjo legend J.D. Crowe to the Jonesborough Visitors Center on February 25th. Joining J.D. Crowe will be his band, the New South, singer/songwriter Brandon Rickman and South Carolina-based Cane Creek Bluegrass Band. Produced by Mountain Music Entertainment and nestled in Tennessee’s oldest town, the Historic Jonesborough Bluegrass Series…
3.06 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA 3.07 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL 3.09 – The Plaza – Orlando, FL 3.10 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA 3.17 – Lowbrow Palace – El Paso, TX 3.18 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ 3.19 – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ 3.21 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA 3.22 – The Music Box – Los Angeles, CA 3.23 –…
Santa Rosa, CA’s State Faults (formerly Brother Bear) is heading out on tour in support of their upcoming debut full-length, Desolate Peaks. The album will see a Spring release on Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations). Head over to Alternative Press to here the exclusive premeiere of “Arrowhead” from Desolate Peaks. Desolate Peaks will be the follow up to the band’s debut EP, Head In The Clouds, which…